Free NHL Picks Today: New Jersey Devils vs Toronto Maple Leafs 3/7/23

Free NHL Picks Today: New Jersey Devils vs Toronto Maple Leafs 3/7/23
Tue 7th March 2023

The Toronto Maple Leafs (38-17-8) are on the road to face the New Jersey Devils (41-15-6) at Prudential Center on Tuesday. Toronto is wrapping up a five-game road trip coming off a 4-1 loss against the Canucks on Saturday.

The Maple Leafs committed five penalties in the game, conceding one power play goal. John Tavares scored the lone goal for the Maple Leafs. Matt Murray only had 20 saves on 24 shots against (.833%) in the loss.

New Jersey beat the Coyotes 5-4 (OT) on Sunday. Jesper Boqvist was the leading goal scorer for the Devils, netting twice. Vitek Vanecek surrendered four goals on 29 shots (.862%).

HEAD TO HEAD

The teams have split their two meetings this season, the most recent of which was a 2-1 victory for the Maple Leafs in November. Tavares and Pontus Holmberg were on the scoresheet for Toronto. Dougie Hamilton scored New Jersey’s only goal. Murray got the win, saving 34 of 35 shots (.971%).

FACING OFF

Toronto is averaging 3.37 goals per game for the season, ninth in the NHL, and they are taking on a Devils team that is allowing 2.69 goals a game (7th).

Meanwhile, New Jersey has found the net 3.58 times a game on average, fourth in the league, and the Maple Leafs are allowing opponents to score 2.65 goals per game (6th).

New Jersey averages more shots/game (34.5) than most teams in the league, ranking fourth. With an average of 32.2 attempts, Toronto ranks 14th.

The Maple Leafs’ 25.13% power play percentage is the fourth-best in the league, while the Devils rank 16th with a conversion rate of 21.02%. When it comes to defending power plays, New Jersey has the league’s 10th-ranked PK% at 81.87%, while Toronto is 11th at 81.82%.

TOP PERFORMERS:

Mitchell Marner and William Nylander have been the top skaters for the Maple Leafs this season with 77 and 74 points. Marner is the ninth-leading point scorer in the NHL. Marner is among the league leaders with his 55 assists (4th).

In the net, Ilya Samsonov (22-8-2) is Toronto’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.39 GAA and a .915% save percentage.Jack Hughes leads the Devils in scoring with 76 points.

He has 36 goals (9th) and 40 assists in 58 games. Vanecek (26-6-3) is the top goalie for New Jersey with a goals against average of 2.46. He has a save percentage of .910%.

HOME AND AWAY

Toronto is 15-11-4 on the road this season. New Jersey is 18-11-2 at home this season.

SportsTips’ NHL Pick:

NJ Devils (-135)

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