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Tonight's NHL matchup pits the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas with puck drop at 7 p.m.

Eastern Time on Sunday, December 21st.

The Stars enter as heavy favorites at minus 210 on the money line, while the Leafs sit at plus 170.

Betting lines also show the puck line at stars minus 1.5 plus 120 and total goals over 5.5 at minus 140.

The top play here centers on Leafs defenseman Jake McCabe going over two and a half block shots at plus 125.

McCabe has been a wall in front of the net, clearing that total in nine of his last 12 games and averaging three blocks per outing lately.

Toronto's been in a rut, ranking 31st in defensive zone time and struggling to break out of their own end, which keeps McKay busy as their top shot blocker with 89 on the season.

That sets up plenty of chances against a Stars team firing on all cylinders.

Dallas comes in rested after a day off, fresh off three straight wins where they averaged 5.6 goals and 27 shots per game against California clubs.

For added value, look at a same-game parlay with Morgan Riley over 1.5 shots.

He's hit that in 13 of 16 and Austin Matthews over 0.5 points, given his success in 12 straight games versus Dallas.

The Leafs do hold an 8-2 edge in their last 10 meetings with Dallas, so it could be closer than the odds suggest.

Catch it on Sportsnet.