Toronto Maple Leafs (22-7-6) vs. Arizona Coyotes (12-16-5)
December 29, 2022 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Arizona Coyotes +195 / Toronto Maple Leafs -250; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Toronto Maple Leafs and Arizona Coyotes meet Thursday in NHL action at the Mullett Arena. The Toronto Maple Leafs have won 7 of their last 9 games. The Arizona Coyotes have split their last 8 games.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 23.9 percent of their power play opportunities. William Nylander leads Toronto with 21 goals, Mitchell Marner has 28 assists and Auston Matthews has 156 shots on goal. Defensively, the Toronto Maple Leafs are allowing 2.4 goals per game and are killing 79.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Erik Kallgren has given up 25 goals on 246 shots faced, and Ilya Samsonov has allowed 30 goals on 376 shots.
The Arizona Coyotes are averaging 2.8 goals per game and are scoring on 19.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Lawson Crouse leads Arizona with 14 goals, Clayton Keller has 20 assists and Shayne Gostisbehere has 72 shots on goal. Defensively, the Arizona Coyotes are allowing 3.6 goals per game and are killing 75.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Karel Vejmelka has given up 74 goals on 819 shots faced, and Connor Ingram has allowed 39 goals on 319 shots.
The Maple Leafs are 8-3 in their last 11 road games and 12-3 in their last 15 overall. The Coyotes are 17-38 in their last 55 home games and 17-38 in their last 55 overall. The over is 5-2 in Maple Leafs last 7 overall. The over is 7-3 in Coyotes last 10 overall. The Maple Leafs are 6-17 in the last 23 meetings. The road team is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings. The underdog is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a team we’ve backed a lot over the last month or so, and they’ve done nothing to knock us off the bandwagon. I’ve said many times that the Maple Leafs are a team to watch closely in terms of title contenders, and they seem to be getting stronger by the week. The Arizona Coyotes don’t string wins together, and playing at home hasn’t helped much. Give me Toronto and the PL for max betting value.
