Free NHL Picks Today: Vegas Golden Knights vs Toronto Maple Leafs 10/24/22

The Vegas Golden Knights (4-2-0) play host to the Toronto Maple Leafs (4-2-0) at T-Mobile Arena on Monday. Toronto is coming off a 4-1 win over the Jets on Saturday. The Maple Leafs committed six penalties in the game, though they held Winnipeg without a power play goal. John Tavares was the top goalscorer for the Maple Leafs with two goals. Auston Matthews had three assists to lead the team in scoring. Ilya Samsonov saved an impressive 30 of 31 shots (.967%) in the win.

Vegas fell 3-2 to the Avalanche on Saturday. Jonathan Marchessault and Chandler Stephenson both scored once for the Golden Knights. Mark Stone and Jack Eichel both had two assists to lead the team in scoring. Logan Thompson only had 22 saves on 25 shots against (.880%) in the loss.

HEAD TO HEAD

The Maple Leafs won both games between the teams last season, including a 4-3 (SO) victory in their final meeting in January. William Nylander and Ilya Mikheyev were on the scoresheet for Toronto. Alex Pietrangelo and Keegan Kolesar were on the scoresheet for Vegas. Jack Campbell got the win, saving 31 of 34 shots (.911%).

FACING OFF

Toronto is averaging 3.00 goals per game so far this season, 20th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Golden Knights team that is allowing 2.17 goals a game (3rd). Meanwhile, Vegas has found the net 3.17 times a game on average, 18th in the league, and the Maple Leafs are allowing opponents to score 2.50 goals per game (8th).

The Maple Leafs’ 24.00% power play percentage ranks 13th in the league, while the Golden Knights are 19th with a conversion rate of 17.39%. Vegas has been less impressive at penalty killing, as the hosts possess the league’s fifth-lowest PK% at 68.75%. Toronto’s 82.61% ranks 13th in the NHL.

TOP PERFORMERS:

With seven points this season, Tavares is the top skater for the Maple Leafs. He has three goals and four assists in six games. In the net, Samsonov (4-0-0) is Toronto’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 1.73 GAA and a .938% save percentage.

Eichel leads the Golden Knights in scoring with seven points. He has three goals and four assists. Adin Hill (2-0-0) has the best goals against average for Vegas at 2.00. He has a save percentage of .934%. Thompson (2-2-0) has played the most games in net for the Golden Knights this season. He has a 2.30 GAA and a .926% save percentage.