Toronto Maple Leafs at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 12/11/2018

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

PNC Arena

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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Maple Leafs at -125 and the Hurricanes at +113.

Toronto has a record of 20-9-1 this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 109 goals and given up 84 goals for a point differential of +25. For the season they have an ATS record of 20-10-0 and an over/under record of 14-13-0. Carolina is 13-11-4 this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 71 goals and surrendered 77 for a goal differential of -6. Their record against the spread is 13-15-0 while their over/under record is 9-19-0.

Valuable Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 20-10-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 14-13-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 13-15-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 9-19-0 against the over/under this season

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/10/18 C Zach Hyman Suspension 2-game suspension

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

12/10/18 GO Curtis McElhinney Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Mitch Marner has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 6 goals this year with 82 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 34 assists on the season and averages 19.5 minutes played per game. Morgan Rielly averages 22.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 9 goals on 80 shots. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 16 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has 798 shots against him and he's given up 59 goals. He's made 739 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Sebastian Aho has scored 27 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 8 goals this season with 81 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 19.2 minutes played per game. Teuvo Teravainen averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 5 goals on 62 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 4 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 237 shots against him and he's surrendered 24 goals. He's made 213 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs have 41 total points this season, which ranks them 2nd in the NHL. They are 2nd in the league in goals scored with 109 while they've given up 84 goals, ranking them 24th overall. They have had 77 power play opportunities and have scored 21 goals on those chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 5th in the NHL. The Maple Leafs have allowed 75 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, putting them 14th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.56% for the season. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 3rd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 23rd in the NHL with a total of 30 points this year. They have 15 power play goals on 95 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks them 23rd in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 86 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. That is 17th in the NHL. As a team, the Hurricanes are 30th in the league with 71 goals scored while they've given up 77 goals, which is 28th overall. They average 39 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.56%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 19th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Toronto is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.2%, as they've attempted 1,884 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,872 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.9% as they have 1,393 attempts while they have given up 1,457 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 20th in the league. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 49.5% of the time, which is 17th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.5% for the season. That is 14th overall in the NHL. They have 968 face-off wins compared to 893 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense Toronto has 539 hits and they have blocked 415 shots from the opposition, putting them 18th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 59.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 40.9% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 890 face-off wins compared to 837 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Carolina has 760 hits and they have blocked 342 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 58.3% as they've attempted 2,008 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,436 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 57.9% ranks 1st as they have 1,507 attempts while they have given up 1,094 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Carolina +113

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