Toronto Maple Leafs at Vancouver Canucks - 3/6/21 NHL Picks and Prediction
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Vancouver Canucks (10-15-2) vs Toronto Maple Leafs (18-5-2)
Game Info: Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 7:00 pm (Rogers Arena)
Betting Odds: Vancouver Canucks +140 / Toronto Maple Leafs -155 --- Over/Under: 6.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks meet Saturday in NHL action at the Rogers Arena.
The Toronto Maple Leafs look for a win after winning seven of their last nine games. The Toronto Maple Leafs are averaging 3.5 goals per game and are scoring on 31.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Auston Matthews leads Toronto with 18 goals, Mitchell Marner has 24 assists and John Tavares has 71 shots on goal. Defensively, the Toronto Maple Leafs are allowing 2.4 goals per game and are killing 79.5 percent of their opponents power plays. Frederik Andersen has given up 44 goals on 481 shots faced and Jack Campbell has given up four goals on 82 shots.
The Vancouver Canucks need a win after losing 12 of their last 16 games. The Vancouver Canucks are averaging 2.8 goals per game and are scoring on 18.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Brock Boeser leads Vancouver with 12 goals, Quinn Hughes has 21 assists and Elias Pettersson has 63 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vancouver Canucks are allowing 3.4 goals per game and are killing 80.8 percent of their opponents power plays. Braden Holtby has given up 39 goals on 366 shots faced while Thatcher Demko has given up 46 goals on 514 shots.
The Maple Leafs are 5-1 in their last 6 road games and 4-1 in their last 5 overall. The Canucks are 1-5 in their last 6 home games and 4-12 in their last 16 overall. The under is 5-1 in Maple Leafs last 6 overall. The under is 7-3 in Canucks last 10 home games. The Maple Leafs are 2-11 in the last 13 meetings in Vancouver and 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have been one of the most consistent and best teams this season, and they've lost back to back games just once. The Maple Leafs have also won three of the four meetings against the Canucks and all of those victories were decided comfortably. The Vancouver Canucks have yet to string wins together and they're still one of the worst defensive teams in the league. Give me the Maple Leafs, and I'll take the PL for added value.
Randy’s Pick Vancouver Canucks -1.5
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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