Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks & Parlay 12/15/2017

Friday, December 15, 2017

Little Ceasars Arena

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The Toronto Maple Leafs head to Little Ceasars Arena to take on the Detroit Red Wings on Friday, December 15, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Maple Leafs at -130 and the Red Wings at +118.

Toronto has a record of 20-11-1 this year and away from home they have a record of 10-6-1. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 108 goals and surrendered 92 goals for a point differential of +16. For the year they have an ATS mark of 20-12-0 and an over/under record of 16-13-0. Detroit has a record of 11-13-7, including 5-6-6 on home ice this year. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 83 goals and have given up 102 for a goal differential of -19. Their record against the spread is 11-20-0 while their over/under mark is 16-15-0.

Valuable Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 20-12-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 16-13-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 11-20-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 16-15-0 against the over/under this season

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/13/17 C Auston Matthews Upper Body is downgraded to OUT Thursday vs Minnesota
11/06/17 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal IR (10/03)

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Frederik Andersen has 17 wins and 9 losses this season in goal for the Maple Leafs. He has 934 shots against him and he's surrendered 73 goals. He's made 861 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Auston Matthews has scored 26 total points this year for the Maple Leafs. He has 13 goals this season with 80 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 18.6 minutes played per contest. Nazem Kadri averages 16.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by tallying 13 goals on 79 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 23 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Anthony Mantha has 22 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 12 goals this year with 85 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 10 assists on the year and averages 17.3 minutes played per contest. Jimmy Howard has 9 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 727 shots against him and he's given up 68 goals. He's made 659 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Henrik Zetterberg averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 5 goals on 69 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 18 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs have given up 100 power play opportunities and surrendered 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this season. That is 13th in the league. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.12% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, ranking them 6th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Maple Leafs are 5th overall with 41 total points this year. They are 3rd in the league with 108 goals and 19th in goals allowed with 92. They've had 90 power play chances and scored 20 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 5th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Red Wings are 25th with a total of 83 goals scored while they are 7th with 102 goals surrendered this season. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.64%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 23rd in the league. The Red Wings have a total of 29 points this season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have had 20 power play goals on 98 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 10th overall. They've given up 108 power play opportunities and surrendered 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 11th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Toronto is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.8%, as they've attempted 1,881 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,972 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.4% as they have 1,371 attempts while they have given up 1,519 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 28th in the league. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 47.3% of the time, which is 28th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.7% for the season. That is 5th overall in the NHL. They have 1,031 face-off wins compared to 979 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That ranks them 13th in the league. On defense Toronto has 694 hits and they have blocked 453 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Red Wings are 13th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.1% for the season, which is 22nd in the NHL. They have 949 face-off wins compared to 984 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.1%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense Detroit has 613 hits and they have blocked 394 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Detroit is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.6% as they've attempted 1,711 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,739 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.8% ranks 14th as they have 1,333 attempts while they have given up 1,345 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto -130 and over 5.5 total goals

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