Toronto Maple Leafs vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, 10/10/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs New Jersey Devils

Date: Thursday, October 10, 2024

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: MSG+

The Toronto Maple Leafs (46-26-10 last season) are hitting the road to Prudential Center on Thursday where they will take on the New Jersey Devils (38-39-5 last year).

The Toronto Maple Leafs were on the losing side of the ice with a 2-1 defeat to the Bruins in their previous contest . Toronto earned 4 penalty mins for this matchup. They also had 1 chance on the power play but weren't able to make the most of that try. The Maple Leafs didn't have a great showing offensively in the defeat. In the game, they tallied a score on 1 out of the 31 shots they looked to score on.

At even strength, the Maple Leafs allowed the opponent to score 206 goals while scoring 241. Toronto Maple Leafs opponents had 238 power play opportunities (22nd in pro hockey) and had a total of 55 goals in those attempts. In terms of their scoring capabilities, the Toronto Maple Leafs accumulated 298 goals (2nd in the league) over the course of last year and allowed 261. Toronto attempted 2,671 shots and held a shot percentage of 11.2%. For last year, the had a total of 102 points and their points percentage was .622. The Maple Leafs had 2,446 shots tried against them and were the owners of a save percentage of .893. Toronto finished with 238 power play opportunities and added 57 goals during those chances, garnering them a rate of 23.95%.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Joseph Woll. Woll has been in net for 36 contests throughout his pro hockey career. He has compiled an overall record of 21-13-1 and he has started in 34 games. Opponents have tallied 98 goals against Woll in his career and his goals against rate is 2.76. Woll has had 1,114 shot attempts taken against him and he has 1,016 saves. His save percentage currently is .912 for his 2,127 minutes guarding the cage. During his career on the ice, Woll has accounted for 19 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .559.

When they took the ice last, New Jersey faced the Islanders in a matchup where the Devils ended up taking the loss by a tally of 4-1. They had 3 power play attempts in this one but didn't score a goal. The Devils recorded 1 goal of the 24 shots on goal they tried.

New Jersey put up 2,516 shots (16th in professional hockey) and accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.49%, while allowing the opposition 2,458 shots. They accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 80.66% on the other team's 243 power play tries, and their save percentage was at 88.6%. They earned 245 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 22.45%. The Devils finished with 209 goals at even strength and 55 goals (14th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They permitted 281 goals to be scored by of a combination of 234 goals at even strength and 47 goals while they had less men on the ice. Last year, the New Jersey Devils tallied 264 goals, 81 points, in addition to a points percentage of .494.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Jacob Markstrom in net. Markstrom has compiled a career record of 215-196-57 and has participated in 485 games. Markstrom's quality start percentage sits at 52.6% and he has made 246 quality starts in his professional career. He is sitting with 12,627 saves out of 13,892 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .909. Teams are averaging 2.72 goals per game and he has yielded 1,265 goals altogether. He has been a starter 468 games and has played 27,856 mins.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Toronto

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