Toronto Maple Leafs at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 11/24/2017

Friday, November 24, 2017

PNC Arena

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The Toronto Maple Leafs head to PNC Arena to take on the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, November 24, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Maple Leafs at +100 and the Hurricanes at -110.

Toronto has a record of 14-8-1 this year and away from home they have a record of 6-4-1. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They have tallied 81 goals and surrendered 69 goals for a point differential of +12. For the year they have an ATS mark of 14-9-0 and an over/under record of 11-9-0. Carolina has a record of 9-7-4 including 4-3-3 on home ice this year. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 58 goals and have given up 59 for a goal differential of -1. Their record against the spread is 9-11-0 while their over/under mark is 11-8-0.

Valuable Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 14-9-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 11-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 9-11-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 11-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

11/06/17 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal IR (10/03)

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

11/19/17 RW Josh Jooris Lower Body is out indefinitely
11/13/17 RW Lee Stempniak Hip IR (10/02)

Player Spotlight

Nazem Kadri has scored 20 total points this year for the Maple Leafs. He has 11 goals this season with 54 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 9 assists on the year and averages 16.2 minutes played per contest. Auston Matthews averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by tallying 12 goals on 66 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the year. Frederik Andersen has 12 wins and 7 losses this season in goal for the Maple Leafs. He has 674 shots against him and he's surrendered 55 goals. He's made 619 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Jeff Skinner has 13 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 9 goals this year with 76 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 17.3 minutes played per contest. Jordan Staal averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 6 goals on 49 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the year. Scott Darling has 6 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 411 shots against him and he's given up 41 goals. He's made 370 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs have 29 total points this year, which is 4th in the NHL. They've scored 81 goals while giving up 69 scores, which has them ranked 2nd and 9th respectively. They have had 73 power play chances and scored 16 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 10th in the league. The Maple Leafs have given up 78 power play opportunities and surrendered 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 14th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.31% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 11th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 24th in the league with a total of 22 points this season. They have 11 power play goals on 70 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 27th in the NHL. They've given up 49 power play opportunities and surrendered 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 16th overall. As a team, the Hurricanes are 27th with a total of 58 goals scored while they've given up 59 goals this season, ranking 23rd in goals against. They average 35 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.22%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 22nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Toronto is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3%, as they've attempted 1,381 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,367 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.7% as they have 1,005 attempts while they have given up 1,060 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 24th in the league. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 48.7% of the time, which is 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 760 face-off wins compared to 721 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Toronto has 517 hits and they have blocked 307 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 59.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 40.3% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 629 face-off wins compared to 567 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.6%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Carolina has 325 hits and they have blocked 272 shots from the opposition, which is 29th in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55% as they've attempted 1,345 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,100 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.1% ranks 1st as they have 974 attempts while they have given up 828 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto +100

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