Toronto Maple Leafs at Minnesota Wild NHL Picks & Predictions 12/1/2018

Saturday, December 1, 2018

Xcel Energy Center

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The Toronto Maple Leafs head to Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, December 1, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Maple Leafs at -110 and the Wild at -110.

Toronto has a record of 18-8-0 this year. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 93 goals and surrendered 67 goals for a point differential of +26. For the year they have an ATS mark of 18-8-0 and an over/under record of 10-13-0. Minnesota has a record of 14-9-2 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have scored 80 goals and given up 71 for a goal differential of +9. Their record against the spread is 14-10-0 while their over/under mark is 12-10-0.

Valuable Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 18-8-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 10-13-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 14-10-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 12-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/18/18 C Joel Eriksson Ek Upper Body IR (10/11)
10/04/18 C Luke Kunin Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Mitch Marner has scored 36 total points this year for the Maple Leafs. He has 6 goals this season with 79 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 30 assists on the year and averages 19.4 minutes played per contest. Morgan Rielly averages 22 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 9 goals on 71 attempts. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 28 points on the year. Frederik Andersen has 14 wins and 7 losses this season in goal for the Maple Leafs. He has 688 shots against him and he's surrendered 47 goals. He's made 641 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has 16 total points this season for the Wild. He has 7 goals this year with 70 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 9 assists on the year and averages 17.2 minutes played per contest. Zach Parise averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 12 goals on 69 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the year. Devan Dubnyk has 9 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 574 shots against him and he's given up 50 goals. He's made 524 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs have 36 total points this year, which is 2nd in the NHL. They've scored 93 goals while giving up 67 scores, which has them ranked 3rd and 27th respectively. They have had 68 power play chances and scored 19 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 28%. That is 5th in the league. The Maple Leafs have given up 64 power play opportunities and surrendered 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking them 19th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.25% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 2nd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild are 10th in the league with a total of 30 points this season. They have 18 power play goals on 82 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 13th in the NHL. They've given up 84 power play opportunities and surrendered 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 3rd overall. As a team, the Wild are 14th with a total of 80 goals scored while they've given up 71 goals this season, ranking 23rd in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.19%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 14th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Toronto is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.9%, as they've attempted 1,628 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,632 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49% as they have 1,214 attempts while they have given up 1,264 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 21st 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 13th overall in the NHL. They have 824 face-off wins compared to 776 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That ranks them 11th in the league. On defense Toronto has 485 hits and they have blocked 368 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 16th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.9% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 809 face-off wins compared to 743 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 464 hits and they have blocked 378 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. Minnesota is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2% as they've attempted 1,406 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,452 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.9% ranks 17th as they have 1,068 attempts while they have given up 1,074 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto -110

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