Toronto Maple Leafs at Vancouver Canucks - 4/18/21 NHL Picks and Prediction
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Vancouver Canucks (16-18-3) vs Toronto Maple Leafs (28-12-4)
Game Info: Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 7:00 pm (Rogers Arena)
Betting Odds: Vancouver Canucks +239 / Toronto Maple Leafs -270 --- Over/Under: 6.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks meet Sunday in NHL action at the Rogers Arena.
The Toronto Maple Leafs need a win here to snap a three-game losing streak. The Toronto Maple Leafs are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 22.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Auston Matthews leads Toronto with 32 goals, Mitchell Marner has 40 assists and John Tavares has 126 shots on goal. Defensively, the Toronto Maple Leafs are allowing 2.6 goals per game and are killing 77 percent of their opponents power plays. Frederik Andersen has given up 66 goals on 640 shots faced and Michael Hutchinson has given up 17 goals on 211 shots.
The Vancouver Canucks look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Vancouver Canucks are averaging 2.6 goals per game and are scoring on 19.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Brock Boeser leads Vancouver with 16 goals, Quinn Hughes has 26 assists and Bo Horvat has 84 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vancouver Canucks are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 78.6 percent of their opponents power plays. Braden Holtby has given up 43 goals on 406 shots faced while Thatcher Demko has given up 69 goals on 836 shots.
The Maple Leafs are 5-1 in their last 6 road games and 9-4 in their last 13 overall. The Canucks are 3-13 in their last 16 Sunday games. The under is 3-0-1 in Maple Leafs last 4 overall. The under is 8-2-1 in Canucks last 11 overall. The Maple Leafs are 2-12 in the last 14 meetings in Vancouver and 5-2 in the last 7 meetings. The favorite is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings. The home team is 21-6 in the last 27 meetings.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have shown enough consistency this season to assume they're going to get back on track and snap this losing streak sooner than later. The Vancouver Canucks have won the last two meetings against the Maple Leafs, but they haven't played a game since March 24. That's three weeks not on the ice and we're sure to expect some rust on the Canucks side. The Toronto Maple Leafs should be able to get the job done here, so I'll side with them and the PL for max betting value.
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Randy’s Pick Toronto Maple Leafs -1.5
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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