Toronto Maple Leafs at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 11/23/2018

Friday, November 23, 2018

Nationwide Arena

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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday, November 23, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Maple Leafs at -105 and the Blue Jackets at -124.

Toronto has a record of 15-7-0 this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 76 goals and given up 58 goals for a point differential of +18. For the season they have an ATS record of 15-7-0 and an over/under record of 8-12-0. Columbus is 12-7-2 this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 71 goals and surrendered 67 for a goal differential of +4. Their record against the spread is 12-9-0 while their over/under record is 9-11-0.

Valuable Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 15-7-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 8-12-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 12-9-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 9-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

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

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Mitch Marner has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 6 goals this year with 71 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 19.4 minutes played per game. Morgan Rielly averages 22.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 9 goals on 62 shots. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 12 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has 583 shots against him and he's given up 38 goals. He's made 545 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has scored 22 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 5 goals this season with 59 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 19.5 minutes played per game. Cam Atkinson averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 13 goals on 79 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 7 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 422 shots against him and he's surrendered 36 goals. He's made 386 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs have 30 total points this season, which ranks them 3rd in the NHL. They are 4th in the league in goals scored with 76 while they've given up 58 goals, ranking them 27th overall. They have had 60 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 7th in the NHL. The Maple Leafs have allowed 57 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 12th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.98% for the season. They allow 33 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 Blue Jackets are 9th in the NHL with a total of 26 points this year. They have 12 power play goals on 73 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks them 24th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 67 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. That is 21st in the NHL. As a team, the Blue Jackets are 10th in the league with 71 goals scored while they've given up 67 goals, which is 15th overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.23%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 17th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Toronto is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.2%, as they've attempted 1,380 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,368 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.2% as they have 1,023 attempts while they have given up 1,058 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 20th in the league. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time, which is 19th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season. That is 11th overall in the NHL. They have 699 face-off wins compared to 658 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That ranks them 11th in the league. On defense Toronto has 430 hits and they have blocked 310 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 9th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.6% for the season, which is 23rd in the NHL. They have 621 face-off wins compared to 686 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.5%. That is 28th in the league. On defense Columbus has 369 hits and they have blocked 304 shots from the opposition, which is 16th in the league. Columbus is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.1% as they've attempted 1,218 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,211 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.4% ranks 8th as they have 961 attempts while they have given up 907 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Columbus -124

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