Minnesota Wild vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 2/24/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Thursday, February 24, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (+110) Maple Leafs (-132)

The Toronto Maple Leafs (32-14-4) will play the Minnesota Wild (31-14-3) at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has Minnesota at +110 and Toronto is coming in at -132. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Minnesota Wild were on the losing side of the ice with a 4-3 loss against the Senators their last time out. The Wild had a middle of the road offensive outing in the loss. For the outing, they converted 3 out of the 43 shots they looked to score on. They also had 3 attempts on the power play but weren't able to score a goal. Minnesota garnered 6 minutes in the box for this game.

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The Wild have had 1,568 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .908. When playing at even strength, the Wild have surrendered 110 goals while scoring 151 on the offensive side of the ice. Minnesota Wild opponents have totaled 162 power play opportunities (6th in the league) and have scored 34 goals in those chances. For the season, they have scored 65 points and their points percentage sits at .677. Minnesota has attempted 1,562 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.7%. With respect to their scoring capabilities, the Minnesota Wild have notched 182 goals (3rd in the NHL) on the year and have conceded 144. Minnesota has 149 power play opportunities and they have notched 31 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 20.81%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Cam Talbot. Talbot has participated in 378 games over the course of his NHL career. He has accumulated a mark of 188-141-31 and he started in 364 games. The opposition has notched 952 goals against Talbot in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.64. Talbot has seen 11,174 shot attempts against him and has recorded 10,222 saves. He has a save percentage of .915 for his 21,669 minutes in the crease. For his professional hockey career, Talbot has 193 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .530.

Their last time out, Toronto opposed the Blue Jackets in a matchup where the Maple Leafs were on the wrong end of the score by a mark of 4-3. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this matchup but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Maple Leafs scored 3 goals out of the 42 shots on goal they attempted.

Toronto has tried 1,743 shots (7th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.15%, while allowing their opponents 1,532 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 84.29% on their opponents 140 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.9%. They have recorded 138 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 30.43%. The Maple Leafs are sitting with 135 goals at even strength and 42 goals (2nd in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 140 goals to be scored by of a combination of 118 goals at even strength and 22 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the season, the Toronto Maple Leafs have 177 goals, 68 points, and a points percentage of .680.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Jack Campbell between the pipes. He has recorded 3,193 saves out of 3,477 shots taken, giving him a save % of .918. Campbell has compiled a career mark of 63-38-12 and has participated in 123 contests. He has made the start in 114 contests and his ice time sits at 6,915 minutes. Campbell's percentage of quality starts is 57.0% and he has 65 quality starting assignments in his career. Opponents are averaging 2.46 goals/game and he has yielded 284 goals overall.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Toronto (-132)

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