Golden Knights are Very Good for Expansion Team as the Play Maple Leafs
The Las Vegas Golden Knights and the Toronto Maple Leafs will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Air Canada Centre. The drop of the puck is scheduled for 7:00 pm EST. Oddsmakers opened the Maple Leafs as -230-moneyline favorites versus the Golden Knights, while the game’s total opened at 6. Now they Leafs are -200 and the total has held steady. Toronto and Vegas have struggled recently after having strong starts to the season. The Golden Knights made a stride in the right direction Saturday with a 5-4 win over the Ottawa Senators to end a three-game losing streak. Monday’s game will be the fifth game of the Golden Knight’s six-game road trip. The three losses did not shake the new team’s belief in itself. The Golden Knights won eight of their first nine games. Golden Knights goaltender Maxime Lagace is expected to start against the Maple Leafs on Monday. He got his first career win last time out.Maple Leafs Looking to Get Back on Winning Ways
The Maple Leafs are glad to be home after completing a 1-3 road trip. It ended with a 6-4 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. They won won seven of their first nine games and then started playing inconsistent. Toronto was expected to do well this season after making the playoffs with a young group last season. They looked good starting the season. They have been springing leaks defensively. Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen has been criticized at times. Left winger Matt Martin had a career-best three assists on Saturday.Recent Form
| Team | Record | Money | Offense | Defense | Fave | Dog | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas | 9-4-0 | $809.00 | 3.62 | 2.85 | 3-1 | 6-3 | 8-5 |
| Toronto | 8-7-0 | -$28.00 | 3.80 | 3.67 | 5-4 | 3-3 | 10-4-1 |
Team Records
Las Vegas Golden Knights
| Name | Record | Home | Away | Fave | Dog | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 9-4-0 | 6-1-0 | 3-3-0 | 3-1-0 | 6-3-0 | 8-5 |
| Last 10 | 6-4-0 | 5-1-0 | 1-3-0 | 2-1-0 | 4-3-0 | 7-3 |
| vs Div | 2-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-1 |
| vs EAST | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| vs WEST | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Name | Record | Home | Away | Fave | Dog | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8-7-0 | 4-3-0 | 4-4-0 | 5-4-0 | 3-3-0 | 10-4-1 |
| Last 10 | 4-6-0 | 2-2-0 | 2-4-0 | 3-3-0 | 1-3-0 | 5-4-1 |
| vs Div | 2-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-0 |
| vs EAST | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| vs WEST | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Supergrid
| Title | Stat | Rank | Stat | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense | 3.62 | 6 | 3.67 | 27 |
| Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense | 2.83 | 17 | 4.14 | 30 |
| Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill | 18.52 | 15 | 76.19 | 22 |
| Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense | 3.80 | 2 | 2.85 | 10 |
| Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense | 4.14 | 5 | 3.33 | 18 |
| Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill | 25.00 | 7 | 75.00 | 24 |
Head To Head Summary
| Team | record | O/U | AVG | shots | power play goals | power play percentage | penalty kill percentage | power play chances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas | — | — | ||||||
| Toronto | — | — |
Head To Head Detail
| Date | Away | away score | Home | home score | line | Total | O/U | away shots | home shots | Away Power Play Goals | Home Power Play Goals | Away Power Plays | Home Power Plays | Away PP% | Home PP% | Away PK% | Home PK% |
|---|
NHL Betting Trends
| Las Vegas Golden Knights | ||
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games | ||
| Las Vegas is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 5 of Las Vegas’s last 6 games | ||
| Las Vegas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road | ||
Toronto Maple Leafs |
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|---|---|---|
| Toronto is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games | ||
| Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 10 of Toronto’s last 15 games | ||
| Toronto is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto’s last 7 games at home | ||
Team Last 5 Games
Las Vegas Golden Knights
| Date | Opponent | score | Result | line | shots | shots against | power play | penalty kill | opposing goalie | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2017 | OTT | 5-4 | W | 171 | 34 | 28 | 3/5 | 2/2 | Craig Anderson | A |
| Nov 2, 2017 | BOS | 1-2 | L | 176 | 29 | 28 | 0/3 | 1/1 | Tuukka Rask | A |
| Oct 31, 2017 | NYR | 4-6 | L | 198 | 34 | 38 | 0/3 | 3/5 | Henrik Lundqvist | A |
| Oct 30, 2017 | NYI | 3-6 | L | 153 | 34 | 30 | 2/5 | 3/5 | Jaroslav Halak | A |
| Oct 27, 2017 | COL | 7-0 | W | -116 | 21 | 32 | 1/5 | 3/3 | Semyon Varlamov | H |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Date | Opponent | score | Result | line | shots | shots against | power play | penalty kill | opposing goalie | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2017 | STL | 4-6 | L | 104 | 31 | 32 | 0/2 | 3/4 | Jake Allen | A |
| Nov 2, 2017 | LA | 3-5 | L | 124 | 36 | 28 | 1/4 | 2/4 | Jonathan Quick | A |
| Nov 1, 2017 | ANA | 3-1 | W | -119 | 29 | 29 | 0/2 | 4/4 | John Gibson | A |
| Oct 30, 2017 | SJ | 2-3 | L | 103 | 18 | 39 | 0/0 | 3/4 | Martin Jones | A |
| Oct 28, 2017 | PHI | 2-4 | L | -141 | 30 | 30 | 0/3 | 0/1 | Brian Elliott | H |