Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 10/30/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Saturday, October 30, 2021

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Red Wings (+218) Maple Leafs (-245)

Jack Campbell and the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Detroit Red Wings at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday. The Maple Leafs open this game at -245 while the Red Wings are coming in at +218. The over/under opens at 6.

The Red Wings were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 victory over the Capitals the last time they stepped on the ice. The offensive zone starts for them were at 41.5% and their PDO rating was 114.3 in this game. They garnered 24 face-off wins when at even strength and were beaten on 14 attempts to gain puck control. Their Fenwick was 30 and the Fenwick against finished at 33, meaning they had a Fenwick percentage of 47.6%. The Corsi for the Red Wings was 41 and the Corsi against when all was said and done was 37 which had their Corsi percentage coming in at 52.6%. Detroit amassed 4 minutes in the box in this matchup. They also had 2 opportunities with more players on the ice but weren't able to make the most of them. The Red Wings played like an average offensive team in the win. In the game, they scored on 3 out of the 25 shots they looked to score on.

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The Red Wings have had 228 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .899. When at even strength, the Red Wings have allowed 15 goals while getting 19 on the offensive side of the ice. Detroit Red Wings opponents have tallied 29 power play opportunities (3rd in hockey) and have notched 8 goals in those attempts. For the current campaign, they have tallied 9 points and their points percentage comes in at .643. Detroit has attempted 214 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.8%. When talking about their scoring capabilities, the Detroit Red Wings have earned 23 goals (11th in the league) on the campaign and have conceded 23. Detroit steps onto the ice with 27 power play chances and they have notched 4 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 14.81%.

The man in net for this game is Thomas Greiss. In his career, Greiss has compiled 158 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .562. He has a save percentage of .914 in his 17,181 minutes played. Greiss has seen 8,801 shot attempts taken against him and he has 8,047 total saves. Opponents have scored 754 goals against Greiss in his professional career and his goals against rate is 2.63. He has amassed a win-loss record of 148-106-36 and he has gotten the start in 281 games. Greiss has been in net for 320 matchups throughout his hockey career.

In their last game, Toronto played the Blackhawks in an outing where the Maple Leafs earned a win by a final score of 3-2. Toronto went home with a 64.6% Corsi rate. This Corsi rating is telling of the kind of game that Toronto played and it tells us they had an average game overall. Their Fenwick rate came in at 59.7% by way of having a Fenwick of 43 and the Blackhawks ending the game with a 29 Fenwick. They had a PDO at even strength of 105 and they finished the game with an oZS percentage of 42.4%. The Maple Leafs converted 3 goals of the 40 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 3 power play chances in this outing but didn't put one in the back of the net.

On the year, the Toronto Maple Leafs have a total of 16 goals, 7 points, in addition to a points percentage of .438. They have permitted 25 goals to be scored by of a combination of 21 goals at even strength and 4 goals while they were shorthanded. The Maple Leafs have tallied 13 goals at even strength and 3 goals (23rd in the league) while on the power play. They have a total of 25 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 12.00%. Toronto has taken 275 shots (1st in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 5.82%, while allowing the opposition 241 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 85.19% on their opponents 27 tries on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 89.6%.

Across the ice you will find Jack Campbell defending the net. He has recorded 2,348 stops out of the 2,559 shots tried, giving him a save % of .918. Campbell is the owner of a career mark of 43-32-9 and has played in 93 contests. He has started in 84 games and has played for a total of 5,154 mins. Campbell's percentage of quality starts sits at 56.0% and he has 47 quality starting assignments in his career. The opposition is averaging 2.46 goals/game and he has surrendered 211 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Detroit (+218)

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