Nashville Predators vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 11/16/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Nashville Predators vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Predators (+155) Maple Leafs (-190)

Juuse Saros and the Nashville Predators head to Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday where they'll meet the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs open this matchup at -190 while the Predators are coming in at +155. The O/U is set at 6.

The Predators were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 4-1 win over the Coyotes in their last game. The Predators had a good offensive outing in the victory. In the game, they scored on 4 out of the 24 shots they attempted. In addition, they had 3 power play tries and were able to score 1 goal. Nashville amassed 28 mins in the box for this matchup. The Corsi for the Predators was 33 and the Corsi against at the end of this game was 25 which had their Corsi percentage coming in at 56.9%. Their Fenwick came in at 30 and the Fenwick against finished at 20, meaning they had a Fenwick percentage of 60.0%. They totaled 20 face-off wins at even strength and were beaten on 24 attempts to win the face-off. The offensive zone starts for them were rated at 51.8% and their PDO was 116.7 for this one.

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Nashville Predators opponents have tallied 53 power play opportunities (5th in the league) and have racked up 11 goals in those chances. The Predators have had 459 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .915. Nashville has attempted 415 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.4%. While at even strength, the Predators have allowed the opponent to score 28 goals while earning 32 of their own. Nashville comes into tonight with 41 power play chances and they have scored 11 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 26.83%. For the current campaign, they have racked up 19 points and their points % is .633. Regarding their scoring, the Nashville Predators have accounted for 43 goals (13th in hockey) on the campaign and have given up 39.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Juuse Saros. Over the course of his pro career, Saros is sitting with 94 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .623. His save percentage currently is at .921 for his 9,398 minutes between the pipes. Saros has had 4,887 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 4,500 saves. The opposition has racked up 387 goals against Saros in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 2.47. He has accumulated an overall record of 83-51-18 and got the start in 151 games. Saros has been involved in 167 matchups over the course of his pro hockey career.

In their last game, Toronto went up against the Sabres in an outing where the Maple Leafs took home the win by a mark of 5-4. Toronto had a 42.4% Corsi rate. This Corsi rating is telling of the kind of game that Toronto had and it was a good performance overall. Their Fenwick percentage came in at 41.9% by amassing a Fenwick of 31 and the Sabres finishing with a 43 Fenwick at even strength. Their PDO at even strength was 102 and they finished this one with an oZS percentage of 36.4%. The Maple Leafs converted 5 goals of the 26 shots on goal they tried. They had 1 chance on the power play in this matchup and scored 1 goal on that chance.

On the season, the Toronto Maple Leafs have tallied 43 goals, 21 points, and a points percentage of .656. They have allowed 42 goals to be scored by of a combination of 36 goals at even strength and 6 goals while they were shorthanded. The Maple Leafs have earned 32 goals at even strength and 11 goals (5th in the league) while on the power play. They have recorded 44 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 25.00%. Toronto has taken 546 shots (1st in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 7.88%, while allowing their opponents 490 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 87.23% on their oppositions 47 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 91.4%.

Across the rink you will find Jack Campbell in net. Campbell has amassed a lifetime record of 48-33-9 and has participated in 99 games. Campbell's quality start percentage sits at 56.7% and he has 51 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He has racked up 2,530 stops out of the 2,749 shots attempted, which gives him a save percentage of .920. Opponents are averaging 2.38 goals per game and he has yielded 219 goals in total. He has made the start in 90 games and his ice time sits at 5,517 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Nashville (+155)

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