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Detroit vs. Toronto: NHL Match Prediction
On December 28, Detroit will host Toronto on its home ice. The teams recently met in Michigan, and the hosts confidently beat the Leafs on their home ice. Craig Berube men really needed a break after two unpleasant defeats at home. The Wings have changed their coach and now intend to return to the fight for a place in the playoffs. Who will be better in this match? Read our forecast
Command Analysis
Detroit Red Wings
USACurrent form
Detroit remains in 15th place in the conference standings, having only 30 points after 34 games. The management of the "wings" could not stand such weak results of the team and decided to fire Derek Lalonde. Todd McLellan will become the new coach of the "red wings". The hosts beat Toronto (4:2) and Philadelphia (6:4) on their court, but then lost twice to Montreal (3:4 and 1:5), and before Christmas they were crushed by St. Louis (0:4). It seemed that the "reds" were getting out of the crisis, but it was an illusion.
The hosts have been doing well in attack lately, although they remain the lowest scoring team in the conference. In the three previous games, Detroit scored four times, which is a very bad result. Lucas Raymond has found excellent form and has often distinguished himself in the past games. The Swedish forward has scored 33 times (13+20) and leads the club scorers.
Alex Lyon finally returned from injury, but he failed to show a strong level of play in the games against Philadelphia and Montreal. Cameron Talbot was on the ice in the last match, but was unable to save his teammates and stopped only 85% of the threats on his territory.
Disqualifications and injuries
All Detroit leaders will play against the Leafs.
Interesting trends for betting
- Detroit is allowing an average of 3.26 goals per game.
Krylia have failed to improve their defense in recent matches and have not improved their defensive performance.
- The Red Wings are winning 50.3% of their faceoffs.
Todd McLellan charges began to perform a little better at the point and win the puck for their teammates more often.
Toronto Maple Leafs
CanadaCurrent form
Toronto is in fourth place in the conference standings and continues to fight for leadership in the Atlantic Division. Crane Berube charges showed a good game in the middle of the month, but lost the last two games at home after a successful road trip. The Maple Leafs could not cope with the pressure of the Islanders (3:6) and Winnipeg (2:5), having failed in defense. In the match against the Jets, John Tavares' team was unable to show its best hockey in attack and shot a lot past Connor Hellebuyck goal.
In the second half of December, the Canadians seriously slowed down in terms of reliability on their half of the ice. After Anthony Stolarz injury, Dustin Wolfe took over the role of the visitors' number one, who has stopped 90.80% of shots this season. In the six previous games, the "maples" did not play the best in defense and in all of them conceded at least six goals.
Mitch Marner (10+36) became the new leading scorer for Toronto, surpassing William Nylander (23+17). Both scored points in the match against Winnipeg, but it was not enough to win.
Disqualifications and injuries
John Klingberg, Auston Matthews, Anthony Stolarz, Chris Tanev and Calle Jarnkrok will be out to help their teammates in Michigan.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Leafs have been receiving nearly 8.29 penalty minutes in their last games.
The visitors are often sent off and therefore often concede when they are short-handed.
- Toronto blocks 15 shots per game
The Canadian defense doesn't often sacrifice itself for the team goalies and rarely blocks many shots.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In Toronto last four games, the third period has been high-scoring
1.50Bet 2nd period: Detroit will score
The Wings scored against the Canadians in the second period in both games this season.
1.53Tip and bets
Detroit should be shaken up by the arrival of a new coach, on whom Michigan places great hopes. The Wings have not yet lost their chances to reach the playoffs, but they need to improve now. The hosts had a good stretch in the second half of December and confidently beat Toronto on their ice. The Leafs have given up after Anthony Stolarz injury and have started to concede a lot. We think that the Red Wings will give their opponent a fight in this match and take at least one point. We offer a bet on the hosts' double chance. Forecast - Detroit won't lose at 1.75
Bet on individual total Toronto has conceded at least three goals in six games in a row, which can be primarily attributed to the injury of the club main goalkeeper. Detroit has been weak in attack in recent games, but now the hosts will be on the rise, as is usually the case after a coaching change. We believe that the "wings", driven by their home crowd, will score at least three times. We bet on Detroit individual total over 2.5 goals with odds of 1.82
Total Bet
The recent match in Michigan was productive and pleased the fans with six accurate shots. Toronto has been playing brightly in its last matches in December and is no longer as reliable in defense as it was at the start of the regular season. The visitors have someone to score on, so we expect the teams to exchange pleasantries throughout the entire match.
We take the total over 5.5 goals for 1.72
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