PREMIUM
Stephen Nover's NHL Game of the Month
(NHL) Toronto vs. Arizona,
12/22/2015 4:00 PM, Score: 2 - 3
Money Line: -125.00 Arizona (Home)
Result: Win
Money Line: -125.00 Arizona (Home)
Result: Win
Situation, history and a hot goalie all line up against Toronto in this matchup.
Arizona last played on Saturday when it shut out the New York Islanders, 1-0. Goalie Louis Domingue stopped 25 shots in his first start. The Coyotes may come back to him for this matchup. If they don't then Anders Lindback would be in net. He is 3-0-1 with a 2.08 GAA in five career appearances versus the Maple Leafs.
Arizona is 6-1-1 in its last eight home games. Toronto has lost in four of its last five visits to Arizona and is 2-9 versus Arizona during the past 11 meetings.
The Maple Leafs are off a 7-4 road upset victory against Colorado last night. They are 18-38 the past 56 times when playing without rest and 7-16 the past 23 times following a victory. I don't see them posting back-to-back upset road victories as they are playing in a different time zone to a team they already have lost to at home this season.
Arizona last played on Saturday when it shut out the New York Islanders, 1-0. Goalie Louis Domingue stopped 25 shots in his first start. The Coyotes may come back to him for this matchup. If they don't then Anders Lindback would be in net. He is 3-0-1 with a 2.08 GAA in five career appearances versus the Maple Leafs.
Arizona is 6-1-1 in its last eight home games. Toronto has lost in four of its last five visits to Arizona and is 2-9 versus Arizona during the past 11 meetings.
The Maple Leafs are off a 7-4 road upset victory against Colorado last night. They are 18-38 the past 56 times when playing without rest and 7-16 the past 23 times following a victory. I don't see them posting back-to-back upset road victories as they are playing in a different time zone to a team they already have lost to at home this season.
