The Toronto Maple Leafs (-170) are on the road to face the Nashville Predators (+145) at Bridgestone Arena on Sunday. The total is 6.5 (O: +100, U: -120)Both teams will be playing the second of a back-to-back. The Maple Leafs are 7-4 without a day off, while the Predators are 5-5.
Toronto (43-20-9) is wrapping up a five-game road trip coming off a high-scoring 5-3 loss against the Hurricanes yesterday. The Maple Leafs committed only two penalties in the game, yet still conceded a power play goal. Auston Matthews was the top goalscorer for the Maple Leafs with two goals.
Matt Murray saved only 23 of 27 shots against (.851%) in the loss. Nashville (36-27-8) fell 7-2 to the Kraken yesterday. Tyson Barrie and Matt Duchene each scored once for the Predators. Juuse Saros saved only 32 of 39 shots against (.820%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Maple Leafs won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 2-1 victory in January. John Tavares (1G 1A) and William Nylander (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Toronto. Filip Forsberg scored Nashville’s only goal. Murray got the win, saving 32 of 33 shots (.969%).
FACING OFF
Toronto is averaging 3.43 goals per game for the season, seventh in the NHL, and they are taking on a Predators team that is allowing 2.97 goals a game (12th). Meanwhile, Nashville has found the net 2.77 times a game on average, 27th in the league, and the Maple Leafs are allowing opponents to score 2.76 goals per game (9th).
The Maple Leafs’ 25.35% power play percentage is the third-best in the league, while the Predators rank 26th with a conversion rate of 17.59%. When it comes to defending power plays, Nashville has the league’s 11th-ranked PK% at 81.78%, while Toronto is 12th at 80.93%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 93 points this season, seventh-most in the NHL, Mitchell Marner is the top skater for the Maple Leafs. He is among the league leaders with 65 assists (5th) and has added 28 goals of his own. In the net, Ilya Samsonov (24-9-3) is Toronto’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.46 GAA and a .914% save percentage.
Roman Josi and Duchene lead the Predators in scoring with 59 and 56 points, respectively. Josi has 18 goals and 41 assists, while Duchene has 22 goals and 34 assists. Saros (28-20-7) is the top goalie for Nashville with a goals against average of 2.80. He has a save percentage of .915%.
HOME AND AWAY
Toronto is 18-13-4 away from Scotiabank Arena this season. Nashville is 18-13-4 at Bridgestone Arena this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Toronto Maple Leafs (-185)
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