Kraken vs Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Seattle Kraken for just the second time in franchise history on Thursday night.

Only two teams have had fewer opportunities with the man advantage (108). Kraken under 0.5 power-play goals (-122): While we expect plenty of goals in this game, Seattle’s power play isn’t likely to be a good source of offence. Toronto is a good bet to win any given period. Seattle, on the other hand, has a minus-five goal differential in the first — only the Vancouver Canucks and Arizona Coyotes have allowed their opponents to score more. Games with 4+ goals Goals/game

Greg Liodice breaks down Thursday's NHL game between the Seattle Kraken and Toronto Maple Leafs.

The content on this page is for informational purposes only. While the Kraken don’t find themselves in the penalty box a whole lot, the penalty kill doesn’t bail them out at all. The Leafs only allow close to 2.4 xGA/60, while their penalty kill could be better at 77.6%. We may be compensated for the links provided on this page. If Grubauer plays, I don’t think this will be close, but the glaring hole is Seattle’s penalty kill vs. Maple Leafs below. They place sixth in Expected Goals with an above average 54.16 xGF% and average close to 10 and a half High Danger Chances per game. Since goaltending isn’t a strength, their defense has to pick up the slack. The rookie is on his way to a potential Calder Trophy if he keeps playing the way he is. While last year was a travesty for the Kraken on the offensive end, they’ve really picked it up. However, he’s played their last three games, so perhaps it’s time for Philipp Grubauer to take the crease. Louis Blues](https://www.actionnetwork.com/nhl/odds/st-louis-blues), but make no mistake about it – the Leafs are legit.

After another high-scoring game in which they lost in a shootout on Tuesday, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Seattle Kraken tonight as -210 favorites, ...

Using this information to contravene any law is prohibited. the Pacific. The Maple Leafs are 5-0 SU in their last five games vs. Seattle has been scoring at a rate that’s well over expected with a high shooting percentage and equally high expected goals for differential. Over bettors have been cashing in with the Leafs of late as books were slow to adjust to their unsustainable goaltending. Wayne Simmonds was on the top line with Ilya Samsonov is struggling right now with a save percentage below .900 in four straight games. Seattle’s “offensive” strengths at 5-on-5 also play into the Leafs’ strengths. These teams met last season in Toronto with the Leafs winning 6-4 as a -290 ML favorite. This offense has also come out of the break hot with 19 goals over four games since the Christmas restart. Louis team, this is a great rebound spot for the Buds, who still managed five goals on 25 shots Tuesday. Article content

The Kraken are enjoying a much more competitive season in year two of their existence, but as we approach the midway point of the NHL schedule, there are ...

McDavid], it is a mentality and a focus — not just for me but for everyone who is out there. Those are the kinds of things you need to limit — as you do with most teams, but they seem to really generate momentum and come in waves. It was a bit of an out-of-character game for us. They have guys who are playing well, are confident, and are scoring. It is about managing that, and it is about establishing our game. But our focus will be on our game and how we can play. [Leafs](https://mapleleafshotstove.com/) team that is looking to get back into its defensive form from November to mid-December after an uptick in goals against of late. The goaltending could be looked at one of two ways: maybe it costs them more games once the hot sticks cool off, or maybe the team save percentage figure — particularly on the penalty kill — is unsustainably low and improves in the second half. A look at their recent heat map charts in those wins shows they’re doing a particularly good job of challenging defenses by getting pucks and bodies into the low slot/net-front area. They have lots of quickness and skill. They play very well as a team. They score a lot.