Canucks at Maple Leafs 1/5/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions
The Vancouver Canuckshave struggled most of the season, but here recently the Canucks have actually been able to pick up some wins and they have been getting them against some decent teams even. However, the Canucks are one of those teams that can actually win some games but at the same time they're going to look horrible in the next game. The last outing at the Vancouver Canucks had was a loss to the Montreal Canadiens in which they were shut out in the game 2-0.
Heading into this game the Toronto Maple Leafs offense has been actually pretty good as it is ranked second in the NHL with 3.69 goals per game. The defense is ranked 7th as the Maple Leafs are usually only giving up 2.79 goals-per-game. When it comes to the power play conversion the Maple Leafs are sitting decent at 23.8% and the penalty kill isn't the best but it's not horrible as they are killing off 79.6% of the power plays.
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While the Maple Leafs have struggled in the past couple games they are going to show up decent in this game here. The Canucks defense is not the best and offensively the Canucks have struggled and is sitting under three goals a game on average. On the road the Canucks are not that good at all as most of their losses have piled up on them on the road. The Maple Leafs also want to prove that the past two losses are a fluke and definitely not something that is not going to be repeated. Look for the Maple Leafs to come into this game and rely on the strong offense, but they do have a stellar defense that stops the Canucks offense in its tracks. Final Score Prediction, Toronto Maple Leafs win 4-2.