Toronto Maple Leafs vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, 10/23/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Date: Saturday, October 23, 2021

Location: PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Maple Leafs (-135) Penguins (+110)

Jack Campbell and the Toronto Maple Leafs are headed to PPG Paints Arena on Saturday where they'll meet the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Maple Leafs open this matchup at -135 while the Penguins are priced at +110. The total opens at 6.

The Maple Leafs were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 2-1 loss against the Rangers in the last game they played. The Maple Leafs didn't have their best offensive outing in this loss. For the outing, they tallied a score on 1 out of the 41 shots they put on goal. Furthermore, they had 3 power play tries but weren't able to net one. Toronto accrued 6 penalty minutes in this outing. The Corsi for the Maple Leafs came in at 58 and the Corsi against when this game finished was 43 which means they had a Corsi percentage of 57.4%. Their Fenwick came in at 48 and the Fenwick Against sat at 32, giving them a Fenwick percentage of 60.0%. They tallied 28 face-off victories at even strength and were beaten on 9 attempts to win the face-off. Their offensive zone starts were at 48.8% and they had a PDO at even strength of 93.5 in this one.

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The Maple Leafs have had 112 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .938. While at even strength, the Maple Leafs have allowed 5 goals while earning 5 themselves. Toronto Maple Leafs opponents have 13 power play tries (12th in the league) and have earned 2 goals in those attempts. For the year, they have earned 5 points and their points percentage comes in at .625. Toronto has attempted 148 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 5.4%. When talking about their scoring capabilities, the Toronto Maple Leafs have racked up 8 goals (24th in the NHL) for the season and have conceded 7. Toronto has tallied 14 power play chances and they have tallied 3 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 21.43%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Jack Campbell. Campbell has been involved in 90 contests over the course of his professional hockey career. He has amassed an overall mark of 42-30-9 and he was named the starter in 81 games. Opponents have been able to score 201 goals against Campbell in his career and his goals against rate is 2.41. Campbell has had 2,474 shots taken against him and has garnered 2,273 total saves. His save percentage is .919 during his 4,994 minutes between the pipes. Throughout his time in hockey, Campbell has accounted for 45 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .556.

In their last game, Pittsburgh went up against the Stars in an outing where the Penguins ended up taking the loss by a score of 2-1. Their PDO was 100 and their percentage of oZS was 52.0%. They had 1 chance on the power play in this one but weren't able to score a goal. Their Fenwick percentage came in at 53.2% by accumulating a Fenwick of 41 and the Stars ending the game with a 36 Fenwick at even strength. The Penguins tallied 1 goal of the 28 shots on goal they were seeking. Pittsburgh had a 56.4% Corsi rating. These Corsi stats tell us the story of the kind of game Pittsburgh played and it could be said that this team has had better games.

This season, the Pittsburgh Penguins have earned 16 goals, 6 points, in addition to a points percentage of .750. They have permitted 10 goals to be scored by way of 9 goals at even strength and 1 goal while they were shorthanded. The Penguins have 14 goals at even strength and 2 goals (21st in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have earned 12 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 16.67%. Pittsburgh has taken 136 shots (7th in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 11.76%, while allowing the other team 116 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 90.00% on the other teams 10 chances on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 91.4%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Casey DeSmith in net. His opponents are averaging 2.66 goals per game and he has allowed 170 goals overall. DeSmith's rate of quality starts is 57.6% and he has accumulated 34 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has been a starter 59 contests and has played for a total of 3,837 mins. DeSmith has a lifetime mark of 32-22-7 and has played in 71 games. He has recorded 1,828 saves out of 1,998 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .915.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+110) and under 6 goals

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