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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>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?</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: 25%;height: 19px"></td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">Toronto</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">Edmonton</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">Record</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">22-10-2, .676 points %</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">21-13-1, .614 points %</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">GF/GA</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">114-88</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">119-101</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">Power play %</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">26.3</div>
</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">26.8</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">Penalty kill %</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">77.1</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">76.5</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">CF%</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">50.60</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">49.56</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">xGF%</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">53.49</td>
<td class="sorting_1" style="width: 50%;height: 19px">51.27</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">PDO</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">101.8</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">101.2</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>I&#8217;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&#8217;re a different looking team than they were at the start of the month. I&#8217;d be cautious.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<h1>Around the NHL</h1>
<p>Kaapo Kahkonen ($7,900) has looked solid this year for the Minnesota Wild and has a solid matchup against the Sharks. He&#8217;s snagged wins in two of three games against them this year averaging 15.4 FPPG.</p>
<p>Another decent play could be Nazem Kadri ($5,900) against the Anaheim Ducks. He&#8217;s scored two goals and six points in five games, averaging 2.4 FPPG more against them than other teams this year.</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>



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?

<em>Play free fantasy hockey for huge prizes on DraftKings <strong><u><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" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dkdfs.sng.link/Avkw3/hmmu?_dl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.draftkings.com%252Fgateway%253Fs%253D496360476%2526wpcid%253D125683%2526wpcn%253DNHL_PlayFree%2526wpsrc%253DThe%252520Leafs%252520Nation%2526wpcrid%253D%26pcid%3D125683&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616787409225000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFSVbCgXeYxUfIZbecYPDn_BiZqwQ">here</a></u></strong>.</em>
<h1>The Matchup</h1>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px"></td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">Toronto</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">Edmonton</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">Record</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">22-10-2, .676 points %</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">21-13-1, .614 points %</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">GF/GA</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">114-88</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">119-101</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">Power play %</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">26.3</div></td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">26.8</div></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">Penalty kill %</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">77.1</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">76.5</div></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">CF%</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">50.60</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">49.56</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">xGF%</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">53.49</td>
<td class="sorting_1" style="width: 50%;height: 19px">51.27</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">PDO</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">101.8</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">101.2</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<em>Goals in all situations, analytics at 5x5 c/o naturalstattrick.com.</em>
<h1>Who I like</h1>
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.
<h1>Around the NHL</h1>
Kaapo Kahkonen ($7,900) has looked solid this year for the Minnesota Wild and has a solid matchup against the Sharks. He's snagged wins in two of three games against them this year averaging 15.4 FPPG.

Another decent play could be Nazem Kadri ($5,900) against the Anaheim Ducks. He's scored two goals and six points in five games, averaging 2.4 FPPG more against them than other teams this year.

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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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