Toronto will host San Jose in the regular season match of the National Hockey League. Our sports portal gives a forecast for the game.
Toronto Maple Leafs
In recent matches, the Canadian club pleases its fans — four wins in a row. Sheldon Keogh's team is currently in third place in the Eastern Conference table. This season she played 24 games in the regular season and scored 33 points. The previous meeting of the Maple Leaves was held in the City of Motors, where they coped with the local Detroit — 4:2. As part of the winners, Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Mitchell Marner and Rasmus Sandin scored accurate shots. Toronto will play the next match at home, and then go on the Tampa — Dallas route.
San Jose Sharks
The club from California ranks 13th in the Western Conference table. This season, David Quinn's team played 25 games in the regular season and scored 20 points. The Sharks held the previous meeting in the regular season in Canada, where they beat Montreal 4-0. San Jose goalkeeper Kaapo Kyahkenen blocked 28 shots out of 28, and Matthew Nieto, Tomas Gertl (twice) and Logan Couture scored goals. With this victory, the club from California interrupted an unsuccessful series of three defeats.
Statistics and figures:
- "Toronto" is the favorite of the match according to the bookmakers.
- In the last face-to-face meetings, the Sharks have won 14, the maple Leafs - six.
- The previous game ended with a score of 4:3 in favor of San Jose.
Forecast
In my opinion, Toronto will beat the opponent. Now Keefe's team looks confident and will surely score two points in the match.