Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Parlay 3/17/2018

Saturday, March 17, 2018

Air Canada Centre

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The Montreal Canadiens head to Air Canada Centre to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, March 17, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Canadiens at +171 and the Maple Leafs at -190.

Montreal has a record of 26-33-12 this year and away from home they have a record of 9-22-4-2. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 182 goals and surrendered 226 goals for a point differential of -44. For the year they have an ATS mark of 26-45-0 and an over/under record of 31-38-0. Toronto has a record of 42-22-7, including 24-8-2-0 on home ice this year. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 239 goals and have given up 204 for a goal differential of +35. Their record against the spread is 42-29-0 while their over/under mark is 36-31-0.

Valuable Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 26-45-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 31-38-0 against the over/under this season

Important Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 42-29-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 36-31-0 against the over/under this season

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

12/18/17 D Shea Weber Foot IR (12/17)
10/22/17 RW Ales Hemsky Concussion IR (10/20)
03/15/18 RW Andrew Shaw Head is "?"Saturday vs Toronto
03/15/18 D David Schlemko Upper Body is "?"Saturday vs Toronto
03/15/18 LW Phillip Danault Head is "?"Saturday vs Toronto
03/15/18 D Rinat Valiev Lower Body is "?"Saturday vs Toronto
03/05/18 LW Max Pacioretty Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/05/18 D Victor Mete Finger is out for season
02/23/18 GO Carey Price Concussion IR (02/20)

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

11/06/17 LW Joffrey Lupul Hernia IR (10/03)
03/16/18 C Leo Komarov Lower Body injured last game, is "?" Saturday vs Montreal
03/15/18 GO Frederik Andersen Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs Montreal
03/15/18 D Nikita Zaitsev Flu is "?" Saturday vs Montreal
02/25/18 C Auston Matthews Upper Body IR (02/22)

Player Spotlight

Antti Niemi has 5 wins and 7 losses this season in goal for the Canadiens. He has 576 shots against him and he's surrendered 53 goals. He's made 523 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Max Pacioretty has scored 37 total points this year for the Canadiens. He has 17 goals this season with 212 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 19 minutes played per contest. Brendan Gallagher averages 15.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 26 goals on 237 attempts. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

William Nylander has 51 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 14 goals this year with 151 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 37 assists on the year and averages 16.7 minutes played per contest. Frederik Andersen has 33 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has 1,955 shots against him and he's given up 159 goals. He's made 1,796 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Mitch Marner averages 16.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 19 goals on 170 attempts. He has 40 assists, giving him a total of 59 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens have given up 228 power play opportunities and surrendered 56 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75% this season. That is 28th in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.69% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 23rd in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Canadiens are 26th overall with 64 total points this year. They are 28th in the league with 182 goals and 7th in goals allowed with 226. They've had 212 power play chances and scored 45 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 9th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Maple Leafs are 2nd with a total of 239 goals scored while they are 19th with 204 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.53%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 5th in the league. The Maple Leafs have a total of 91 points this season, which is 6th in the NHL. They have had 43 power play goals on 192 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 4th overall. They've given up 202 power play opportunities and surrendered 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 9th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Montreal has a Corsi percentage of 50.3% as they've tried 4,400 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,352 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 17th in Corsi percentage. They are 17th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 50.4% as they have 3,208 shots while they've given up 3,156 attempts on defense. The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 52.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the year. That puts them 9th and 22nd in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,094 face-off wins as opposed to 2,281 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.9%. That is 28th overall in the NHL. On defense Montreal has 1,830 hits and they've blocked 1,196 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 1st in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 26th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season, which is 10th in the NHL. They have 2,328 face-off wins compared to 2,186 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Toronto has 1,439 hits and they have blocked 969 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Toronto is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.7% as they've attempted 4,286 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,334 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.6% ranks 21st as they have 3,180 attempts while they have given up 3,365 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Montreal +171 and over 5.5 total goals

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