PREMIUM
Rogers' 10* TOTAL DOMINATION >> SIZZLING 22-9 NHL RUN!
(NHL) Toronto vs. Vancouver,
Total: 6.00 | -123.00 Under
Result: Loss
Total: 6.00 | -123.00 Under
Result: Loss
The set-up: The 12-10-4 Vancouver Canucks snapped a three-game skid with a 5-3 victory over Nashville on Thursday to conclude a six-game road trip with a 3-2-1 mark. They return home Saturday and will host the 17-9-1 Toronto Maple Leafs, who have won the first two of a three-game trek through Western Canada, following up Tuesday's 4-1 triumph at Calgary with a 6-4 win over Edmonton on Thursday.
Toronto: Auston Matthews (team-leading 13 goals and 26 points) had an assist in the first contest before scoring and setting up a goal against the Oilers, to extend his point streak to four games (one goal, four assists). William Nylander (5 goals / 15 assist) posted his first three-point performance of the season and the fourth of his career with a one-goal, two-assist effort versus the Oilers. Fourth-liners Matt Martin and Dominic Moore have collected five points (one goal, four assists) over the last five games, but Mitch Marner has gone ice-cold again after a recent warm stretch. The 20-year-old answered a seven-point performance over five games by being held off the scoresheet in each of his last five contests.
Vancouver: Brock Boeser (team-leading 25 points), a roommate of Matthews at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championships, has made quite the impression during his short time in the NHL. The 20-year-old has recorded 11 points (eight goals, three assists) in the past nine games and was named NHL Rookie of the Month for November. The Sedin twins have also continued their recent offensive surges with three-point performances versus the Predators, lifting Henrik's total to eight points (all assists) in his last six games while Daniel has seven (three goals, four assists) in that stretch. Both Sedins, who each own 15 points on the season, netted a goal in Vancouver's 6-3 loss to Toronto on Nov. 5 while Henrik set up Daniel's tally to open the scoring in a 3-2 shootout win over the Maple Leafs on Dec. 3, 2016.
The pick: Toronto ranks 2nd in the NHL with 3.59 goals per game. That average actually climbs to 3.89 per on the road. Nine of Matthews' team-leading 13 goals have come on the road, where the Maple Leafs own a 9-4-1 record, so.I expect a high-scoring game here. Why not? The Maple Leafs have scored 17 goals in their past four games and seven of Vancouver's last eight games have gone "over the total." Make the Over a 10* play.
Toronto: Auston Matthews (team-leading 13 goals and 26 points) had an assist in the first contest before scoring and setting up a goal against the Oilers, to extend his point streak to four games (one goal, four assists). William Nylander (5 goals / 15 assist) posted his first three-point performance of the season and the fourth of his career with a one-goal, two-assist effort versus the Oilers. Fourth-liners Matt Martin and Dominic Moore have collected five points (one goal, four assists) over the last five games, but Mitch Marner has gone ice-cold again after a recent warm stretch. The 20-year-old answered a seven-point performance over five games by being held off the scoresheet in each of his last five contests.
Vancouver: Brock Boeser (team-leading 25 points), a roommate of Matthews at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championships, has made quite the impression during his short time in the NHL. The 20-year-old has recorded 11 points (eight goals, three assists) in the past nine games and was named NHL Rookie of the Month for November. The Sedin twins have also continued their recent offensive surges with three-point performances versus the Predators, lifting Henrik's total to eight points (all assists) in his last six games while Daniel has seven (three goals, four assists) in that stretch. Both Sedins, who each own 15 points on the season, netted a goal in Vancouver's 6-3 loss to Toronto on Nov. 5 while Henrik set up Daniel's tally to open the scoring in a 3-2 shootout win over the Maple Leafs on Dec. 3, 2016.
The pick: Toronto ranks 2nd in the NHL with 3.59 goals per game. That average actually climbs to 3.89 per on the road. Nine of Matthews' team-leading 13 goals have come on the road, where the Maple Leafs own a 9-4-1 record, so.I expect a high-scoring game here. Why not? The Maple Leafs have scored 17 goals in their past four games and seven of Vancouver's last eight games have gone "over the total." Make the Over a 10* play.
