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<p><em>Welcome to TheLeafsNation Game Day where we take a look at today&#8217;s Leafs game and a few other things happening around the league all with daily fantasy in mind.</em></p>
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<p>They didn&#8217;t do it in game five, but can the Leafs make it happen in game six? We&#8217;ll find out in a few long hours.</p>
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<h1>The Matchup</h1>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 17.2652%;height: 19px"></td>
<td style="width: 5.80586%;height: 19px">Toronto</td>
<td style="width: 30.4001%;height: 19px">Montreal</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 17.2652%;height: 19px">Record</td>
<td style="width: 5.80586%;height: 19px">3-2</td>
<td style="width: 30.4001%;height: 19px">2-3</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 17.2652%;height: 19px">GF/GA</td>
<td style="width: 5.80586%;height: 19px">15-8</td>
<td style="width: 30.4001%;height: 19px">8-15</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 17.2652%;height: 19px">Power play %</td>
<td style="width: 5.80586%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">17.7</div>
</td>
<td style="width: 30.4001%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">0.0</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 17.2652%;height: 19px">Penalty kill %</td>
<td style="width: 5.80586%;height: 19px">100.0</td>
<td style="width: 30.4001%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">82.4</div>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 17.2652%;height: 19px">CF%</td>
<td style="width: 5.80586%">51.91</td>
<td style="width: 30.4001%;height: 19px">48.09</td>
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<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 17.2652%;height: 19px">xGF%</td>
<td style="width: 5.80586%">57.28</td>
<td class="sorting_1" style="width: 30.4001%;height: 19px">42.72</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 17.2652%;height: 19px">PDO</td>
<td style="width: 5.80586%;height: 19px">101.5</td>
<td style="width: 30.4001%;height: 19px">98.5</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><em>Goals in all situations, analytics at 5&#215;5 c/o naturalstattrick.com.</em></p>
<h1>Who I like</h1>
<p>Auston Matthews ($9,200) is up to four points in five games and has only scored one goal. That, despite firing 19 shots on net. I think that changes soon and it could be tonight. He&#8217;s always worth a spot in your lineup.</p>
<p>William Nylander ($5,900) is leading the Leafs in playoff scoring with seven points in five games. He&#8217;s scored four times and at his value, he&#8217;s absolutely a must-play.</p>
<p>Jake Muzzin ($4,800) is averaging 9.4 FPPG so far in the playoffs, a slight uptick from his regular-season numbers. He scored twice in game five and has three points in the last two games.</p>
<h1>Around the NHL</h1>
<p>One other game happening tonight as Boston and the New York Islanders square up for game one of their series.</p>
<p>David Krejci ($4,800) scored six points in seven games against the Islanders in the regular season, but only two points in the club&#8217;s first-round series. He&#8217;s a productive forward who will look to get back on track tonight.</p>
<p>Brad Marchand ($6,800) scored four goals and seven points in eight games against the Islanders this season. I think he&#8217;s coming out with a strong game one tonight.</p>
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<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400">Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at </span></i><a href="http://www.twitter.com/zjlaing"><span style="font-weight: 400">@zjlaing</span></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400">, or reached by email at zach@oilersnation.com.</span></i></p>

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<em>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.</em>



They didn't do it in game five, but can the Leafs make it happen in game six? We'll find out in a few long hours.

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<h1>The Matchup</h1>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 17.2652%;height: 19px"></td>
<td style="width: 5.80586%;height: 19px">Toronto</td>
<td style="width: 30.4001%;height: 19px">Montreal</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 17.2652%;height: 19px">Record</td>
<td style="width: 5.80586%;height: 19px">3-2</td>
<td style="width: 30.4001%;height: 19px">2-3</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 17.2652%;height: 19px">GF/GA</td>
<td style="width: 5.80586%;height: 19px">15-8</td>
<td style="width: 30.4001%;height: 19px">8-15</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 17.2652%;height: 19px">Power play %</td>
<td style="width: 5.80586%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">17.7</div></td>
<td style="width: 30.4001%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">0.0</div></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 17.2652%;height: 19px">Penalty kill %</td>
<td style="width: 5.80586%;height: 19px">100.0</td>
<td style="width: 30.4001%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">82.4</div></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 17.2652%;height: 19px">CF%</td>
<td style="width: 5.80586%">51.91</td>
<td style="width: 30.4001%;height: 19px">48.09</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 17.2652%;height: 19px">xGF%</td>
<td style="width: 5.80586%">57.28</td>
<td class="sorting_1" style="width: 30.4001%;height: 19px">42.72</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 17.2652%;height: 19px">PDO</td>
<td style="width: 5.80586%;height: 19px">101.5</td>
<td style="width: 30.4001%;height: 19px">98.5</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<em>Goals in all situations, analytics at 5x5 c/o naturalstattrick.com.</em>
<h1>Who I like</h1>
Auston Matthews ($9,200) is up to four points in five games and has only scored one goal. That, despite firing 19 shots on net. I think that changes soon and it could be tonight. He's always worth a spot in your lineup.

William Nylander ($5,900) is leading the Leafs in playoff scoring with seven points in five games. He's scored four times and at his value, he's absolutely a must-play.

Jake Muzzin ($4,800) is averaging 9.4 FPPG so far in the playoffs, a slight uptick from his regular-season numbers. He scored twice in game five and has three points in the last two games.
<h1>Around the NHL</h1>
One other game happening tonight as Boston and the New York Islanders square up for game one of their series.

David Krejci ($4,800) scored six points in seven games against the Islanders in the regular season, but only two points in the club's first-round series. He's a productive forward who will look to get back on track tonight.

Brad Marchand ($6,800) scored four goals and seven points in eight games against the Islanders this season. I think he's coming out with a strong game one tonight.

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<em><a href="https://dkdfs.sng.link/Avkw3/hmmu?_dl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.draftkings.com%2Fgateway%3Fs%3D496360476%26wpcid%3D125683%26wpcn%3DNHL_PlayFree%26wpsrc%3DThe%2520Leafs%2520Nation%26wpcrid%3D&amp;pcid=125683">The Leafs Nation is a partner of DraftKings.</a> I am also an avid fan and user (my username is zachlaing) and may sometimes play on my personal account in the games that I offer advice on. Although I have expressed my personal view on the games and strategies above, they do not necessarily reflect the view(s) of DraftKings and I may also deploy different players and strategies than what I recommend above. I am not an employee of DraftKings and do not have access to any non-public information.</em>

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<i><span style="font-weight: 400">Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at </span></i><a href="http://www.twitter.com/zjlaing"><span style="font-weight: 400">@zjlaing</span></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400">, or reached by email at zach@oilersnation.com.</span></i>

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