Minnesota Wild at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Picks & Predictions 1/3/2019

Thursday, January 3, 2019

Scotiabank Arena

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The Minnesota Wild head to Scotiabank Arena to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday, January 3, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Wild at +170 and the Maple Leafs at -205.

Minnesota has a record of 18-17-3 this year. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've tallied 110 goals and surrendered 108 goals for a point differential of +2. For the year they have an ATS mark of 18-20-0 and an over/under record of 16-18-0. Toronto has a record of 26-11-2 this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 144 goals and given up 109 for a goal differential of +35. Their record against the spread is 26-13-0 while their over/under mark is 19-17-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 18-20-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 16-18-0 against the over/under this season

Important Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 26-13-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 19-17-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/29/18 GO Frederik Andersen Groin is questionable Thursday vs Minnesota
12/23/18 LW Tyler Ennis Ankle is out indefinitely
12/21/18 C Zach Hyman Ankle is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has scored 20 total points this year for the Wild. He has 10 goals this season with 106 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 10 assists on the year and averages 17.1 minutes played per contest. Zach Parise averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 17 goals on 115 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 33 points on the year. Devan Dubnyk has 13 wins and 14 losses this season in goal for the Wild. He has 877 shots against him and he's surrendered 77 goals. He's made 800 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Mitch Marner has 53 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 13 goals this year with 108 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 40 assists on the year and averages 19.5 minutes played per contest. Morgan Rielly averages 22.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 13 goals on 105 attempts. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the year. Frederik Andersen has 20 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has 965 shots against him and he's given up 74 goals. He's made 891 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have 39 total points this year, which is 21st in the NHL. They've scored 110 goals while giving up 108 scores, which has them ranked 25th and 27th respectively. They have had 112 power play chances and scored 26 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 10th in the league. The Wild have given up 112 power play opportunities and surrendered 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking them 3rd when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.05% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 17th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 2nd in the league with a total of 54 points this season. They have 25 power play goals on 105 chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 7th in the NHL. They've given up 103 power play opportunities and surrendered 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 16th overall. As a team, the Maple Leafs are 2nd with a total of 144 goals scored while they've given up 109 goals this season, ranking 25th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.66%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 5th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50%, as they've attempted 2,161 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,165 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.9% as they have 1,640 attempts while they have given up 1,585 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 12th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 50.9% of the time, which is 15th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.1% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 1,179 face-off wins compared to 1,138 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That ranks them 10th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 745 hits and they have blocked 580 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 14th 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 17th in the NHL. They have 1,253 face-off wins compared to 1,148 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.2%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Toronto has 650 hits and they have blocked 532 shots from the opposition, which is 24th in the league. Toronto is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.9% as they've attempted 2,466 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,379 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.8% ranks 17th as they have 1,830 attempts while they have given up 1,847 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota +170

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