Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins NHL Picks & Predictions 11/10/2018
Saturday, November 10, 2018
TD Garden
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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Saturday, November 10, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Maple Leafs at +116 and the Bruins at -150.
Toronto has a record of 10-5-0 this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 51 goals and given up 40 goals for a point differential of +11. For the season they have an ATS record of 10-5-0 and an over/under record of 4-11-0. Boston has a record of 8-5-2 this year. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 44 goals and surrendered 39 for a goal differential of +5. Their record against the spread is 8-7-0 while their over/under record is 5-10-0.
Valuable Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends
The Toronto Maple Leafs are 10-5-0 straight up this year
The Toronto Maple Leafs are 4-11-0 against the over/under this season
Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends
The Boston Bruins are 8-7-0 straight up this year
The Boston Bruins are 5-10-0 against the over/under this season
Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
10/28/18 C Auston Matthews Shoulder is out 4-6 weeks
Key Boston Bruins Injuries
10/30/18 D Charlie McAvoy Upper Body IR (10/18)
10/25/18 D Kevan Miller Upper Body is out 4-6 weeks
Player Spotlight
Frederik Andersen has 8 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has 394 shots against him and he's given up 28 goals. He's made 366 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Morgan Rielly has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 6 goals this year with 45 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 22.5 minutes played per game. Mitch Marner averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 5 goals on 48 shots. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the season.
Player Spotlight
Brad Marchand has scored 17 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 5 goals this season with 32 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 19.7 minutes played per game. Tuukka Rask has 4 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Bruins. He has 212 shots against him and he's surrendered 21 goals. He's made 191 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Patrice Bergeron averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 8 goals on 51 shots. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the season.
Useful Team Statistics
The Maple Leafs have allowed 43 power play opportunities and have given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84% this year. That is 7th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.16% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 10th in the league. The Maple Leafs have 20 total points this season, ranking 4th in the NHL in offense. They are 10th in the league with 51 goals while they've given up 40 goals, which is 26th overall. They have had 40 power play opportunities and scored 12 goals on those chances for a percentage of 30%. That is 5th in the NHL.
Useful Team Statistics
As a team, the Bruins are 21st with 44 goals scored while they are 27th in the NHL with 39 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.82%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 8th place in the league. The Bruins have a total of 18 points this year, which is 10th in the NHL. They have 15 power play goals on 49 opportunities for a percentage of 31%. That ranks their power play unit 4th. They've allowed 49 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, which is 20th overall.
Advanced Statistics
Toronto is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3%, as they've attempted 925 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 914 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.5% as they have 680 attempts while they have given up 695 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 19th in the league. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 49.3% of the time, which is 19th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.7% for the season. That is 13th overall in the NHL. They have 466 face-off wins compared to 461 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That ranks them 15th in the league. On defense Toronto has 310 hits and they have blocked 219 shots from the opposition, putting them 15th overall.
Advanced Statistics
The Bruins are 11th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.2% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 462 face-off wins compared to 449 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Boston has 306 hits and they have blocked 180 shots from the opposition, which is 30th in the league. Boston is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.9% as they've attempted 858 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 827 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.5% ranks 13th as they have 661 attempts while they have given up 647 shots on the defensive end.
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