Minnesota Wild vs Toronto Maple Leafs Preview
Making on a bet on this NHL game featuring the Maple Leafs versus the Wild? The puck drops at 8:00 ET, and you can watch it all unfold on NHLN. The game will be played at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, None.
The Maple Leafs are the favorites in this non-conference matchup against Wild. The over/under for the game is set at 6.5 goals. Check out BetCoco for Minnesota Wild – Toronto Maple Leafs odds
Minnesota Wild vs Toronto Maple Leafs Head-to-Head and Key Stats
In the last three games between Minnesota and Toronto, the Maple Leafs have dominated the series, going 3-0. This includes a convincing margin of victory of 2 goals per contest. Across the last three head-to-head matchups, Toronto is averaging 4 goals compared to Minnesota at 2.
- In their last ten games away from home, the Maple Leafs have a straight up record of 6-4 while going 3-7 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 2 goals per game in these contests.
- When looking at their past ten home matchups, Minnesota has an puck line record of 5-5 while averaging 2 per game. The team went 2-8 overall in these games.
- As the betting underdog, the Wild have an puck line mark of just 1-2 in their last three games. Minnesota posted a straight up mark of 0-3 in these matchups.
- Going back to their previous ten games as the favorite, Toronto has an puck line mark of 2-8 while going 5-5 straight up.
Minnesota Wild vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction
The Maple Leafs are gearing up to take on the Wild with an overall season record of 9-5-2. On the road this season, they have a 4-1-2 record, while they are 5-4-0 in their games at home.
On offense, the Maple Leafs are averaging 3.5 goals per game which is 10th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are 20th in the league. Coming into the game, the Maple Leafs have 5-3 record when they have more shots on goal than their opponent. When they have fewer shots on goal, they are 3-2.
Heading into this matchup vs. Minnesota, goalie Joseph Woll has started seven games in this season. His current record is 5-4, and his save percentage stands at 90.8%.
The Wild are set to face Toronto with a 5-9-3 record. Their track record as favorites is 4-2-2, while they maintain 1-6-1 when considered underdogs. On the road, they have gone 2-5-2 this season and are 3-3-1 at home.
In terms of their offensive performance, the Wild are averaging 3.1 goals per game this season, putting them in the 21st spot in the NHL. When it comes to shots on goal per game, they are ranked 26th in the league. Looking at how the Wild’s offense is performing during power plays, they are 22nd in power play goals and 16th in shorthanded goals.
Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury comes into the game having made seven starts this season. So far, his record is 3-4 and he has a save percentage of 87.9%.
Even though they are 1.5 goal underdogs, we see the Wild winning this game by a score of 4-3.
Minnesota Wild vs Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Tips
- We like the Wild on the moneyline (+131)
- The Wild are also our pick on the spread at +1.5
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Minnesota Wild Injury Report
- Ryan Hartman – Illness – Questionable
- Alex Goligoski – Lower Body – Out
- Frederick Gaudreau – Upper Body – Out
- Caedan Bankier – Undisclosed – Out
- Sam Hentges – Undisclosed – Out
- Michael Milne – Undisclosed – Out
Toronto Maple Leafs Injury Report
- Matt Murray – Hip – Out
- John Klingberg – Undisclosed – Out
- Jake Muzzin – Neck – Out
- Timothy Liljegren – Ankle – Out
- Conor Timmins – Lower Body – Out
