Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins NHL Picks & Predictions 11/11/2017

Saturday, November 11, 2017

TD Garden

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The Toronto Maple Leafs head to TD Garden to take on the Boston Bruins on Saturday, November 11, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Maple Leafs at -122 and the Bruins at +112.

Toronto has a record of 10-7-0 this year and away from home they have a record of 4-4-0. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They have tallied 65 goals and surrendered 60 goals for a point differential of +5. For the year they have an ATS mark of 10-7-0 and an over/under record of 11-4-0. Boston has a record of 6-5-3 including 5-2-2 on home ice this year. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 41 goals and have given up 44 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 6-8-0 while their over/under mark is 8-6-0.

Valuable Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 10-7-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 11-4-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 6-8-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 8-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

11/10/17 C Auston Matthews Upper Body is downgraded to doubtful Friday vs. Boston
11/06/17 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal IR (10/03)

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

11/10/17 GO Tuukka Rask None will not start in goal Friday vs. Toronto
11/09/17 C Noel Acciari Finger is "?" Friday vs. Toronto
11/06/17 LW Brad Marchand Upper Body is out indefinitely
11/06/17 C David Krejci Upper Body IR (10/19)
11/01/17 RW David Backes Lower Body IR (11/01)
10/20/17 D Adam McQuaid Fibula IR (10/19)
10/18/17 C Ryan Spooner Groin IR (10/17)

Player Spotlight

Auston Matthews has scored 19 total points this year for the Maple Leafs. He has 10 goals this season with 53 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 9 assists on the year and averages 18.4 minutes played per contest. Nazem Kadri averages 16 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by tallying 9 goals on 44 attempts. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the year. Frederik Andersen has 9 wins and 6 losses this season in goal for the Maple Leafs. He has 492 shots against him and he's surrendered 50 goals. He's made 442 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

David Pastrnak has 16 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 9 goals this year with 43 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 19.2 minutes played per contest. Brad Marchand averages 21.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 29% by scoring 8 goals on 28 attempts. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the year. Tuukka Rask has 3 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 279 shots against him and he's given up 27 goals. He's made 252 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs have 20 total points this year, which is 6th in the NHL. They've scored 65 goals while giving up 60 scores, which has them ranked 2nd and 3rd respectively. They have had 56 power play chances and scored 13 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 7th in the league. The Maple Leafs have given up 59 power play opportunities and surrendered 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 19th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 12.26% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 26th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins are 24th in the league with a total of 15 points this season. They have 12 power play goals on 51 chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 6th in the NHL. They've given up 48 power play opportunities and surrendered 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%, ranking 3rd overall. As a team, the Bruins are 26th with a total of 41 goals scored while they've given up 44 goals this season, ranking 19th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.72%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 23rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Toronto is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3%, as they've attempted 1,014 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,000 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.1% as they have 740 attempts while they have given up 768 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 23rd in the league. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 49.1% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.9% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 562 face-off wins compared to 530 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That ranks them 9th in the league. On defense Toronto has 378 hits and they have blocked 232 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins are 6th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.7% for the season, which is 22nd in the NHL. They have 454 face-off wins compared to 441 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That is 11th in the league. On defense Boston has 349 hits and they have blocked 185 shots from the opposition, which is 29th in the league. Boston is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8% as they've attempted 812 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 787 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.3% ranks 12th as they have 609 attempts while they have given up 602 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Toronto -122

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