Friday, October 9, 2015
Joe Louis Arena
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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to Joe Louis Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Friday, October 9, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Maple Leafs at +197 and the Red Wings at -220. The over/under has been set at 5.
The Toronto Maple Leafs compiled a record of 30-44 last season with 68 total points for the campaign. They ranked 24th with 211 goals on the season while giving up the 4th most goals in the NHL with 262 goals against. Toronto ranked 3rd in the NHL with 283 power play opportunities while cashing in on those chances 45 times for a 15.9% conversion rate.
On the other side, the Detroit Red Wings finished the season with a 43-25 record and totaled 100 points on the season. Detroit ranked 12th with 235 goals scored while ranking 16th with 221 goals scored against them. They had 70 power play goals last season which ranked them first in the NHL. They had 294 power play opportunities for the year.
The Maple Leafs are 17-35 in their last 52 Friday games, 21-45 in their last 66 vs. Eastern Conference and 16-35 in their last 51 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game. They are 5-16 in their last 21 games playing on 1 days rest, 5-16 in their last 21 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game and 11-41 in their last 52 overall. the Maple Leafs are are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. the Atlantic, 10-41 in their last 51 road games and 3-15 in their last 18 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
The under is 4-1 in the Maple Leafs last 5 overall and 4-1 in their last 5 vs. the Eastern Conference. The under is also 15-6-2 in their last 23 road games and 5-2-1 in their last 8 Friday games.
The Red Wings are 10-1 in their last 11 vs. a team with a winning % below .400, 4-1 in their last 5 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game and 48-20 in their last 68 Friday games. They are 115-51-8 in their last 174 games playing on 3 or more days rest, 2-5 in their last 7 home games and 3-8 in their last 11 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game. The Red Wings are also 4-12 in their last 16 vs. the Atlantic, 2-11 in their last 13 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game and 1-10 in their last 11 games following a win.
The under is 5-0 in Red Wings last 5 games playing on 3 or more days rest, 7-1-3 in their last 11 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game and 4-1-3 in their last 8 home games. The under is 3-1-1 in their last 5 overall, 3-1-1 in their last 5 vs. the Atlantic and 3-1-1 in their last 5 vs. the Eastern Conference.
Head to head, the under is 3-0-1 in the last 4 meetings in Detroit and 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.
Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends
The Toronto Maple Leafs are 0-1 straight up
The Toronto Maple Leafs are 0-0-0 against the over/under
Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends
The Detroit Red Wings are 0-0 straight up
The Detroit Red Wings are 0-0-0 against the over/under
Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
10/06/15 D Stephane Robidas Knee is downgraded to expected to miss 3 games
Detroit Red Wings Injuries
10/08/15 D Jakub Kindl Eye probable Friday vs. Toronto
10/08/15 C Pavel Datsyuk Ankle out indefinitely
10/07/15 C Darren Helm Concussion expected to miss 1 week
10/06/15 D Danny DeKeyser Foot out indefinitely
Josh's Pick: Take Detroit
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