Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks & Predictions 10/11/2018

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Little Ceasars Arena

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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to Little Ceasars Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday, October 11, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Maple Leafs at -175 and the Red Wings at +158.

Toronto has a record of 3-1-0 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 20 goals and given up 17 goals for a point differential of +3. For the season they have an ATS record of 3-1-0 and an over/under record of 3-1-0. Detroit is 0-1-2 this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 6 goals and surrendered 10 for a goal differential of -4. Their record against the spread is 0-3-0 while their over/under record is 1-2-0.

Valuable Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 3-1-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 3-1-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 0-3-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 1-2-0 against the over/under this season

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/10/18 D Jonathan Ericsson Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Toronto
10/10/18 D Niklas Kronwall Undisclosed is questionable Thursday vs Toronto
10/10/18 D Trevor Daley Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs Toronto
10/04/18 RW Evgeny Svechnikov Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Mike Green Illness IR (10/01)

Player Spotlight

Mitch Marner has accumulated 8 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 2 goals this year with 13 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Auston Matthews averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 50% by scoring 7 goals on 14 shots. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 2 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has 93 shots against him and he's given up 10 goals. He's made 83 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Dylan Larkin has scored 3 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 1 goal this season with 11 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Gustav Nyquist averages 17 minutes of ice time per game. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 3 points on the season. Jimmy Howard has 66 shots against him and he's surrendered 5 goals. He's made 61 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs have 6 total points this season, which ranks them 2nd in the NHL. They are 1st in the league in goals scored with 20 while they've given up 17 goals, ranking them 1st overall. They have had 10 power play opportunities and have scored 5 goals on those chances for a percentage of 50%. That is 1st in the NHL. The Maple Leafs have allowed 10 power play opportunities and have given up 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, putting them 14th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 15.75% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 86%. That puts them 24th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings are 20th in the NHL with a total of 2 points this year. They have 3 power play goals on 9 opportunities for a percentage of 33%. That ranks them 8th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 12 power play opportunities and have given up 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 92%. That is 7th in the NHL. As a team, the Red Wings are 23rd in the league with 6 goals scored while they've given up 10 goals, which is 11th overall. They average 26 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.59%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 15th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Toronto is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52%, as they've attempted 261 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 241 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.8% as they have 189 attempts while they have given up 169 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 51.8% of the time, which is 17th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.2% for the season. That is 15th overall in the NHL. They have 132 face-off wins compared to 123 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Toronto has 83 hits and they have blocked 72 shots from the opposition, putting them 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Red Wings are 18th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the season, which is 14th in the NHL. They have 108 face-off wins compared to 115 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 19th in the league. On defense Detroit has 55 hits and they have blocked 46 shots from the opposition, which is 8th in the league. Detroit is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2% as they've attempted 176 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 182 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.3% ranks 18th as they have 127 attempts while they have given up 136 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Detroit +158

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