Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Picks & Predictions 9/30/2017

Saturday, September 30, 2017

Air Canada Centre

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The Detroit Red Wings head to Air Canada Centre to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, September 30, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Red Wings at +115 and the Maple Leafs at -140.

Detroit had a record of 33-36-13 last year and away from home they had a record of 16-19-6. They were 7th in the Atlantic Division. They tallied 207 goals and surrendered 244 goals for a point differential of -37. For the year they had an ATS mark of 33-49-0 and an over/under record of 36-34-0. Toronto finished with a record of 40-27-15 including 21-13-7 on home ice last year. They were 4th in the Atlantic Division. They scored 251 goals and gave up 242 for a goal differential of +9. Their record against the spread was 42-46-0 while their over/under mark was 42-45-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings were 33-49-0 straight up last year

The Detroit Red Wings were 36-34-0 against the over/under last season

Important Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs were 42-46-0 straight up last year

The Toronto Maple Leafs were 42-45-0 against the over/under last season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

9/28/2017 Nick Jensen D Undisclosed
9/28/2017 Evgeny Svechnikov LW Neck
9/28/2017 Henrik Zetterberg LW Neck
9/25/2017 Eric Tangradi LW Knee
9/24/2017 Justin Abdelkader LW Lower Body
9/24/2017 Niklas Kronwall D Back
9/23/2017 Tyler Bertuzzi LW Wrist
9/2/2017 Johan Franzen LW Concussion

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

9/29/2017 Roman Polak D Lower Leg
9/14/2017 Nathan Horton RW Back
9/14/2017 Joffrey Lupul RW Abdomen

Player Spotlight

Henrik Zetterberg scored 66 total points last year for the Red Wings. He had 16 goals last season with 187 shots on net giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He had a total of 50 assists on the year and averaged 19.7 minutes played per contest. Anthony Mantha averaged 15.9 minutes of ice time per game last season. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 17 goals on 133 attempts. He had 19 assists giving him a total of 36 points on the year. Jimmy Howard had 10 wins and 11 losses last season in goal for the Red Wings. He had 675 shots against him and he surrendered 49 goals. He made 626 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Mitch Marner had 61 total points last season for the Maple Leafs. He had 19 goals last year with 173 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He had a total of 42 assists on the year and averaged 16.8 minutes played per contest. Auston Matthews averaged 17.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 39 goals on 272 attempts. He had 28 assists giving him a total of 67 points on the year. Frederik Andersen had 33 wins and 16 losses last season in net for the Maple Leafs. He had 2,052 shots against him and he gave up 169 goals. He made 1,883 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings had 79 total points last year, which was 25th in the NHL. They scored 207 goals while giving up 244 scores, which had them ranked 24th and 5th respectively. They had 252 power play chances and scored 38 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That was 27th in the league. The Red Wings gave up 235 power play opportunities and surrendered 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 16th when short-handed. They averaged 28 shots per contest and as a team shot 8.87% for the year. They allowed 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and had a team save percentage of 90%, which was 25th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs were 14th in the league with a total of 95 points last season. They had 57 power play goals on 244 chances for a percentage of 23%. That was 2nd in the NHL. They gave up 251 power play opportunities and surrendered 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 10th overall. As a team, the Maple Leafs were 5th with a total of 251 goals scored while they gave up 242 goals last season, ranking 9th in goals against. They averaged 32 shots per game and had a team shooting percentage of 9.59%. As a unit they gave up 33 shots per contest and had a save percentage of 91%, putting them 13th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit had a Corsi percentage of 48.5% as they tried 4,286 shots on goal while at full strength while they surrendered 4,546 shots on net when they had a full team on the ice. That ranked them 22nd in Corsi percentage. They were 25th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48.4% as they had 3,270 shots while they gave up 3,480 attempts on defense. The Red Wings started possessions in the offensive zone 52.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage was at 47.7% for the year. That put them 9th and 20th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They had 2,520 face-off wins as opposed to 2,338 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 51.9%. That was 5th overall in the NHL. On defense Detroit had 1,644 hits and they blocked 1,066 attempts from opposing offenses, which was 25th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

Toronto had a Corsi percentage of 50.1% as they tried 4,980 shots on goal while at full strength while they surrendered 4,965 shots on net when they had a full team on the ice. That ranked them 20th in Corsi percentage. They were 20th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 49.7% as they had 3,758 shots while they gave up 3,799 attempts on defense. The Maple Leafs started possessions in the offensive zone 50.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage was at 49.8% for the year. That put them 19th and 14th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They had 2,523 face-off wins as opposed to 2,531 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 49.9%. That was 16th overall in the NHL. On defense Toronto had 1,936 hits and they blocked 1,166 attempts from opposing offenses, which was 14th in the league.

Who will win tonight's Red Wings/Maple Leafs NHL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take Detroit +115

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