Maple Leafs at Canucks 12/10/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 12/09/2019 at 8:35 PM ET

On Tuesday, the Toronto Maple Leafs look for a second straight victory when visiting the Vancouver Canucks. The Maple Leafs improved to 14-13-3 and 32 points with a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. Auston Matthews and Zach Hyman scored two goals apiece and Frederik Andersen stopped 26 shots in net. The win ended a seven-game losing streak to the Blues.

Auston Matthews leads Toronto in goals scored with 18 and in points with 33, while Morgan Rielly is the leader in assists with 18. Frederik Andersen is 14-7-3 with goals against of 2.54 and save percentage of .918. Toronto is scoring an average of 3.19 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.26 per game.

Vancouver looks for its third straight victory on Tuesday when hosting the Maple Leafs. The Canucks improved to 15-11-4 and 34 points with a 6-5 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in overtime on Saturday. J.T. Miller scored the winning goal on a power-play 3:21 into the extra period to give the Canucks the win in a high-scoring contest.

J.T. Miller leads Vancouver in goals scored with 13, while Quinn Hughes leads in assists with 22 and Elias Pettersson leads in points with 33. In net, Jacob Markstrom is 8-7-3 with goals against of 2.70 and saves percentage of .913. Vancouver is scoring an average of 3.33 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.00 per game.

Toronto has had its problems versus Vancouver losing 10 of the last 11 played on Vancouver’s home ice and 15 of the last 22 overall against the Canucks. In addition, the home team (Canucks) has won 13 of the last 16 played between the two. Vancouver has won 10 of its last 11 against Atlantic division opponents. Final Score Prediction, Toronto Maple Leafs win 5-4.

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