Maple Leafs at Penguins 2/18/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Maple Leafs are heading into the game here after playing against Buffalo on Sunday. The game that the Maple Leafs played against the Sabres ended up being a WIN/LOSS. That allowed the Maple Leafs to reach at RECORD that has them sitting in 3rd place in the Atlantic Division.

When it comes to the scoring on the year, the Maple Leafs have ended up getting 3.53 goals per game on the year. The defense for Toronto has played decent this year giving up 3.22 goals a game on the season. The power play has converted for the Leafs at a clip of 25% on the year and the penalty kill for the Maple Leafs is sitting at 78.2% on the year.

The Penguins head into this game after getting some days off. The last game that the Penguins played in was a 5-1 drubbing that was handed to the Detroit Red Wing.  With the win the Penguins were able to improve to a 36-15-6 record on the year which is god enough to have the Penguins sitting in second place in the Metro this year.

On the season the Penguins have ended up getting  a total of 3.27 goals per game. The defense for Pittsburgh has played really well giving up only 2.70 goals per game. When it comes to the power play the Penguins have converted at 20.1% on the year and the penalty kill is sitting at 82.5% on the year.