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Toronto Maple Leafs Will Take On Pittsburgh Penguins This Weekend

  By admin | February 25, 2011 - 7:45 am | NHL Leave a comment

This weekend the Toronto Maple Leafs will battle against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Even though the Penguins will be trying to overcome a series of injuries that have recently come up, they have one of the top records in the league at 36-20-5.

While Toronto is at 200-1 in NHL Odds, Pittsburgh, despite its injuries, are at 30-1 to win the Stanley Cup.

The Maple Leafs is currently out of the playoff picture as they are 26-27-7 on the season. If they hope to claw their way back towards relevance, they will need some big wins.

In Chris Kunitz and Sidney Crosby, the Penguins have two injured players. These players will need them to win games, as they are both important to their team. They will need a lot of production from their other players if they hope to walk away from this game with a win, if both of these players are unavailable for this game.

However the Maple Leafs are near .500 on the season, they are not very good offensively or defensively. As the Maple Leafs is the home team, they do play much better while in Toronto which will benefit them in this game. They are 28th in goals per game and 21st in goals allowed per game, this season. If they hope to compete against top level teams like Pittsburgh, they will need to improve on at least one side of the game.

In both goals per game and goals allowed per game, the Penguins are ranked within the top 10 teams in the league. Their penalty kill percentage has been the secret to their great defense. At 87.6 percent, they are tops in the league in that category.

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Season Preview – NHL – Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins

  By admin | October 28, 2010 - 6:15 am | NHL Leave a comment

On Thursday, NHL Hockey action features an Original Six matchup between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins at TD Garden.

In recent seasons, Toronto is off to one of its best starts, going 5-2-1 SU in its first eight games. Boston are out of the gate with a 4-2-0 SU record, despite being hit with a rash of injuries early in the season.

Forward Colby Armstrong, who is out indefinitely with a hand injury in included in the Maple Leafs’ injuries. Marco Sturm (knee surgery), defenseman Johnny Boychuk is out indefinitely with an arm injury, and forwards Marc Savard (concussion) and Trent Whitfield (achilles surgery), are also all out indefinitely for the Bruins.

In recent head-to-head matchups, Boston has dominated, going 8-1-0-1. On April 3 last season, the teams last met, when the Bruins edged the Maple Leafs 2-1. A +105 home underdog had been Toronto.

The Maple Leafs beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Tuesday, in their last game, cashing as a -160-moneyline favorite. After the club had won its first four games of the season, the win ended the Leaf’s 3-game losing streak.

Since Saturday, Boston hasn’t played, when it was upset 3-2 by the New York Rangers, losing as a -180-moneyline favorite in NHL betting.

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Three free agents signed by Toronto Maple Leafs – NHL

  By admin | July 20, 2010 - 6:13 am | NHL Leave a comment

The signing of three unrestricted free agents has been announced by the Toronto Maple Leafs. This is big announcement for the hockey betting news. Right winger Joey Crabb, defenseman Danny Richmond and Center Mike Zigomanis are the players.

Dave Poulin, Vice President of hockey operations released a statement that said the Maple Leafs have added depth. The players signed will provide leadership for the organization’s younger players and they have National Hockey League experience.

With Peoria and Rockford, Richmond, 25, played in the American Hockey league, last season. Stints with Chicago and Carolina for a total of forty-nine games, includes in his NHL experience. In the 2nd round, Richmond was drafted, 31st overall by Carolina in 2003. Last year, Zigomanis, 29, played for the Toronto Marlies of the AHL and also played with Djurgardens of the Swedish Elite League. With Carolina, St. Louis, Phoenix, and Pittsburgh, he has played in 189 games in the NHL. In the 2nd round, Zigomanis was drafted 46th by Carolina in 2001.

In the NHL, Crabb, 27, has played in twenty-nine games with the Atlanta Thrashers. Crabb was born in Anchorage, Alaska, he scored twenty-four goals, twenty-nine assists and spent last season with the Chicago Wolves (AHL). In 2002, he was drafted by the New York Rangers in the seventh round, 226th overall.

After failing to make the playoffs last year, Toronto is looking to rebound.

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