Vegas Golden Knights at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Picks & Predictions 11/6/2018

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Scotiabank Arena

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The Vegas Golden Knights head to Scotiabank Arena to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Golden Knights at +128 and the Maple Leafs at -167.

Vegas has a record of 6-7-1 this year. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 33 goals and surrendered 39 goals for a point differential of -6. For the year they have an ATS mark of 6-8-0 and an over/under record of 5-9-0. Toronto has a record of 9-5-0 this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 48 goals and given up 39 for a goal differential of +9. Their record against the spread is 9-5-0 while their over/under mark is 4-10-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 6-8-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 5-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 9-5-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 4-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/05/18 LW Max Pacioretty Lower Body missed last game, is questionable Tuesday vs Toronto
10/10/18 C Paul Stastny Lower Body is out indefinitely
09/02/18 D Nate Schmidt Suspension 20-game suspension (eligible to return 11/18 vs Edmonton)

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

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

Player Spotlight

Jon Marchessault has scored 13 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 6 goals this season with 61 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 20.2 minutes played per contest. William Karlsson averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 3 goals on 24 attempts. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 6 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 293 shots against him and he's surrendered 29 goals. He's made 264 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Morgan Rielly has 18 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 6 goals this year with 43 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 12 assists on the year and averages 22.4 minutes played per contest. Mitch Marner averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 4 goals on 44 attempts. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 18 points on the year. Frederik Andersen has 7 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has 357 shots against him and he's given up 27 goals. He's made 330 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 13 total points this year, which is 26th in the NHL. They've scored 33 goals while giving up 39 scores, which has them ranked 30th and 20th respectively. They have had 48 power play chances and scored 6 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That is 28th in the league. The Golden Knights have given up 39 power play opportunities and surrendered 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 10th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.04% for the year. They allow 25 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 22nd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 4th in the league with a total of 18 points this season. They have 12 power play goals on 39 chances for a percentage of 31%. That is 4th in the NHL. They've given up 40 power play opportunities and surrendered 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 8th overall. As a team, the Maple Leafs are 4th with a total of 48 goals scored while they've given up 39 goals this season, ranking 19th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.01%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 12th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 58.3%, as they've attempted 939 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 673 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 57.3% as they have 659 attempts while they have given up 491 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 2nd in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 59.1% of the time, which is 2nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 40.9% for the season. That is 30th overall in the NHL. They have 416 face-off wins compared to 448 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense Vegas has 377 hits and they have blocked 182 shots from the opposition, putting them 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 16th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.1% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 430 face-off wins compared to 438 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.5%. That is 18th in the league. On defense Toronto has 285 hits and they have blocked 199 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. Toronto is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.5% as they've attempted 885 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 832 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.7% ranks 13th as they have 651 attempts while they have given up 633 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Toronto -167

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