Toronto Maple Leafs (38-16-8) vs. Vancouver Canucks (24-32-5)
March 4, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Vancouver Canucks +160 / Toronto Maple Leafs -200; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks meet Saturday in NHL action at the Rogers Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 25.4 percent of their power play opportunities. William Nylander leads Toronto with 33 goals, Mitchell Marner has 55 assists and Auston Matthews has 228 shots on goal. Defensively, the Toronto Maple Leafs are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 81.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Matt Murray has given up 50 goals on 561 shots faced, and Ilya Samsonov has allowed 75 goals on 884 shots.
The Vancouver Canucks are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 22.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Elias Pettersson leads Vancouver with 28 goals, Quinn Hughes has 52 assists and JT Miller has 165 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vancouver Canucks are allowing 4 goals per game and are killing 66.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Thatcher Demko has given up 62 goals on 553 shots faced, and Spencer Martin has allowed 107 goals on 830 shots.
The Maple Leafs are 15-5 in their last 20 vs. Western Conference and 4-1 in their last 5 overall. The Canucks are 1-4 in their last 5 home games and 8-19 in their last 27 overall. The under is 3-0-1 in Maple Leafs last 4 overall. The over is 43-21-9 in Canucks last 73 overall. The Maple Leafs are 5-16 in the last 21 meetings in Vancouver. The home team is 24-3 in the last 27 meetings.
The Vancouver Canucks have fallen off over the last month, and they’re not a team I trust much these days. The Toronto Maple Leafs are a team I’ve hyped up a lot over the season, and they continue to make me proud. I’m driving the Maple Leafs bandwagon. Give me the Maple Leafs and the PL for max betting value.
