The Vancouver Canucks (18-12-10, 46 points, 4th Pacific) pay a visit to the Toronto Maple Leafs (27-14-2, 56 points, 1st Atlantic) on Saturday. Vancouver will be completing a back-to-back when facing Toronto after playing on the road Friday against the Carolina Hurricanes. Vancouver was defeated by the Washington Capitals 2-1 on Wednesday and has lost three straight. Toronto was defeated by the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 on Thursday night, which snapped a five-game winning streak by the Maple Leafs. Vancouver trails the 3rd and final automatic qualifying spot in its division by five points. Toronto leads the Atlantic division by four points over Florida. Vancouver will play without Elias Pettersson, Dakota Joshua, and Filip Hronek. Toronto will play without Jani Hakanpaa, Jake McCabe, Calle Jarnkrok, and Anthony Stolarz.
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Vancouver needs improvement at both ends of the ice
The Vancouver Canucks have a goals-for average of 3.0 and a goals-against average of 3.2, which are 17th and 23rd respectively. Vancouver averages 25.6 (29th) shots per game and allows an average of 27.6 (12th). Vancouver's power play is 14th, scoring 22.8% of the time the Canucks have the man advantage. The penalty kill is 14th, holding opponents scoreless 80.5% of the time the Canucks are short-handed.
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Jake DeBrusk leads Vancouver in goals with 17 and Brock Boeser is second with 14. Quinn Hughes is the leader in assists with 37 and JT Miller is second with 21. Hughes is the leader in points with 45 and Conor Garland is second with 30. Vancouver has seven players with 20 points or more. Filip Hronek (out) is the leader in plus/minus at 14. Vancouver goalie Kevin Lankinen is 15-7-6 with a 2.60 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage.
Toronto is strong on attack and even better at its end
The Toronto Maple Leafs have a goals-for average of 3.1 and a goals-against average of 2.7 which are 12th and 10th respectively. Toronto averages 28.3 (17th) shots per game and allows an average of 29.4 (26th). Toronto's power play is 18th, scoring 20.7% of the time the Maple Leafs have the man advantage. The penalty kill is 7th, holding opponents 83.2% of the time Toronto is short-handed.
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William Nylander leads Toronto in goals with 24 and John Tavares is second with 20. Mitch Marner is the leader in assists with 45 and Tavares is a distant second with 22. Marner is the leader in points with 59 and Nylander is second with 44 while Tavares is third with 42. Toronto has six players with 20 or more points. Chris Tanev is the leader plus/minus at 14. Toronto goalie Joseph Woll is 14-7-0 with a 2.58 GAA and a .912 SV%
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Best Bets for Vancouver Canucks vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Full-Game Side Bet
Insiders Status:
Toronto will be well rested, while Vancouver will be coming off a game the night before against the Carolina Hurricanes. Toronto has a goals-against average of just 2.7 which is 10th-best in the NHL and the Maple Leafs are 7th best in the penalty kill at 83.2%, which will offset a decent Vancouver power play at 22.8% which is 14th. The Canucks struggle in their end with a 3.2 goals against average which is 23rd in the NHL. Toronto goalie Joseph Woll has a 2.58 goals against average and a .912 save percentage. Vancouver has lost five of its last six overall and the Canucks have dropped six of the last seven on the road. Toronto has won five of the last six.
Full-Game Total Pick
Insiders Status:
The total has finished under in five of Toronto's last six games. Vancouver will be playing the second half of it back to back and will have a slightly lower tempo than normal when on the road against Toronto. The Maple Leafs have a 2.7 goals against average and goalie Joseph Woll has a 2.58 GAA.
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