Ducks vs Maple Leafs

Two teams headed in opposite directions will collide tonight, with the Anaheim Ducks visiting the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Ducks continue their Canadian tour tonight with the second half of a back-to-back, taking on the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. PUCK DR...

"It's a fun environment to play in against a team that's playing really well right now and garners all of your attention. "We have to have hard conversations. Obviously, still upset we lost, but personally, I felt pretty good out there." We can't shy away from the mistakes we're still making at this point in the season." "It took me maybe just a couple of minutes to adjust, but as the game went on, I felt pretty good out there, actually. He's a kid that you can cheer for a lot just because of his character, his attitude, how he works. "Bad changes and not putting pucks in the right places on dumps. "He made a couple of huge saves...He was real solid. "In this league, you've either got to win the special teams battle or, at the very minimum, be even and our Achilles heel this year has been just that. You're not going to win many games in this league unless you're even or better." "Sometimes when you get on these bad runs it seems like even the games you think you play well, they just don't go your way," Kevin Shattenkirk added. Anaheim gets right back to work after opening the four-game trip with a 3-0 loss to the Senators last night in Ottawa.

The California club hasn't had much luck against its Ontario foe in recent years. Going back to 2017, the Ducks are only 3-7 in 10 games against the Maple Leafs ...

Who should pinch the winner but the man of the hour, Mitch Marner? It was an all-Canadian matchup with the Calgary Flames in town that lived up to the billing. Toronto is within striking distance of not only the Atlantic Division’s top seed but that of the Eastern Conference. It was a close game, as both teams were in a 3-3 standoff at the end of regulation. The last time they made a splash was back in the 2017-2018 campaign when they earned 101 points. Going back to 2017, the Ducks are only 3-7 in 10 games against the Maple Leafs.

NHL odds, picks, and predictions for the Anaheim Ducks at Toronto Maple Leafs on December 13. NHL betting best bet and free pick analysis.

Even if the Ducks score two, Toronto will have empty-net chances if they lead 4-2 late and the +114 price for the team total is better than the -115 price for the Over 6.5. Even the Anaheim power play ranks tied for dead last in the league, and no team has scored fewer 5-on-5 goals. [Pierre Engvall](https://www.covers.com/sport/hockey/nhl/players/27484/pierre-engvall) will also return for the home side after serving a one-game suspension. The total opened at 6.5 after opening at 6 in the Leafs’ previous game. The Leafs sport the best top four in all of hockey as the play of Marner, Matthews, Tavares, and Nylander has put each member of the quartet in the Top 50 in points. The power play is heating up with four goals over its last two games, while the penalty kill has allowed a goal in just three of its last 10 games and is the No.4 PK over the last 30 days. The Leafs have been a -400 favorite or shorter just once this season (-525 in a 4-2 loss to Arizona) but since then are 3-0 SU as a -250 favorite or shorter. That’s a bad matchup for an Anaheim offense that was shut out last night and has scored one or fewer goals in five of its last 10 games. The Ducks have never been longer than +270 all season and are 1-6 SU as +200 dogs or longer. He’s 1-2-2 in his last five with a 3.95 GAA and a sub-.900 save percentage. The Toronto Maple Leafs have another favorable matchup tonight facing the Anaheim Ducks, who were just shut out in Ottawa last night. Players’ shot totals are up to 3.5, which is the Anaheim effect, while