Friday, January 6, 2017

Prudential Center

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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to Prudential Center to play the New Jersey Devils on Friday, January 6, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Maple Leafs at +104 and the Devils at -115. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Toronto comes into this matchup having played 37 games. They have an overall record of 17-12-8 and on the road they have a record of 7-6-6. Currently they are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 113 goals and given up 109 goals for a point differential of +4. The Maple Leafs have an overall record of 6-1-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 16-20 and an over/under record of 16-21-0. New Jersey shows up with a record of 16-16-7 including 10-4-2 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 92 goals and surrendered 115 for a goal differential of -23. The Devils have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 13-23 while their over/under record sits at 14-14-11.

Auston Matthews has accumulated 34 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 20 goals this season with 134 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Nazem Kadri has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 14 goals on 117 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 16 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 1,011 shots against him and has given up 81 goals. He has made 930 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Devils. He has 9 goals this season with 91 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Travis Zajac has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 8 goals on 75 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 12 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 871 shots against him and has given up 80 goals. He has made 791 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Maple Leafs have 42 total points this season. They have scored 113 goals while giving up 109 goals. They have had 118 power play opportunities and have scored 23 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Maple Leafs have allowed 124 power play opportunities and given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 34 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.09% for the season to this point. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Devils have a total of 39 points on the season. They have 18 power play goals on 136 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 13%. They have allowed 119 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Maple Leafs have a total of 92 goals scored while they've given up 115 goals to this point. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.58%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Toronto has a Corsi percentage of 50.3% as they've attempted 2,311 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,281 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.7% as they have 1,759 attempts while they've given up 1,709 shots on the defensive end. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 50.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.8% for the season. They have 1,103 face off wins compared to 1,164 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.7%. On defense Toronto has 923 hits and they've blocked 572 shots from the opposition.

New Jersey has attempted 1,912 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,178 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 46.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.5% as they have 1,461 shots while they've given up 1,679 attempts on defense. The Devils have an offensive zone percentage of 47.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 52.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.2% as they've compiled 1,190 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,182 face off losses. On defense New Jersey has blocked 499 shot attempts and they have 809 hits as a unit.

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 16-20 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 16-21-0 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 13-23 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 14-14-11 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/21/16 RW Ben Smith Hand out indefinitely
12/13/16 D Martin Marincin Back out 4-6 weeks
10/09/16 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal out indefinitely
10/09/16 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely

New Jersey Devils Injuries

12/28/16 LW Vernon Fiddler Lower Body expected to miss 3-4 weeks
01/03/17 D Andy Greene Wrist injured last game, "?" Friday vs Toronto
01/03/17 C Jacob Josefson Illness "?" Friday vs Toronto
01/02/17 D John Moore Concussion out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto +104

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