The Colorado Avalanche (37-24-2) are the favorites on their home ice against the Toronto Maple Leafs (38-21-3) on Saturday, March 8. The Avalanche are -162 on the moneyline to win over the Maple Leafs (+136) in the contest, which begins at 7 p.m. ET on NHL Network.

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Avalanche vs. Maple Leafs Betting Lines

• Favorite: Avalanche (-162)
• Underdog: Maple Leafs (+136)
• Over/under: 6.5

Avalanche vs. Maple Leafs Quick Facts

• Colorado and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 30 of 63 matches (47.6%) so far this season.
• So far this season, 45.2% of Toronto’s games (28/62) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 6.5.
• The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 6.5, is 0.0 less than Saturday’s over/under.
• The 5.8 goals per game that these two clubs concede combined are 0.7 less than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Avalanche Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Avalanche Season Stat Insights

• The Avalanche’s 208 goals this season make them the fifth-best scoring team in the league.
• Colorado is ranked 16th in league action in goals against this season, having given up 185 (2.9 per game).
• The team’s goal differential is ninth-best in the league at +23.
• The 44 power-play goals Colorado has scored this season have come on 179 chances, seventh-best in the NHL.
• The Avalanche’s 24.58% power-play conversion rate is eighth-best in the league this season.
• Colorado has scored a total of five shorthanded goals this season.
• The Avalanche kill 79.11% of their opponent’s power plays, the 16th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• With a 45.9% faceoff win rate, the Avalanche have the 30th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
• Colorado has an 11.2% shooting percentage as a team, ranking ninth in the NHL.
• The Avalanche have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 18.3 hits and 14.3 blocked shots per game.

Avalanche Moneyline

• Through 51 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Colorado has won 32 of those games.
• The Avalanche have won 21 of the 30 games they have played with moneyline odds lower than -162.
• Looking at the moneyline odds, Colorado has a 61.8% chance of winning this contest.

Avalanche Leaders

• Nathan MacKinnon: 25 goals and 73 assists
• Cale Makar: 24 goals and 50 assists
• Martin Necas: 21 goals and 50 assists
• Mackenzie Blackwood: 23-16-5 record, .915 save percentage, 107 goals allowed

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Maple Leafs Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Maple Leafs Season Stats Insights

• The Maple Leafs have the league’s 11th-ranked scoring offense (198 total goals, 3.2 per game).
• Toronto has allowed 179 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank 11th.
• Their +19 goal differential is 10th-best in the league.
• Toronto has put up 41 power-play goals this season, which ranks 13th in the NHL (on 173 chances).
• The Maple Leafs have the league’s 11th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 23.7%.
• Toronto has scored four shorthanded goals this season (16th among all NHL teams).
• The 79.23% penalty-kill percentage the Maple Leafs have put totgether is the league’s 15th-ranked rate.
• The Maple Leafs win 53.1% of their faceoffs. That’s the third-best figure in the NHL.
• The 11.2% shooting percentage Toronto has compiled ranks ninth in the league.
• The Maple Leafs have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Maple Leafs Moneyline Insights

• The Maple Leafs have been the underdog 17 times this season, and upset their opponent in 10, or 58.8%, of those games.
• Toronto has gone 1-2 when sportsbooks have listed them as underdogs of +136 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Maple Leafs have a 42.4% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Maple Leafs Leaders

• Mitchell Marner: 19 goals and 58 assists
• William Nylander: 35 goals and 28 assists
• Auston Matthews: 23 goals and 30 assists
• Joseph Woll: 21-12-0 record, .905 save percentage, 88 goals conceded