New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Picks & Parlay 11/16/2017

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Air Canada Centre

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The New Jersey Devils head to Air Canada Centre to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday, November 16, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Devils at -125 and the Maple Leafs at +113.

New Jersey has a record of 11-4-2 this year and away from home they have a record of 6-1-1. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 61 goals and surrendered 54 goals for a point differential of +7. For the year they have an ATS mark of 11-6-0 and an over/under record of 10-7-0. Toronto has a record of 12-7-0, including 7-3-0 on home ice this year. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 72 goals and have given up 63 for a goal differential of +9. Their record against the spread is 12-7-0 while their over/under mark is 11-6-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 11-6-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 10-7-0 against the over/under this season

Important Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 12-7-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 11-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

11/14/17 D Mirco Mueller Collarbone is out indefinitely
11/09/17 LW Marcus Johansson Concussion IR (10/31)

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

11/15/17 C Auston Matthews Upper Body is "?" Thursday vs. New Jersey
11/13/17 C William Nylander Illness is "?" Thursday vs. New Jersey
11/06/17 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Cory Schneider has 7 wins and 3 losses this season in goal for the Devils. He has 424 shots against him and he's surrendered 33 goals. He's made 391 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Nico Hischier has scored 14 total points this year for the Devils. He has 3 goals this season with 33 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 11 assists on the year and averages 16.2 minutes played per contest. Jesper Bratt averages 15.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by tallying 5 goals on 29 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 13 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Nazem Kadri has 16 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 9 goals this year with 46 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 16.2 minutes played per contest. Frederik Andersen has 10 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has 527 shots against him and he's given up 52 goals. He's made 475 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Auston Matthews averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 10 goals on 53 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have given up 71 power play opportunities and surrendered 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this season. That is 16th in the league. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 12.06% for the year. They allow 36 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 12th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Devils are 4th overall with 24 total points this year. They are 4th in the league with 61 goals and 12th in goals allowed with 54. They've had 56 power play chances and scored 14 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That is 4th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Maple Leafs are 1st with a total of 72 goals scored while they are 6th with 63 goals surrendered this season. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 12.24%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 22nd in the league. The Maple Leafs have a total of 24 points this season, which is 5th in the NHL. They have had 15 power play goals on 65 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 6th overall. They've given up 67 power play opportunities and surrendered 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 15th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey has a Corsi percentage of 45% as they've tried 889 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,088 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 30th in Corsi percentage. They are 28th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 45.5% as they have 697 shots while they've given up 835 attempts on defense. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 43.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 56.6% for the year. That puts them 31st and 1st in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 513 face-off wins as opposed to 593 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.4%. That is 30th overall in the NHL. On defense New Jersey has 378 hits and they've blocked 253 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 19th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the year. That ranks them 23rd and 12th respectively in the NHL. They have 623 face-off wins as opposed to 597 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.1%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Toronto has 432 hits and they've blocked 258 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 16th in blocked shots. Toronto is ranked 18th in Corsi percentage with 50.2% as they've tried 1,128 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,121 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 24th in the NHL at 48.8%, as they have 821 shots while they've given up 863 attempts on defense.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take New Jersey -125 and over 5.5 total goals

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