@ Toronto Maple Leafs (19-23-9) Saturday, February 13th
Leading scorer: Leo Komarov (17 goals, 33 points)
Keys to the game:
- Retro? Flying skates better work
- Do not underestimate Babcock’s squad
- Toronto wins either way, #tanknation?
Here’s some retro for you.
No Daniel Sedin as #Canucks begin practice in #retronight gear. pic.twitter.com/jXEVLStjTb
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) February 2, 2016
You know, as bad as the Toronto Maple Leafs have been, the Canucks cannot think that this will be an easy game. Toronto goes into Week 19 tied for last place in the league. But you will be surprised by how similar the Canucks are to the Maple Leafs stat-wise.
Vancouver: 2.31 goals for/game, 2.73 goals against/game, 80.5 percent penalty kill success rate, 31.4 shots against/game
Toronto: 2.29 goals for/game, 2.75 goals against/game, 81.2 percent penalty kill success rate, 31.4 shots against/game
On another note, Toronto is a better team in these categories.
Vancouver: 45.5 percent faceoff win, 29.0 shots for/game
Toronto: 51.3 percent faceoff win, 31.0 shots for/game
The love for Auston Matthews may as well decide the fate of this game. Hey, even if Toronto loses this game, they win, as they will be that much closer to Auston Matthews!
Actually, the Canucks are going to lose. I want to see the flying skates win, but history says no.
The time when the Canucks featured the Millionaires jersey against the Avalanche, they lost 4-1. I believe that the Detroit Red Wings also beat the Canucks on a Millionaires jersey day.
Would be great to see the flying skates win, but you know, the Canucks might prefer Matthews over two points more by then.
Staff Predictions
David Joun
Sarah Laug
Gerald Morton
Janik Beichler
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