Toronto Maple Leafs vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 1/12/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Thursday, January 12, 2023

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Maple Leafs (-178) Red Wings (+146)

The Toronto Maple Leafs (25-9-7) are traveling to Little Caesars Arena on Thursday where they will take on the Detroit Red Wings (17-15-7). The moneyline on this game has Toronto at -178 and Detroit is sitting at +146. The over/under is set at 6.

The Toronto Maple Leafs were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 6-2 victory over the Flyers their last time out. The Maple Leafs had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in the victory. For the outing, they scored on 6 of the 35 shots they put on net. Furthermore, they had 2 attempts on the power play and netted 1 goal. Toronto accrued 10 mins in the box in this game.

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When it comes to their goal scoring prowess, the Toronto Maple Leafs have notched 141 goals (7th in pro hockey) so far this season and have allowed 107. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 57 points and their points % is .695. Toronto skates onto the rink with 132 power play opportunities and they have scored 33 goals out of those tries, earning them a percentage of 25.00%. While at even strength, the Maple Leafs have conceded 80 goals while earning 108 of their own. Toronto has taken 1,298 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.9%. The Maple Leafs thus far have had 1,168 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .908. Toronto Maple Leafs opponents have tallied 126 power play opportunities (21st in hockey) and have come away with 27 goals in those chances.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Ilya Samsonov. During his career on the ice, Samsonov has earned 44 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .463. His save percentage is at .904 in his 5,809 mins in the crease. Samsonov has had 2,764 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 2,500 total saves. The opposition has been able to score 264 goals against Samsonov in his professional career and his goals against average is 2.73. He has compiled an overall mark of 64-25-9 and he was named the starter in 95 games. Samsonov has been in net for 105 games over the course of his pro hockey career.

In their last contest, Detroit played the Jets in a game where the Red Wings took home the victory by a tally of 7-5. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this contest and recorded 1 out of those chances. The Red Wings scored 7 goals of the 23 shots on goal they attempted.

The Red Wings have accumulated 92 goals at even strength and 28 goals (20th in the NHL) while having a power play advantage. Detroit has tried 1,145 shots (29th in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.48%, while allowing their opponents 1,221 shots. On the year, the Detroit Red Wings have 120 goals, 41 points, and a points percentage of .526. They have granted a total of 132 goals to be scored by of a combination of 102 goals at even strength and 30 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 141 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 19.86%. They have a penalty kill rate of 75.00% on their oppositions 120 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 89.2%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Ville Husso patrolling the crease. He has accounted for 2,267 saves out of 2,495 shots attempted, which gives him a percentage of .909. Husso has a career record of 47-21-12 and has participated in 84 games. He got the starting nod in 80 contests and his ice time sits at 4,823 minutes. Husso's quality start percentage comes out to 52.5% and he has earned 42 quality starts in his career. Teams are averaging 2.84 goals per game and he has allowed 228 goals overall.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Toronto (-178)

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