Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Picks & Predictions 10/18/2018

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Scotiabank Arena

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The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to Scotiabank Arena to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday, October 18, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Penguins at +123 and the Maple Leafs at -159.

Pittsburgh has a record of 2-1-2 this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 17 goals and given up 20 goals for a point differential of -3. For the season they have an ATS record of 2-2-0 and an over/under record of 2-1-0. Toronto has a record of 6-1-0 this year. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 33 goals and surrendered 23 for a goal differential of +10. Their record against the spread is 6-1-0 while their over/under record is 4-3-0.

Valuable Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 2-2-0 straight up this year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 2-1-0 against the over/under this season

Important Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 6-1-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 4-3-0 against the over/under this season

Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

10/15/18 D Justin Schultz Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/11/18 GO Matt Murray Concussion is out indefinitely
10/04/18 GO Tristan Jarry Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Casey DeSmith has 103 shots against him and he's given up 8 goals. He's made 95 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Kris Letang has accumulated 6 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 3 goals this year with 16 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 26.4 minutes played per game. Sidney Crosby averages 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 4 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Auston Matthews has scored 16 total points this year for the Maple Leafs. He has 10 goals this season with 22 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 46%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 18.4 minutes played per game. Frederik Andersen has 4 wins and 1 loss this year in goal for the Maple Leafs. He has 149 shots against him and he's surrendered 15 goals. He's made 134 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Mitch Marner averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 4 goals on 19 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 11 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Penguins have allowed 13 power play opportunities and have given up 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 92% this year. That is 4th in the NHL. They average 28 shots per game and as a team shoot 12.06% for the season. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is ranked 20th in the league. The Penguins have 6 total points this season, ranking 15th in the NHL in offense. They are 14th in the league with 17 goals while they've given up 20 goals, which is 7th overall. They have had 13 power play opportunities and scored 3 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 15th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Maple Leafs are 1st with 33 goals scored while they are 3rd in the NHL with 23 goals allowed this year. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 15.35%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them in 18th place in the league. The Maple Leafs have a total of 12 points this year, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 9 power play goals on 19 opportunities for a percentage of 47%. That ranks their power play unit 1st. They've allowed 19 power play opportunities and have given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, which is 8th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Pittsburgh is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.7%, as they've attempted 274 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 300 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.6% as they have 197 attempts while they have given up 217 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 19th in the league. The Penguins start possessions in the offensive zone 40.8% of the time, which is 30th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 59.2% for the season. That is 2nd overall in the NHL. They have 176 face-off wins compared to 146 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 54.7%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Pittsburgh has 144 hits and they have blocked 83 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 11th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.4% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 216 face-off wins compared to 212 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Toronto has 140 hits and they have blocked 123 shots from the opposition, which is 1st in the league. Toronto is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.9% as they've attempted 427 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 429 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.2% ranks 14th as they have 309 attempts while they have given up 306 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Pittsburgh +123

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