New Jersey Devils vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 4/11/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (+150) Maple Leafs (-186)

The New Jersey Devils (37-37-5) are en route to Scotiabank Arena on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs (46-23-9). The odds on this game have the Devils at +150 while the Maple Leafs are sitting at -186. The betting total comes in at 7.

The New Jersey Devils were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 5-2 defeat against the Maple Leafs their last time out. The Devils didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. For the outing, they tallied a score on 2 out of the 20 shots they put on goal. Moreover, they had 2 power play chances and scored 1 goal. New Jersey accounted for 6 penalty mins in this matchup.

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While at even strength, the Devils have given up 225 goals while scoring 205 on offense. New Jersey Devils opponents have tallied 236 power play opportunities (16th in professional hockey) and have come away with 46 goals in those attempts. Regarding their goal scoring prowess, the New Jersey Devils have racked up 257 goals (9th in the National Hockey League) so far this year and have allowed 271. New Jersey has tried 2,453 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 10.5%. For the current season, they have tallied 79 points and their points percentage is .500. The Devils so far have had 2,384 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .886. New Jersey skates onto the rink with 237 power play chances and they have tallied 52 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 21.94%.

The player in the crease for this game is Jake Allen. The opposition has been able to score 1,105 goals versus Allen in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 2.75. Allen has played in 427 matchups over the course of his NHL career. His save percentage currently sits at .908 for his 24,074 mins on the ice. He has accumulated a win-loss record of 194-167-42 and he has started in 405 games. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Allen has recorded 213 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .526. Allen has seen 11,990 shot attempts against him and has recorded 10,885 total saves.

When they were on the ice last, Toronto faced the Devils in an outing where the Maple Leafs notched a win by a final score of 5-2. The Maple Leafs notched 5 goals out of the 37 shots on goal they attempted. They had 3 power play opportunities in this matchup but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

Toronto has tried 2,537 shots (7th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 11.15%, while allowing their opponents 2,320 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 77.83% on the other teams 221 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 89.7%. They have a tally of 223 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 24.22%. The Maple Leafs are sitting with 229 goals at even strength and 54 goals (11th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 239 goals to be scored by way of 190 goals at even strength and 49 goals while they were shorthanded. During this campaign, the Toronto Maple Leafs have accounted for 283 goals, 101 points, in addition to a points percentage of .647.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Ilya Samsonov protecting the goal. He has accrued 4,119 saves out of the 4,552 shots tried, giving him a percentage of .905. Samsonov is sitting with a career mark of 102-38-20 and has been in goal for 169 games. He got the starting nod in 157 games and has been on the ice for 9,523 minutes. Samsonov's quality start percentage is 50.3% and he has 79 quality starting assignments in his pro career. Teams are averaging 2.73 goals/game and he has surrendered 433 goals in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Toronto (-186)

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