Toronto Maple Leafs at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 11/21/2018

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

PNC Arena

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The Toronto Maple Leafs head to PNC Arena to take on the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Maple Leafs at -114 and the Hurricanes at -114.

Toronto has a record of 15-6-0 this year. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 74 goals and surrendered 53 goals for a point differential of +21. For the year they have an ATS mark of 15-6-0 and an over/under record of 7-12-0. Carolina has a record of 9-8-3 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 53 goals and given up 59 for a goal differential of -6. Their record against the spread is 9-11-0 while their over/under mark is 7-13-0.

Valuable Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 15-6-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 7-12-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 9-11-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 7-13-0 against the over/under this season

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

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

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

11/20/18 D Brett Pesce Lower Body is questionable Wednesday vs Toronto
11/20/18 GO Petr Mrazek Lower Body is questionable Wednesday vs Toronto
10/03/18 C Victor Rask Hand IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Morgan Rielly has scored 26 total points this year for the Maple Leafs. He has 9 goals this season with 61 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 22.1 minutes played per contest. Mitch Marner averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by tallying 6 goals on 69 attempts. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 28 points on the year. Frederik Andersen has 12 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Maple Leafs. He has 540 shots against him and he's surrendered 35 goals. He's made 505 stops for a save percentage of 94%.

Player Spotlight

Micheal Ferland has 14 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 10 goals this year with 65 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 15.9 minutes played per contest. Sebastian Aho averages 19.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 6 goals on 54 attempts. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 23 points on the year. Scott Darling has 2 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 185 shots against him and he's given up 18 goals. He's made 167 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs have 30 total points this year, which is 2nd in the NHL. They've scored 74 goals while giving up 53 scores, which has them ranked 3rd and 27th respectively. They have had 58 power play chances and scored 15 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 26%. That is 6th in the league. The Maple Leafs have given up 56 power play opportunities and surrendered 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 7th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.21% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 4th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 19th in the league with a total of 21 points this season. They have 11 power play goals on 71 chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 25th in the NHL. They've given up 65 power play opportunities and surrendered 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, ranking 28th overall. As a team, the Hurricanes are 28th with a total of 53 goals scored while they've given up 59 goals this season, ranking 21st in goals against. They average 40 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 6.58%. As a unit they give up 26 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 27th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Toronto is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.4%, as they've attempted 1,311 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,291 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.4% as they have 969 attempts while they have given up 993 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 19th in the league. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 48.6% of the time, which is 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the season. That is 11th overall in the NHL. They have 663 face-off wins compared to 630 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That ranks them 11th in the league. On defense Toronto has 408 hits and they have blocked 298 shots from the opposition, putting them 15th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 60.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 39.1% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 644 face-off wins compared to 592 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Carolina has 531 hits and they have blocked 242 shots from the opposition, which is 30th in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 59.9% as they've attempted 1,472 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 986 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 59.7% ranks 1st as they have 1,103 attempts while they have given up 744 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto -114

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