Maple Leafs vs. Canucks betting preview

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The Toronto Maple Leafs (21-15-7) have -175 moneyline odds to win when they host a matchup with the Vancouver Canucks (16-22-5), who have +145 moneyline odds, on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Maple Leafs to win vs Canucks -175

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Maple Leafs vs. Canucks Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Maple Leafs (-175)
  • Underdog: Canucks (+145)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Maple Leafs vs. Canucks Quick Facts

  • Toronto and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 24 of 43 games this season.
  • In 53.5% of Vancouver’s previous games this season (23/43), the teams combined to score over Saturday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
  • The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.1, is 0.4 less than Saturday’s over/under.
  • These two teams give up a combined 6.8 goals per game, 0.3 more than this game’s over/under.

Maple Leafs Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Maple Leafs Season Stat Insights

  • The Maple Leafs’ 143 goals this season make them the ninth-best scoring team in the NHL.
  • On defense, Toronto has given up 139 goals (3.2 per game) to rank 19th in league play.
  • The team is ranked 13th in goal differential at +4.
  • The 17 power-play goals Toronto has recorded this season (on 106 chances) rank 32nd in the league.
  • The Maple Leafs’ offense has the NHL’s 25th-ranked power-play conversion rate (16.04%).
  • Toronto’s three shorthanded goals this season rank 13th in the NHL.
  • The Maple Leafs kill 84.55% of opponent power plays, currently the fourth-best penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
  • The Maple Leafs’ players win 56.4% of their faceoffs, leading the NHL.
  • Toronto scores on 12.4% of its shots as a team, ranking fourth in the league.
  • The Maple Leafs’ players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 23.6 hits and 15.1 blocked shots per game.

Maple Leafs Moneyline

  • In 22 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Toronto has been victorious 11 times.
  • In seven games with shorter than -175 moneyline odds this season, the Maple Leafs have won four.
  • According to the moneyline odds, Toronto has a 63.6% chance of winning this contest.

Maple Leafs Leaders

  • William Nylander: 14 goals and 27 assists
  • John Tavares: 15 goals and 24 assists
  • Matthew Knies: 12 goals and 26 assists
  • Joseph Woll: 9-4-2 record, .916 save percentage, 40 goals conceded

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Canucks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Canucks Season Stats Insights

  • The Canucks have scored 117 goals this season (2.7 per game) to rank 27th in the NHL.
  • Vancouver’s 152 total goals allowed (3.5 per game) rank 30th in the league.
  • Their 31st-ranked goal differential is -35.
  • Vancouver has scored 30 power-play goals this season (on 144 chances). That’s the ninth-most in the NHL.
  • The Canucks have a 20.83% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 13 percentage.
  • Vancouver has scored five shorthanded goals this season (fourth in league).
  • The 73.91% of opponent power plays the Canucks kill is the 30th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Canucks win 48.6% of their faceoffs. That’s the 23rd-ranked rate in the NHL.
  • The 10.2% shooting percentage Vancouver has amassed ranks 25th in the league.
  • The Canucks have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Canucks Moneyline Insights

  • This season the Canucks have 12 wins in the 31 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
  • Vancouver has eight games this season playing as an underdog by +145 or longer, and is 2-6 in those contests.
  • Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Canucks have a 40.8% chance to win.

Canucks Leaders

  • Elias Pettersson: 11 goals and 15 assists
  • Filip Hronek: three goals and 23 assists
  • Kiefer Sherwood: 17 goals and six assists
  • Kevin Lankinen: 6-11-4 record, .882 save percentage, 70 goals given up
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