The Toronto Maple Leafs (-310) will be looking to prolong their winning streak when they welcome the San Jose Sharks (+250) at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday. The total is 6 (O: -120, U: +100)San Jose (8-13-4) is playing the second of a back-to-back after earning a 4-0 win over the Canadiens yesterday, snapping a three-game losing streak.
The Sharks committed six penalties in the game, though they held Montreal without a power play goal. Tomas Hertl led the Sharks with two goals. Kaapo Kahkonen had a great performance with 28 saves to record his zeroth shutout of the season.
Toronto (14-5-5) won for the fourth game in a row, beating the Red Wings 4-2 on Monday. Four players found the net for the Maple Leafs. Auston Matthews and Rasmus Sandin both scored and provided an assist to lead the team in scoring. Matt Murray saved 42 of 44 shots in the win (.954%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Sharks won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 4-3 (OT) victory in October. Logan Couture (2G 1A) and Erik Karlsson (1G 2A) each had three points to lead San Jose. Mitchell Marner (1G 1A), Morgan Rielly (0G 2A), and Alexander Kerfoot (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Toronto. Kahkonen got the win despite saving only 22 of 25 shots (.880%).
FACING OFF
San Jose is averaging 3.00 goals per game for the season, 19th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Maple Leafs team that is allowing just 2.54 goals a game (4th). Meanwhile, Toronto has found the net 3.04 times a game on average, 18th in the league, and the Sharks are allowing opponents to score 3.44 goals per game (23rd).
The Maple Leafs’ 25.00% power play percentage ranks eighth in the league, while the Sharks are 22nd with a conversion rate of 19.70%. San Jose has been equally strong at penalty killing, boasting the league’s highest PK% at 91.18%. Toronto ranks 14th at 80.52%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 32 points this season, sixth-most in the NHL, Karlsson is the top skater for the Sharks. He is among the league leaders with 21 assists (5th) and has added 11 goals of his own. In the net, James Reimer (5-8-2) is San Jose’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 3.00 GAA and a .903% save percentage.
Marner (28 points), John Tavares (26), and Matthews (26) lead the Maple Leafs in scoring. Marner has seven goals and 21 assists (5th), while Tavares has 12 goals (9th) and 14 assists (). Matthews has 11 goals and 15 assists. Erik Kallgren (3-2-4) is the top goalie for Toronto with a goals against average of 2.67. He has a save percentage of .898%.
HOME AND AWAY
San Jose is 6-5-0 away from SAP Center at San Jose this season. Toronto is 7-2-3 at home this season. Meanwhile, the Sharks are 2-2 without a day off and 1-1 playing with a rest disadvantage. The Maple Leafs are 1-0 with a rest advantage.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Toronto Maple Leafs -1.5 (-120)
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