The Toronto Maple Leafs (-310) host the Detroit Red Wings (+250) at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday. The total is 6.5 (O: -115, U: -105)Detroit (33-33-9) is coming off a high-scoring 6-2 loss against the Jets on Friday.
The Red Wings took advantage of their limited power play opportunities, scoring once on one shots while holding Winnipeg without a power play goal.
Joe Veleno and David Perron both scored once for the Red Wings. Magnus Hellberg saved only 23 of 29 shots against (.793%) in the loss. Toronto (45-20-10) is playing the second of a back-to-back after earning a 3-0 win over the Senators yesterday.
Michael Bunting, Radim Zohorna, and William Nylander each scored once for the Maple Leafs. Ilya Samsonov had a dominant performance with 31 saves to record his fourth shutout of the season, fourth-most in the league.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Maple Leafs have won two of the three games between the teams this season, although the Red Wings were 4-1 victors in their most recent meeting in January. Lucas Raymond led Detroit with three points (1G 2A). Rasmus Sandin scored Toronto’s only goal. Ville Husso got the win, saving 32 of 33 shots (.969%).
FACING OFF
Detroit is averaging 2.91 goals per game for the season, 25th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Maple Leafs team that is allowing 2.72 goals a game (7th).
Meanwhile, Toronto has found the net 3.40 times a game on average, ninth in the league, and the Red Wings are allowing opponents to score 3.29 goals per game (21st).
The Maple Leafs’ 25.11% power play percentage is the fourth-best in the league, while the Red Wings rank 16th with a conversion rate of 21.26%. When it comes to defending power plays, Toronto has the league’s 13th-ranked PK% at 80.89%, while Detroit is 16th at 79.13%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 73 points this season, Dylan Larkin is the top skater for the Red Wings. He has 28 goals and 45 assists in 74 games. In the net, Husso (25-19-6) is Detroit’s top goaltender. He has a 3.02 GAA and a .899% save percentage.
Mitchell Marner leads the Maple Leafs in scoring with 95 points (10th in the league). He has 28 goals and 67 assists (5th). Samsonov (25-9-4) has the best goals against average for Toronto at 2.40, fifth-best in the league. He has a save percentage of .916%.
HOME AND AWAY
Detroit is 14-18-5 on the road this season. Toronto is 25-7-6 at Scotiabank Arena this season. Meanwhile, the Maple Leafs are 8-4 without a day off and 5-3 playing with a rest disadvantage. The Red Wings are 3-1 with a rest advantage.
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Toronto Maple Leafs (-275)
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