The Toronto Maple Leafs, fueled by Auston Matthews and Mitchell Marner, are set to take the ice against Patrick Kane, Dylan Strome, and the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center in an Original Six showdown. Sportsnet will showcase the matchup, and the puck drops at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 10.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Chicago Blackhawks Odds
This matchup’s moneyline and Over/Under odds have not been posted by oddsmakers yet.
Toronto is 9-9 straight up (SU) and has lost 1.1 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 18 regular season contests, 10 of its games have gone over the total, while six have gone under and just one has pushed. The Leafs are 3-3 SU on the road in 2019-20.
Toronto has converted on 16.4 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. Its penalty kill is ranked 26th overall, and it has successfully killed off only 76.9 percent of its penalties..
With a .916 save percentage and 28.6 saves per game, Frederik Andersen (9-5-3) has been the primary option in goal for Toronto this season. Andersen did just play last night, however, so Toronto might choose to rest him and instead roll with Michael Hutchinson (0-5-1 record, .885 save percentage, 4.26 goals against average).
On the other side of the rink, Chicago is 5-11 straight up (SU) and has lost 5.0 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 16 regular season outings, nine of its games have gone under the total, while five have gone over and just one has pushed. It’s 4-5 SU at home this season.
The Blackhawks have converted on just 13.7 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that’s ranked 25th in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 15th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 81.1 percent of all penalties.
Robin Lehner (30.4 saves per game) has been the top netminder in the crease for the Blackhawks. Lehner has three wins, six losses, and three overtime losses to his name and has registered a .935 save percentage and 2.33 goals against average this year.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Chicago Blackhawks Betting Predictions
Pick: SU Winner – Maple Leafs, O/U – Under
Betting Trends
- The Maple Leafs are 1-2 in games decided by a shootout this season while the Blackhawks are 0-2 in shootouts.
- The total has gone under in three of Chicago’s last five games.
- Over Chicago’s last ten outings, six of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 2-4 in those games).
- The Blackhawks this season have tallied the third-most hits per game in the NHL (27.4), but the team’s averaged 30.2 over their last five games as the home team.
