Blackhawks at Maple Leafs 1/18/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, the Chicago Blackhawks look for their fourth straight victory when visiting the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Blackhawks improved to 22-20-6 with 50 points following a 4-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday. Zack Smith scored a pair of goals for the Blackhawks in the win. In its three straight wins, Chicago is allowing less than two goals per game.

Patrick Kane is the goal scoring leader with 24, the assists leader with 36 and the points leader with 60 for the Blackhawks. The Blackhawks are scoring an average of 2.90 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.10 goals per game. Robin Lehner is 14-7-4 with a goals-against of 2.85 and save percentage of .923.

Toronto looks to bounce back from a loss when hosting the Blackhawks on Saturday. The Maple Leafs fell 25-16-7 with 57 points following a 2-1 loss do the Calgary Flames on Thursday in a shootout. William Nylander scored Toronto's only goal of the night late in the third period.  Frederik Andersen made 31 saves during the first three periods and overtime.

Auston Matthews leads Toronto in goals scored with 34 and in points with 57, while Mitch Marner leads the Maple Leafs in assists with 33. Toronto is scoring an average of 3.60 goals per game, while allowing an average of 3.23 goals per game. Frederik Andersen is 22-8- 6 with a goals against average of 2.80 and save percentage of .912.