Maple Leafs vs. Sharks betting preview

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The Toronto Maple Leafs (43-25-3) have -250 moneyline odds to win when they visit the San Jose Sharks (19-42-9), who have +205 odds, on Thursday, March 27 at 10:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Maple Leafs to win vs Sharks -250

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Maple Leafs vs. Sharks Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Maple Leafs (-250)
  • Underdog: Sharks (+205)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Maple Leafs vs. Sharks Quick Facts

  • Toronto and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 34 of 71 games this season.
  • San Jose has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 30 of 70 games this season.
  • The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 5.8, is 0.7 less than Thursday’s over/under.
  • These two clubs give up a combined 6.6 goals per game, 0.1 more than this game’s over/under.

Maple Leafs Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Maple Leafs Season Stat Insights

  • The Maple Leafs’ 230 goals this season make them the eighth-best scoring team in the NHL.
  • On defense, Toronto has given up 209 goals (2.9 per game) to rank 16th in NHL action.
  • Their goal differential (+21) ranks them 12th in the league.
  • Toronto’s 50 power-play goals this season are the eighth-most in the NHL (on 192 chances).
  • The Maple Leafs’ 26.04% power-play conversion rate ranks fifth-best in the NHL this season.
  • Toronto has scored a total of five shorthanded goals this season.
  • The Maple Leafs rank 16th in the NHL in penalty-kill success rate at 78.16%.
  • The Maple Leafs’ players have posted the second-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL at 53.5%.
  • Toronto has an 11.5% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking fifth in the NHL.
  • The Maple Leafs have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 24.1 hits and 16.3 blocked shots per game.

Maple Leafs Moneyline

  • Toronto has won 31 of its 50 games as a favorite this season.
  • In five games with shorter than -250 moneyline odds this season, the Maple Leafs have won four.
  • The moneyline odds imply that Toronto has a 71.4% chance of winning this contest.

Maple Leafs Leaders

  • Mitchell Marner: 22 goals and 64 assists
  • William Nylander: 40 goals and 37 assists
  • John Tavares: 32 goals and 33 assists
  • Joseph Woll: 24-13-0 record, .907 save percentage, 98 goals given up

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Sharks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sharks Season Stats Insights

  • The Sharks’ 181 total goals (2.6 per game) rank 31st in the league.
  • San Jose’s 255 total goals given up (3.6 per game) rank 30th in the NHL.
  • Their 32nd-ranked goal differential is -74.
  • San Jose has recorded 38 power-play goals this season (on 197 chances). That ranks 21st in the NHL.
  • The Sharks’ power-play conversion rate (19.29%) ranks 23rd in the league.
  • San Jose has scored four shorthanded goals.
  • The 74.77% of opponent power plays the Sharks kill is the 27th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Sharks have the league’s 25th-ranked faceoff win percentage (48.2%).
  • San Jose’s collective 9.6% shooting percentage ranks 29th in the league.
  • The Sharks have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Sharks Moneyline Insights

  • The Sharks have been the underdog 69 times this season, and upset their opponent in 18, or 26.1%, of those games.
  • San Jose has 34 games this season playing as an underdog by +205 or longer, and is 8-26 in those contests.
  • Bookmakers have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Sharks have a 32.8% chance to win.

Sharks Leaders

  • Macklin Celebrini: 21 goals and 31 assists
  • William Eklund: 16 goals and 36 assists
  • Tyler Toffoli: 25 goals and 19 assists
  • Alexandar Georgiev: 14-23-1 record, .877 save percentage, 135 goals conceded
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