Toronto Maple Leafs at Nashville Predators NHL Parlay 3/22/2018

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Bridgestone Arena

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The Toronto Maple Leafs head to Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators on Thursday, March 22, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Maple Leafs at +200 and the Predators at -250.

Toronto has a record of 43-23-7 this year and away from home they have a record of 18-15-5-2. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 246 goals and surrendered 208 goals for a point differential of +38. For the year they have an ATS mark of 43-29-0 and an over/under record of 36-32-0. Nashville has a record of 48-14-10, including 25-7-4-3 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 236 goals and have given up 178 for a goal differential of +58. Their record against the spread is 48-24-0 while their over/under mark is 35-36-0.

Valuable Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 43-29-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 36-32-0 against the over/under this season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 48-24-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 35-36-0 against the over/under this season

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

11/06/17 LW Joffrey Lupul Hernia IR (10/03)
03/21/18 C Auston Matthews Shoulder is "?" Thursday vs Nashville
03/20/18 D Nikita Zaitsev Flu is "?" Thursday vs Nashville
03/19/18 C Leo Komarov Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

03/16/18 C Calle Jarnkrok Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Frederik Andersen has 33 wins and 19 losses this season in goal for the Maple Leafs. He has 1,980 shots against him and he's surrendered 163 goals. He's made 1,817 stops for a save percentage of 92%. William Nylander has scored 52 total points this year for the Maple Leafs. He has 15 goals this season with 155 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 37 assists on the year and averages 16.7 minutes played per contest. Mitch Marner averages 16.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 19 goals on 176 attempts. He has 42 assists, giving him a total of 61 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

P.K. Subban has 51 total points this season for the Predators. He has 15 goals this year with 184 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 36 assists on the year and averages 24.1 minutes played per contest. Pekka Rinne has 40 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has 1,675 shots against him and he's given up 116 goals. He's made 1,559 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Kevin Fiala averages 15.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 23 goals on 168 attempts. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 45 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs have given up 204 power play opportunities and surrendered 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this season. That is 8th in the league. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.48% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, ranking them 5th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Maple Leafs are 6th overall with 93 total points this year. They are 3rd in the league with 246 goals and 20th in goals allowed with 208. They've had 199 power play chances and scored 46 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 4th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Predators are 8th with a total of 236 goals scored while they are 31st with 178 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.10%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 93%, putting them 1st in the league. The Predators have a total of 106 points this season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have had 50 power play goals on 239 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 13th overall. They've given up 258 power play opportunities and surrendered 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 6th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Toronto has a Corsi percentage of 50% as they've tried 4,431 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,435 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 18th in Corsi percentage. They are 21st in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48.9% as they have 3,292 shots while they've given up 3,437 attempts on defense. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 48.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the year. That puts them 28th and 10th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,390 face-off wins as opposed to 2,245 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That is 6th overall in the NHL. On defense Toronto has 1,475 hits and they've blocked 998 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 28th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators are 26th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 2,405 face-off wins compared to 2,122 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.1%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,483 hits and they have blocked 1,061 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. Nashville is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8% as they've attempted 4,341 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,199 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51% ranks 12th as they have 3,270 attempts while they have given up 3,138 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Nashville -250 and under 5.5 total goals

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