Players to target: William Nylander, Auston Matthews, and Jake Gardiner
We are seeing a 6.5-goal over/under tonight for the first time on the young season, and it's no surprise that the game features the Toronto Maple Leafs. The top line for the Leafs is firmly in play as the best stack of the night, as the Vegas Golden Knights give up over 62 Corsi Against per 60 minutes and the sixth-most Scoring Chances Against per 60 minutes.
The Matthews line is at a 55.5 Corsi For percentage, 60.4 Corsi For per 60 minutes, and 4.3 expected Goals per 60 minutes. Matthews and Nylander should have high-shot volumes in this home matchup, where they will avoid the James Neal line. These three players are highly correlated, as they all play on the same power play, which is the sixth-best power play in the NHL.