Toronto Maple Leafs vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 1/29/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Saturday, January 29, 2022

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Maple Leafs (-188) Red Wings (+155)

The Toronto Maple Leafs (26-10-3) are traveling to Little Caesars Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the Detroit Red Wings (18-19-6). The moneyline on this contest has the Maple Leafs at -188 while the Red Wings are priced at +155. The over/under comes in at 6.

The Toronto Maple Leafs were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 4-3 victory against the Ducks their last time out. Toronto accrued 8 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Maple Leafs had a good offensive outing in the victory. Additionally, they had 4 chances on the power play and scored 3 goals. In the outing, they tallied a score on 4 of the 44 shots they put on goal.

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The Maple Leafs have had 1,196 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .915. When at even strength, the Maple Leafs have surrendered 85 goals while notching 97 of their own. Toronto Maple Leafs opponents have totaled 108 power play opportunities (29th in professional hockey) and have notched 17 goals in those chances. For the current campaign, they sit with 55 points and their points percentage comes in at .705. Toronto has taken 1,334 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.8%. With respect to their scoring capabilities, the Toronto Maple Leafs have tallied 131 goals (13th in hockey) so far this year and have surrendered 102. Toronto has tallied 111 power play opportunities and they have notched 34 goals during those chances, earning them a rate of 30.63%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Jack Campbell. Over the course of his time in hockey, Campbell has accumulated 62 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .579. His save percentage currently sits at .920 for his 6,546 minutes on the ice. Campbell has seen 3,276 shot attempts taken against him and has gathered 3,013 saves. The opposition has notched 263 goals against Campbell in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.41. He has earned an overall mark of 60-36-11 and he has started in 107 games. Campbell has been involved in 116 contests during his pro hockey career.

In their last outing, Detroit faced off against the Blackhawks in an outing where the Red Wings went home in defeat by a tally of 8-5. They had 3 power play opportunities in this outing and recorded 1 goal out of those tries. The Red Wings recorded 5 goals of the 33 shots on goal they took.

During this campaign, the Detroit Red Wings have earned 117 goals, 42 points, in addition to a points percentage of .488. They have allowed 146 goals to be scored by of a combination of 119 goals at even strength and 27 goals while they were shorthanded. The Red Wings have racked up 98 goals at even strength and 19 goals (26th in hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 125 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 15.20%. Detroit has attempted 1,253 shots (22nd in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.34%, while allowing their opponents 1,413 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 77.69% on their opponents 121 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 89.7%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Alex Nedeljkovic patrolling the crease. Teams are averaging 2.46 goals per game and he has surrendered 140 goals altogether. Nedeljkovic's quality start percentage comes out to 61.8% and he has 34 quality starts in his pro career. He has been a starter 55 games and has racked up 3,419 minutes. Nedeljkovic has compiled a career mark of 29-18-9 and has been in goal for 60 games. He has gathered 1,590 stops out of the 1,730 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .919.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto (-188)

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