Mitchell Marner, John Tavares, and the Toronto Maple Leafs are set to do battle against Zach Parise, Mikael Granlund, and the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center for an East-West showdown. The opening face-off takes place at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 1, and it can be viewed live on CBC Sports.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Minnesota Wild Odds
Playing the role of favorites will be the Maple Leafs (-120), while the Wild are dogs showing moneyline odds of +100, and the Over/Under (O/U) is placed at an even 6 goals (-110 for the over, -110 for the under).
Toronto is 18-8 straight up (SU) and has netted 6.5 units for moneyline bettors this season. 13 of its contests have gone under the total, while 10 have gone over and just three have pushed. As the away team in 2018-19, the Leafs are 9-3 SU.
Toronto has converted on 27.3 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s good enough for fifth-best in the NHL. Its penalty kill is ranked 16th out of 31 teams, and the team’s successfully killed off 79.4 percent of all penalties..
Averaging 30.5 saves per game with a .932 save percentage, Frederik Andersen (14-7) has been the best option in goal for Toronto this year. If it decides to rest him, however, head coach Mike Babcock may roll with Garret Sparks (4-1 record, .924 save percentage, 2.57 goals against average).
On the other bench, Minnesota is 14-11 straight up (SU) and has lost 0.5 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 25 regular season contests, 12 of its games have gone over the total, while 10 have gone under and just three have pushed. It’s 8-5 SU as the home team this year.
The Wild have converted on just 22.0 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked fourth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 84.5 percent of all opponent power plays.
Devan Dubnyk has denied 27.6 shots per game as the primary netminder in goal for the Wild. Dubnyk has 10 wins, nine losses, and two OT losses to his name and has registered a mediocre 2.65 goals against average and a .913 save percentage this season.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Minnesota Wild Betting Predictions
Prediction: SU Winner – Wild, O/U – Under
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Notes
Betting Notes
The total has gone over in three of Toronto’s last five outings.
Nine of Toronto’s last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 6-3 in those games.
Toronto skaters notched 20.8 hits per game last season, while the Wild posted 16.9 hits per matchup.
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