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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Anaheim Ducks Free Preview 11/16/18

John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports

Mitchell Marner, Morgan Rielly, and the Toronto Maple Leafs will face off against Ryan Getzlaf, Rickard Rakell, and the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center in a cross-continent showdown. The opening face-off is at 10 p.m. ET on Friday, November 16, and it is being televised live on The Sports Network.

Toronto Maple Leafs at Anaheim Ducks Odds

Toronto is 13-6 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 2.4 units this year. 11 of its outings have gone under the total, while six have gone over and just one has pushed. The Leafs are 8-1 SU on the road in 2018-19.

Toronto has converted on 25.9 percent of its power play chances this season, a figure that’s good enough for seventh-best in the NHL. Its penalty kill is ranked eighth overall, and the team’s successfully killed off 83.3 percent of all penalties..

Sporting a .934 save percentage and 29.3 saves per game, Frederik Andersen (11-5) has been the top option in goal for Toronto this season. Andersen played last night, however, so Toronto might choose to rest him and instead go with Garret Sparks (2-1 record, .879 save percentage, 4.00 goals against average).

Over on the other bench, Anaheim is 8-12 straight up (SU) and has lost 4.3 units for moneyline bettors this year. 13 of its contests have gone under the total, while six have gone over and just one has pushed. It’s 5-6 SU at home thus far.

The Ducks have converted on just 14.3 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that places them in the bottom 5 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 10th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 82.4 percent of all opponent power plays.

John Gibson (31.9 saves per game) has been the top choice in goal for the Ducks. Gibson has six wins, 10 losses, and three OT losses to his credit and has recorded a .927 save percentage and 2.60 goals against average this season.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Anaheim Ducks Betting Predictions

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Notes

Betting Notes

Two of the Ducks’ last ten games have been decided by a shootout. The team is 1-1 in those games and 2-2 overall in shootouts this year.

The total has gone under in four of Anaheim’s last five games.

Eight of Toronto’s last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 6-2 in those games.

Toronto skaters created 20.8 hits per game last season, while the Ducks forced 24.2 hits per matchup.

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