Toronto Maple Leafs vsMontreal Canadiens Prediction
The Toronto Maple Leafs are heavy 76.3 percent favorites over the Montreal Canadiens. The Maple Leafs are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +4 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 29 shots on goal vs 25 shots for the Canadiens. The Maple Leafs goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 91.6% compared to the Canadiens goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 86.9%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Matt Murray 23, Jake Allen 25 SHOTS: Auston Matthews 4, Cole Caufield 3.7 GOALS: Auston Matthews 0.62, Cole Caufield 0.7 PTS: Mitch Marner has a 62% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Nick Suzuki has a 47% chance of 1+PTs