Welcome to TheLeafsNation Game Day where we take a look at today’s Leafs game and a few other things happening around the league all with daily fantasy in mind.
It looked like the Leafs were going to falter against the Oilers Saturday night, but mounted a tremendous comeback in the third period to snag a 4-3 win in overtime. Can they take another against Edmonton tonight?
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The Matchup
Toronto
Edmonton
Record
22-10-2, .676 points %
21-13-1, .614 points %
GF/GA
114-88
119-101
Power play %
26.3
26.8
Penalty kill %
77.1
76.5
CF%
50.60
49.56
xGF%
53.49
51.27
PDO
101.8
101.2
Goals in all situations, analytics at 5×5 c/o naturalstattrick.com.
Who I like
I’m 50/50 on Michael Hutchinson ($7,800) against one of the highest scoring teams in the NHL. He snagged a shutout win on March 1 against the Oilers, but they’re a different looking team than they were at the start of the month. I’d be cautious.
William Nylander ($5,300) is a solid play against the Oilers. He has six goals and 10 points in eight games against them averaging 3.4 more FPPG against Edmonton than other teams.
Around the NHL
Kaapo Kahkonen ($7,900) has looked solid this year for the Minnesota Wild …
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Author: Zach Laing / The Leafs Nation
