Vegas Golden Knights at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Picks & Predictions 11/6/2017

Monday, November 6, 2017

Air Canada Centre

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The Vegas Golden Knights head to Air Canada Centre to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday, November 6, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Golden Knights at +205 and the Maple Leafs at -230.

Vegas has a record of 9-4-0 this year and away from home they have a record of 3-3-0. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 47 goals and surrendered 37 goals for a point differential of +10. For the year they have an ATS mark of 9-4-0 and an over/under record of 8-5-0. Toronto has a record of 8-7-0 including 4-3-0 on home ice this year. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 57 goals and have given up 55 for a goal differential of +2. Their record against the spread is 8-7-0 while their over/under mark is 10-4-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 9-4-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 8-5-0 against the over/under this season

Important Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 8-7-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 10-4-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/31/17 GO Oscar Dansk Lower Body IR (10/30)
10/22/17 GO Malcolm Subban Lower Body IR (10/22)
10/15/17 RW David Clarkson Back IR (10/03)
10/15/17 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion IR (10/03)
10/15/17 GO Marc-Andre Fleury Concussion IR (10/14)
10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

James Neal has scored 11 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 7 goals this season with 30 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 23%. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 17.6 minutes played per contest. David Perron averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 4 goals on 31 attempts. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the year. Maxime Lagace has 1 win and 3 losses this season in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 104 shots against him and he's surrendered 15 goals. He's made 89 stops for a save percentage of 86%.

Player Spotlight

Auston Matthews has 18 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 10 goals this year with 50 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 18.2 minutes played per contest. Mitch Marner averages 14.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 1 goal on 28 attempts. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the year. Frederik Andersen has 7 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has 427 shots against him and he's given up 45 goals. He's made 382 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 18 total points this year, which is 7th in the NHL. They've scored 47 goals while giving up 37 scores, which has them ranked 11th and 24th respectively. They have had 55 power play chances and scored 11 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 13th in the league. The Golden Knights have given up 42 power play opportunities and surrendered 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 15th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 12.02% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 12th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 16th in the league with a total of 16 points this season. They have 12 power play goals on 50 chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 6th in the NHL. They've given up 52 power play opportunities and surrendered 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 17th overall. As a team, the Maple Leafs are 2nd with a total of 57 goals scored while they've given up 55 goals this season, ranking 5th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.73%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 26th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.5%, as they've attempted 769 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 784 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.3% as they have 568 attempts while they have given up 584 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 23rd in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 48.4% of the time, which is 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.6% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 418 face-off wins compared to 400 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.1%. That ranks them 19th in the league. On defense Vegas has 237 hits and they have blocked 200 shots from the opposition, putting them 14th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 22nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.6% for the season, which is 10th in the NHL. They have 511 face-off wins compared to 469 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Toronto has 331 hits and they have blocked 202 shots from the opposition, which is 12th in the league. Toronto is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.4% as they've attempted 920 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 870 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.4% ranks 17th as they have 680 attempts while they have given up 668 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Vegas +205

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