The Toronto Maple Leafs (4-3-1) are on the road to face the Los Angeles Kings (4-5-0) at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday. Toronto is coming off a 4-3 overtime loss against the Sharks on Thursday. The Maple Leafs committed four penalties in the game, conceding two power play goals. Mitchell Marner, Auston Matthews, and David Kampf each scored once for the Maple Leafs. Erik Kallgren saved only 27 of 31 shots against (.870%) in the loss.
Los Angeles fell 6-4 to the Jets on Thursday. Four players found the net for the Kings. Trevor Moore scored and provided an assist to lead the team in scoring. Jonathan Quick saved only 13 of 18 shots against (.722%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams split their two meetings last season, the last of which was a 6-2 victory for the Maple Leafs in November. Rasmus Sandin led Toronto with three points (0G 3A). Viktor Arvidsson and Sean Durzi each had two points (1G 1A) to lead Los Angeles. Jack Campbell got the win, saving 30 of 32 shots (.937%).
FACING OFF
Toronto is averaging 2.75 goals per game so far this season, 26th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Kings team that is allowing 4.33 goals a game (30th). Meanwhile, Los Angeles has found the net 3.44 times a game on average, ninth in the league, and the Maple Leafs are allowing opponents to score 2.75 goals per game (8th).
Look for several power play opportunities for the Maple Leafs, as the Kings have been penalized 5.33 times a game, fourth-most in the NHL, for an average of 11.00 minutes (12th-highest). The visitors are averaging 4.25 penalties (18th) and 8.88 penalty minutes a game (18th).
The Maple Leafs’ 22.58% power play percentage ranks 16th in the league, while the Kings are 21st with a conversion rate of 17.07%. In terms of defending power plays, Toronto has the league’s 13th-ranked PK% at 79.31%, while Los Angeles is 19th at 78.05%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With nine points this season, John Tavares is the top skater for the Maple Leafs. He has three goals and six assists in eight games. In the net, Ilya Samsonov (4-1-0) is Toronto’s top goaltender. He has a 2.01 GAA and a .932% save percentage.Gabriel Vilardi leads the Kings in scoring with 10 points (10th in the league).
He has six goals (5th in the league) and four assists. Quick (2-4-0) has the best goals against average for Los Angeles at 3.81. He has a save percentage of .878%.
HOME AND AWAY
Toronto is 1-2-1 on the road this season. Los Angeles is 1-3-0 at Crypto.com Arena this season.
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Toronto Maple Leafs (-145)
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