Toronto Maple Leafs at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 11/16/2018

Friday, November 16, 2018

Honda Center

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The Toronto Maple Leafs head to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, November 16, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Maple Leafs at -120 and the Ducks at -105.

Toronto has a record of 12-6-0 this year. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 63 goals and surrendered 47 goals for a point differential of +16. For the year they have an ATS mark of 12-6-0 and an over/under record of 6-11-0. Anaheim has a record of 8-9-3 this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 44 goals and given up 59 for a goal differential of -15. Their record against the spread is 8-12-0 while their over/under mark is 6-13-0.

Valuable Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 12-6-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 6-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 8-12-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 6-13-0 against the over/under this season

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

10/28/18 C Auston Matthews Shoulder is out 4-6 weeks

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

11/15/18 D Cam Fowler Facial is out indefinitely
10/31/18 LW Nick Ritchie Upper Body IR (10/31)
10/03/18 RW Ondrej Kase Concussion IR (10/03)
10/01/18 D Korbinian Holzer Wrist is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Patrick Eaves Shoulder is out indefinitely
09/26/18 RW Corey Perry Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Mitch Marner has scored 22 total points this year for the Maple Leafs. He has 5 goals this season with 57 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Morgan Rielly averages 22.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 8 goals on 54 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 23 points on the year. Frederik Andersen has 10 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Maple Leafs. He has 456 shots against him and he's surrendered 30 goals. He's made 426 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Jakob Silfverberg has 10 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 5 goals this year with 26 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 17.1 minutes played per contest. Rickard Rakell averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 3 goals on 56 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 13 points on the year. John Gibson has 6 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has 550 shots against him and he's given up 40 goals. He's made 510 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs have 24 total points this year, which is 3rd in the NHL. They've scored 63 goals while giving up 47 scores, which has them ranked 3rd and 26th respectively. They have had 53 power play chances and scored 15 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 28%. That is 5th in the league. The Maple Leafs have given up 52 power play opportunities and surrendered 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 7th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.15% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 6th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 20th in the league with a total of 19 points this season. They have 8 power play goals on 56 chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 26th in the NHL. They've given up 74 power play opportunities and surrendered 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 9th overall. As a team, the Ducks are 30th with a total of 44 goals scored while they've given up 59 goals this season, ranking 9th in goals against. They average 26 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.56%. As a unit they give up 36 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 4th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Toronto is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5%, as they've attempted 1,112 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,090 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.9% as they have 824 attempts while they have given up 828 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 16th in the league. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 49.9% of the time, which is 18th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.1% for the season. That is 14th overall in the NHL. They have 560 face-off wins compared to 549 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That ranks them 13th in the league. On defense Toronto has 361 hits and they have blocked 262 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 26th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.2% for the season, which is 6th in the NHL. They have 597 face-off wins compared to 602 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.8%. That is 19th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 423 hits and they have blocked 322 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. Anaheim is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 43.6% as they've attempted 1,034 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,335 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 42.3% ranks 31st as they have 744 attempts while they have given up 1,013 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Toronto -120

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