{"id":320979,"date":"2025-01-11T13:57:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T18:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=320979"},"modified":"2025-01-11T13:57:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T18:57:48","slug":"maple-leafs-props-vs-canucks-january-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/maple-leafs-props-vs-canucks-january-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Leafs props vs. Canucks Jan. 11: Back Knies, Hughes, and fade DeBrusk on Saturday night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A loaded 15-game NHL slate on Saturday features the Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Vancouver Canucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Matthew Knies has been scorching hot and I like him to pick up a point in the interconference showdown against Vancouver. Additionally, I&#8217;m backing Quinn Hughes to produce on the power play and fading Jake DeBrusk&#8217;s shots prop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Maple Leafs props vs. Canucks for Jan. 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maple Leafs props vs. Canucks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/ice_hockey\/competitions\/10011\">NHL betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet: Knies to score 1+ points (-112)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knies has relished his opportunity on Toronto&#8217;s first line, and I expect more production against a suspect defensive team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His linemates tonight will be Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews, who&#8217;ve combined for a whopping 90 points at the halfway mark of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knies has 27 points in 41 games and is on pace to smash his points total from last season (35).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his last four games, he&#8217;s scored five goals and tallied three assists. He also has a staggering 50.0% shooting percentage in that span.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 22-year-old&#8217;s confidence seems to be growing exponentially with the more playing time he gets. His 22.2 SH% on the season exceeded his career average by more than nine percentage points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Vancouver accrues the eighth-most penalty minutes per game (9.4) and ranks 21st in goals allowed per game (3.15).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DeBrusk under 1.5 shots (+125):<\/strong> DeBrusk hasn&#8217;t been shooting the puck a ton despite his production this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He paces the Canucks in goals (17) but has been on a cold stretch lately, with just three in his last 13 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DeBrusk&#8217;s career-high 19.5 SH% plays a factor. He&#8217;s on track to break his single-season goals record (27) and is shooting the puck at an ultra-efficient rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vancouver has the second-lowest shots on goal per game (25.4), ahead of only the Chicago Blackhawks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Natural Stat Trick, the Canucks are fifth-worst in high-danger chances per 60 (9.88).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DeBrusk has cashed this bet in four of the last five games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hughes over 0.5 power-play points (+130):<\/strong> Hughes has been Vancouver&#8217;s best player this year, and it&#8217;s not particularly close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1st in points (45)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1st in assists (37)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1st in time on ice (25:19)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2nd in plus-minus (+12)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the Canucks&#8217; offensive woes, their 14th-ranked power play has been sufficient \u2014 and it&#8217;s led by the reigning Norris Trophy winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hughes paces all Canucks in power-play points (18) and power-play ice time (3:47\/game). He has eight more power-play points than the next Canucks player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his past seven games, Hughes has four power-play points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 1:43 p.m. ET on 01\/11\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A loaded 15-game NHL slate on Saturday features the Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Vancouver Canucks. The pregame narrative: Matthew Knies has been scorching hot and I like him to pick up a point in the interconference showdown against Vancouver. Additionally, I&#8217;m backing Quinn Hughes to produce on the power play and fading Jake DeBrusk&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":320970,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[452,58],"tags":[49,8,206],"class_list":["post-320979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-com","category-nhl","tag-nhl","tag-nhl-betting","tag-nhl-props"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Maple Leafs props vs. Canucks: Jan. 11 | Northstar Bets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Maple Leafs props vs. Canucks for Jan. 11. 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