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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>In a night with lots on the line — including the potential for the Leafs to lock up top spot in the North, and the Habs clinching a playoff spot — the two teams will also be closing out their season series.</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: 21.6072%;height: 19px">Toronto</td>
<td style="width: 53.3928%;height: 19px">Montreal</td>
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<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">Record</td>
<td style="width: 21.6072%;height: 19px">34-13-6, .698 points %</td>
<td style="width: 53.3928%;height: 19px">24-20-9, .538 points%</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">GF/GA</td>
<td style="width: 21.6072%;height: 19px">178-138</td>
<td style="width: 53.3928%;height: 19px">150-154</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">Power play %</td>
<td style="width: 21.6072%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">20.6</div>
</td>
<td style="width: 53.3928%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">20</div>
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<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">Penalty kill %</td>
<td style="width: 21.6072%;height: 19px">83.7</td>
<td style="width: 53.3928%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">78.9</div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">CF%</td>
<td style="width: 21.6072%">50.88</td>
<td style="width: 53.3928%;height: 19px">54.57</td>
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<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">xGF%</td>
<td style="width: 21.6072%;height: 19px">55.11</td>
<td class="sorting_1" style="width: 53.3928%;height: 19px">53.10</td>
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<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">PDO</td>
<td style="width: 21.6072%;height: 19px">102.3</td>
<td style="width: 53.3928%;height: 19px">98.8</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 ($9,000). Next.</p>
<p>Looks like a Jack Campbell ($8,200) start tonight, and I&#8217;ll be passing on him this evening.</p>
<p>William Nylander ($5,700) has played well against the Habs this year scoring three goals and as many assists in seven months. He&#8217;s averaging 12.7 FPPG over the last 10 games scoring 12 points in that time frame.</p>
<p>Jake Muzzin ($4,400) has provided solid value all year and has scored seven points in nine games against Montreal this year.</p>
<h1>Around the NHL</h1>
<p>Connor McDavid ($9,200) is now only four points back from 100.</p>
<p>T.J. Oshie ($5,800) has four goals in the last two games including a hattrick against the Rangers, all since his dad passed away. He looks to stay hot against the Flyers, whom he&#8217;s scored four points in six games against this year.</p>
<p>Jakub Vrana ($5,400) has been electric in Detroit so far scoring nine points in 10 games with them including seven goals. I like him staying hot against Columbus 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>



In a night with lots on the line — including the potential for the Leafs to lock up top spot in the North, and the Habs clinching a playoff spot — the two teams will also be closing out their season series.

<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: 21.6072%;height: 19px">Toronto</td>
<td style="width: 53.3928%;height: 19px">Montreal</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">Record</td>
<td style="width: 21.6072%;height: 19px">34-13-6, .698 points %</td>
<td style="width: 53.3928%;height: 19px">24-20-9, .538 points%</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">GF/GA</td>
<td style="width: 21.6072%;height: 19px">178-138</td>
<td style="width: 53.3928%;height: 19px">150-154</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">Power play %</td>
<td style="width: 21.6072%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">20.6</div></td>
<td style="width: 53.3928%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">20</div></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">Penalty kill %</td>
<td style="width: 21.6072%;height: 19px">83.7</td>
<td style="width: 53.3928%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">78.9</div></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">CF%</td>
<td style="width: 21.6072%">50.88</td>
<td style="width: 53.3928%;height: 19px">54.57</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">xGF%</td>
<td style="width: 21.6072%;height: 19px">55.11</td>
<td class="sorting_1" style="width: 53.3928%;height: 19px">53.10</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">PDO</td>
<td style="width: 21.6072%;height: 19px">102.3</td>
<td style="width: 53.3928%;height: 19px">98.8</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<em>Goals in all situations, analytics at 5x5 c/o naturalstattrick.com.</em>
<h1>Who I like</h1>
Auston Matthews ($9,000). Next.

Looks like a Jack Campbell ($8,200) start tonight, and I'll be passing on him this evening.

William Nylander ($5,700) has played well against the Habs this year scoring three goals and as many assists in seven months. He's averaging 12.7 FPPG over the last 10 games scoring 12 points in that time frame.

Jake Muzzin ($4,400) has provided solid value all year and has scored seven points in nine games against Montreal this year.
<h1>Around the NHL</h1>
Connor McDavid ($9,200) is now only four points back from 100.

T.J. Oshie ($5,800) has four goals in the last two games including a hattrick against the Rangers, all since his dad passed away. He looks to stay hot against the Flyers, whom he's scored four points in six games against this year.

Jakub Vrana ($5,400) has been electric in Detroit so far scoring nine points in 10 games with them including seven goals. I like him staying hot against Columbus 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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