Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 1/7/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Saturday, January 7, 2023

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Red Wings (+202) Maple Leafs (-250)

The Toronto Maple Leafs (23-9-7) will try to beat the Detroit Red Wings (16-13-7) at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Red Wings at +202 and the Maple Leafs are opening at -250. The betting total is set at 6.

The Detroit Red Wings will look for better times on the ice after their 5-1 defeat against the Devils their last time out. The Red Wings had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in this defeat. For the matchup, they converted 1 of the 33 shots they tried. Moreover, they had 2 chances with the advantage and notched 1 goal. Detroit accrued 6 mins in the box in this game.

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Detroit Red Wings opponents have tallied 110 power play opportunities (29th in the league) and have racked up 26 goals in those attempts. The Red Wings thus far have had 1,135 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .894. Detroit has taken 1,068 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 10.3%. While at even strength, the Red Wings have surrendered 94 goals while having 83 as an offensive unit. Detroit has tallied 129 power play chances and they have added 27 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 20.93%. For the current season, they have 39 points and their points % is .542. In the matter of their scoring capabilities, the Detroit Red Wings have earned 110 goals (24th in the National Hockey League) so far this season and have given up 120.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Ville Husso. Husso has been involved in 82 games over the course of his hockey career. He has amassed a mark of 46-20-12 and he was named the starter in 78 games. Opponents have racked up 220 goals versus Husso in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.81. Husso has had 2,438 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 2,218 total saves. His save percentage is at .910 in his 4,705 mins in the crease. Over the course of his career, Husso has accrued 43 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .551.

In their last contest, Toronto played the Kraken in an outing where the Maple Leafs ended up taking the loss by a tally of 5-1. The Maple Leafs scored 1 goal out of the 27 shots on goal they took. They had 5 power play chances in this matchup and recorded 1 out of those chances.

Toronto has taken 1,234 shots (14th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 10.62%, while allowing the other team 1,109 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 77.12% on the other teams 118 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 90.6%. They have earned 125 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 24.80%. The Maple Leafs have tallied 100 goals at even strength and 31 goals (10th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have granted a total of 104 goals to be scored by of a combination of 77 goals at even strength and 27 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this season, the Toronto Maple Leafs have notched a total of 131 goals, 53 points, in addition to a points percentage of .679.

Across the ice you are expected to see Matt Murray defending the goal. He has recorded 7,022 saves out of the 7,705 shots attempted, which gives him a save % of .911. Murray is sitting with a career mark of 141-82-24 and has been in net for 261 games. He has started in 253 games and has played for a total of 14,850 minutes. Murray's quality start rate is 53.4% and he has qualified for 135 quality starting assignments in his professional career. His opponents are averaging 2.76 goals per game and he has given up 683 goals in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit (+202)

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