Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres NHL Parlay 12/4/2018

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

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The Toronto Maple Leafs head to KeyBank Center to take on the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Maple Leafs at -182 and the Sabres at +138.

Toronto has a record of 19-8-0 this year. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 98 goals and surrendered 70 goals for a point differential of +28. For the year they have an ATS mark of 19-8-0 and an over/under record of 11-13-0. Buffalo has a record of 17-7-3 this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 85 goals and given up 76 for a goal differential of +9. Their record against the spread is 17-10-0 while their over/under mark is 13-13-0.

Valuable Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 19-8-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 11-13-0 against the over/under this season

Important Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 17-10-0 straight up this year

The Buffalo Sabres are 13-13-0 against the over/under this season

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Buffalo Sabres Injuries

12/03/18 RW Jason Pominville Undisclosed is out Monday vs Nashville
12/02/18 LW Conor Sheary Upper Body is questionable Monday vs Nashville
12/02/18 D Jake McCabe Upper Body is questionable Monday vs Nashville
12/02/18 D Marco Scandella Vertigo is questionable Monday vs Nashville
10/04/18 C Scott Wilson Leg is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C Sean Malone Knee is out indefinitely
10/03/18 C Johan Larsson Foot IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Frederik Andersen has 15 wins and 7 losses this season in goal for the Maple Leafs. He has 729 shots against him and he's surrendered 50 goals. He's made 679 stops for a save percentage of 93%. Morgan Rielly has scored 29 total points this year for the Maple Leafs. He has 9 goals this season with 74 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 22.1 minutes played per contest. Mitch Marner averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by tallying 6 goals on 79 attempts. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Jeff Skinner has 28 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 20 goals this year with 83 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 24%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 17.7 minutes played per contest. Carter Hutton has 12 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has 615 shots against him and he's given up 51 goals. He's made 564 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Jack Eichel averages 20 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 5 goals on 109 attempts. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs have given up 67 power play opportunities and surrendered 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79% this season. That is 16th in the league. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.53% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, ranking them 1st in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Maple Leafs are 2nd overall with 38 total points this year. They are 3rd in the league with 98 goals and 28th in goals allowed with 70. They've had 69 power play chances and scored 20 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 29%. That is 3rd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Sabres are 10th with a total of 85 goals scored while they are 21st with 76 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.95%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 6th in the league. The Sabres have a total of 37 points this season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have had 17 power play goals on 87 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 16th overall. They've given up 81 power play opportunities and surrendered 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 12th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Toronto is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.6%, as they've attempted 1,677 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,704 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.7% as they have 1,251 attempts while they have given up 1,320 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 21st in the league. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 48.6% of the time, which is 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 857 face-off wins compared to 805 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That ranks them 9th in the league. On defense Toronto has 493 hits and they have blocked 384 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sabres are 18th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.7% for the season, which is 15th in the NHL. They have 772 face-off wins compared to 863 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.2%. That is 28th in the league. On defense Buffalo has 511 hits and they have blocked 348 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Buffalo is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.8% as they've attempted 1,488 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,559 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.1% ranks 18th as they have 1,168 attempts while they have given up 1,211 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto -182 and over 6 total goals

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