PREMIUM
Rogers' 10* TOTAL DOMINATION >> Went 7-1 Sunday (3-0 with Totals)
(NHL) Anaheim vs. Toronto,
Total: 5.50 | 100.00 Over
Result: Win
Total: 5.50 | 100.00 Over
Result: Win
The 16-11-5 Anaheim Ducks meet the 12-11-7 Toronto Maple Leafs in the Air Canada Centre. Anaheim head coach Randy Carlyle was 91-78-19 with the Leafs before being replaced 40 games into the 2014-2015 season and told the Orange County Register, "I'd be a fool to say it wouldn't mean something special returning to Toronto. But the bottom line is it's what the Anaheim Ducks need. It's not what Randy Carlyle needs."
Anaheim: The Ducks had won six of eight but lost for the second time in three outings on their current six-game road trip, falling 6-4 in Detroit on Saturday. This is Carlyle's second stint with the Ducks, having led them from 2005-2011, winning a Stanley Cup championship in 2007. The Ducks (16-11-5) had a team meeting Sunday and an optional practice. No doubt, defense was the main topic, after allowing 15 goals in the first three games of this six-game trip. "You can't give up six goals and win in this league, or in any league," Carlyle said after Saturday's game. "We scored enough to win, but you can't give up more than two if you want to consistently win games."
Toronto: The Maple Leafs are coming off the high of defeating the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Saturday, on an overtime goal by Jake Gardiner. However, the win Saturday over Pittsburgh was only Toronto's second in eight games.
The Maple Leafs wrap up a five-game homestand with this Monday contest and they are just 1-1-2 during the stand, with two of the losses coming in shootouts and the win in overtime. "Obviously, we've been in a lot of games leading in the third," said Mitch Marner, who had two assists against the Penguins. "To pull this one out against a good team is pretty important for us. Now we've got to make sure we're ready for the next one. I think (the win means) a lot."
The pick: Carlyle and the Ducks will likely will see a familiar face in goalie Frederik Andersen, who was shuffled from Anaheim to Toronto in the summer. The 27-year-old Dane has allowed just six goals in his last four starts (2-0-2) and worked past regulation in three straight, highlighted by his 33-save performance in Saturday's 2-1 overtime victory over Pittsburgh. Anaheim goaltender Jonathan Bernier allowed four goals on 21 shots in the first two periods in his last outing and was replaced by John Gibson in the third. Gibson gets the start here and the Under is a 10* play.
Anaheim: The Ducks had won six of eight but lost for the second time in three outings on their current six-game road trip, falling 6-4 in Detroit on Saturday. This is Carlyle's second stint with the Ducks, having led them from 2005-2011, winning a Stanley Cup championship in 2007. The Ducks (16-11-5) had a team meeting Sunday and an optional practice. No doubt, defense was the main topic, after allowing 15 goals in the first three games of this six-game trip. "You can't give up six goals and win in this league, or in any league," Carlyle said after Saturday's game. "We scored enough to win, but you can't give up more than two if you want to consistently win games."
Toronto: The Maple Leafs are coming off the high of defeating the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Saturday, on an overtime goal by Jake Gardiner. However, the win Saturday over Pittsburgh was only Toronto's second in eight games.
The Maple Leafs wrap up a five-game homestand with this Monday contest and they are just 1-1-2 during the stand, with two of the losses coming in shootouts and the win in overtime. "Obviously, we've been in a lot of games leading in the third," said Mitch Marner, who had two assists against the Penguins. "To pull this one out against a good team is pretty important for us. Now we've got to make sure we're ready for the next one. I think (the win means) a lot."
The pick: Carlyle and the Ducks will likely will see a familiar face in goalie Frederik Andersen, who was shuffled from Anaheim to Toronto in the summer. The 27-year-old Dane has allowed just six goals in his last four starts (2-0-2) and worked past regulation in three straight, highlighted by his 33-save performance in Saturday's 2-1 overtime victory over Pittsburgh. Anaheim goaltender Jonathan Bernier allowed four goals on 21 shots in the first two periods in his last outing and was replaced by John Gibson in the third. Gibson gets the start here and the Under is a 10* play.
