Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction & Picks - NHL
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Prediction:
Under 6.0 Goals
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by Edgar Jibran | in NHL Picks
The best defensive team in the NHL Eastern Conference title belongs to Toronto Maple Leafs, and for that reason it isn’t weird to see them as the biggest favorites to win their game against Detroit Red Wings next Friday at 06:00 pm CST. However, they still haven’t been able to find a big efficiency when attacking, so their favoritism is still in big doubt as they couldn’t win any of their last 2 away games.
Additionally, Detroit Red Wings will have a huge pressure over their shoulders to win this game at home as none of their last 5 games in a row were won in regulation time, a fact that is totally concerning for Derek Lalonde, who hasn’t been able to qualify the Red Wings for the playoffs even when he has been the head coach of this time since the 2022-23 season.
With that in mind, Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to be solid when defending just like they were against New Jersey Devils two games ago. Nonetheless, it cannot be ignored that their offensive is one of the worst in the Atlantic Division with just 85 scored goals throughout the season, a very low effectiveness that totally explains why they had a streak of 3 games in a row without winning from December 06th to the 10th.
Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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106 | 2631 | 41 | 26 | +36 |
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85 | 2376 | 30 | 35 | -20 |
Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs Latest Matches
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Detroit Red Wings against Toronto Maple Leafs : Head to Head (H2H)
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Players list
J. Campbell
V. Husso
S. Edvinsson
M. Seider
J. Holl
E. Gustafsson
J. Petry
B. Chiarot
J. Berggren
M. Rasmussen
J. Compher
A. DeBrincat
T. Motte
J. Veleno
L. Raymond
C. Fischer
V. Tarasenko
D. Larkin
A. Copp
P. Kane
D. Hildeby
J. Woll
C. Timmins
S. Benoit
C. Tanev
O. Ekman-Larsson
J. McCabe
M. Rielly
P. Holmberg
C. Dewar
N. Grebenkin
B. McMann
M. Knies
F. Minten
S. Lorentz
J. Tavares
M. Pacioretty
W. Nylander
M. Marner
A. Matthews
M. Domi
Most goals and assists
Detroit Red Wings
Toronto Maple Leafs
A. DeBrincat
(39 Goals)
W. Nylander
(51 Goals)
L. Raymond
(53 Assists)
M. Marner
(86 Assists)
Detroit Red Wings - Toronto Maple Leafs Key Points
- Detroit Red Wings at home lost their only game of the season in which they faced an Intra-Division team like Boston Bruins (1-2).
- Toronto Maple Leafs lost their last 2 away Intra-Divisional games, not being able to score more than 3 goals per game.
- Detroit Red Wings at home in direct duels against Toronto Maple Leafs, scored more than 2 goals in only 2 out of their last 5 confrontations.
- Toronto Maple Leafs in face-to-face away games against Detroit Red Wings, have a streak of 2 victories in a row, but scored more than 3 goals in only 1 out of their last 5 confrontations.
Our Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction
To sum up, both teams aren’t having a very productive season in terms of offensive effectiveness, so the main expectation for their confrontation is having a very even game during the early stages as Detroit will most likely try to avoid getting behind as much as possible to take advantage of any available powerplay or mistake committed by Toronto. Therefore, the pick for Detroit Red Wings – Toronto Maple Leafs is: Under 6.0 Goals!
Prediction:
Under 6.0 Goals
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