Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction, 3/4/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vancouver Canucks

Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023

Location: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Maple Leafs (-200) Canucks (+165)

The Toronto Maple Leafs (38-16-8) are headed to Rogers Arena on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Vancouver Canucks (24-32-5). The odds on this game have Toronto at -200 and Vancouver is coming in at +165. The betting total is set at 7.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 2-1 victory against the Flames in their previous game. The Maple Leafs didn't have a great showing offensively in the win. For the matchup, they scored on 2 out of the 34 shots they put on net. Furthermore, they had 2 power play attempts but weren't able to net one. Toronto accounted for 4 penalty minutes in this contest.

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When playing at even strength, the Maple Leafs have conceded 129 goals while earning 164 on offense. Toronto Maple Leafs opponents have totaled 184 power play tries (17th in hockey) and have a total of 34 goals in those attempts. In terms of their scoring, the Toronto Maple Leafs have notched 211 goals (8th in the league) for the season and have surrendered 163. Toronto has attempted 1,994 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.6%. For the current season, they have scored 84 points and their points percentage sits at .677. The Maple Leafs have had 1,794 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .909. Toronto has compiled 187 power play opportunities and they have added 47 goals during those chances, giving them a percentage of 25.13%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Ilya Samsonov. Opponents have scored 303 goals against Samsonov in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.69. Samsonov has been in goal for 121 contests throughout his hockey career. His save percentage is at .906 for his 6,748 mins in the crease. He has earned a win-loss record of 74-30-10 and got the start in 110 games. For his professional hockey career, Samsonov has tallied 53 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .482. Samsonov has had 3,217 shot attempts against him and has accrued 2,914 total saves.

Their last time out, Vancouver faced the Wild in a matchup where the Canucks ended up taking the loss by a score of 2-1. The Canucks converted 1 goal of the 22 shots on goal they took. They had 3 attempts on the power play in this matchup and recorded 1 out of those chances.

So far this year, the Vancouver Canucks have earned a total of 202 goals, 53 points, in addition to a points percentage of .434. They have allowed 240 goals to be scored by way of 181 goals at even strength and 59 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Canucks are sitting with 155 goals at even strength and 47 goals (8th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 205 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 22.93%. Vancouver has attempted 1,862 shots (20th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.85%, while allowing their opponents 1,909 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 67.58% on their opponents 182 chances on the power play, and their save percentage is currently 87.4%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Thatcher Demko between the pipes. He has tallied 4,388 stops out of the 4,824 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .910. Demko has amassed a lifetime mark of 71-64-13 and has been in net for 153 games. He has started in 147 contests and has racked up 8,886 minutes. Demko's percentage of quality starts comes in at 53.7% and he has made 79 quality starts in his pro career. Teams are averaging 2.94 goals per contest and he has surrendered 436 goals overall.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Toronto (-200)

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