Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens NHL Picks & Predictions 11/18/2017

Saturday, November 18, 2017

Bell Centre

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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, November 18, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Maple Leafs at -155 and the Canadiens at +140.

Toronto has a record of 13-7-0 this season and on the road they have a record of 5-4-0. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 73 goals and given up 63 goals for a point differential of +10. For the season they have an ATS record of 13-7-0 and an over/under record of 11-7-0. Montreal is 8-10-2 including 4-4-2 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 51 goals and surrendered 68 for a goal differential of -17. Their record against the spread is 8-12-0 while their over/under record is 11-8-0.

Valuable Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 13-7-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 11-7-0 against the over/under this season

Important Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 8-12-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 11-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

11/17/17 C Auston Matthews Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs. Montreal
11/06/17 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal IR (10/03)

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

11/16/17 C Torrey Mitchell Illness is "?"
11/15/17 LW Artturi Lehkonen Lower Body is out indefinitely
11/12/17 GO Al Montoya Concussion IR (11/09)
11/10/17 GO Carey Price Lower Body IR (11/02)
10/30/17 LW Nikita Scherbak Knee IR (10/26)
10/24/17 D David Schlemko Hand IR (10/02)
10/22/17 RW Ales Hemsky Upper Body IR (10/20)

Player Spotlight

Nazem Kadri has accumulated 17 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 9 goals this year with 47 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 16.3 minutes played per game. Auston Matthews averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 10 goals on 53 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 11 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has 569 shots against him and he's given up 52 goals. He's made 517 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Drouin has scored 13 total points this year for the Canadiens. He has 3 goals this season with 56 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 18.3 minutes played per game. Brendan Gallagher averages 15.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 8 goals on 60 shots. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Charlie Lindgren has 3 wins and 2 losses this year in goal for the Canadiens. He has 195 shots against him and he's surrendered 12 goals. He's made 183 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs have 26 total points this season, which ranks them 3rd in the NHL. They are 2nd in the league in goals scored with 73 while they've given up 63 goals, ranking them 8th overall. They have had 66 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 7th in the NHL. The Maple Leafs have allowed 70 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 12th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.91% for the season. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 14th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens are 27th in the NHL with a total of 18 points this year. They have 11 power play goals on 72 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks them 26th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 67 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. That is 28th in the NHL. As a team, the Canadiens are 25th in the league with 51 goals scored while they've given up 68 goals, which is 3rd overall. They average 37 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.93%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 28th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Toronto is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.9%, as they've attempted 1,189 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,194 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.4% as they have 863 attempts while they have given up 921 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 25th in the league. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 48.6% of the time, which is 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the season. That is 12th overall in the NHL. They have 661 face-off wins compared to 628 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That ranks them 13th in the league. On defense Toronto has 461 hits and they have blocked 273 shots from the opposition, putting them 15th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canadiens are 4th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.1% for the season, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 637 face-off wins compared to 649 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.5%. That is 20th in the league. On defense Montreal has 491 hits and they have blocked 292 shots from the opposition, which is 3rd in the league. Montreal is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.2% as they've attempted 1,338 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,132 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.2% ranks 3rd as they have 995 attempts while they have given up 840 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Montreal +140

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