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Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs 1/12/23 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

Toronto Maple Leafs (26-9-7) vs. Detroit Red Wings (17-15-7)
January 12, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Detroit Red Wings +137 / Toronto Maple Leafs -169; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings meet in NHL action from Little Caesars Arena on Thursday night.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will look to build on their three-game win streak after a 2-1 win over Nashville last time out. William Nylander has 47 points with a team-high 22 goals and 25 assists while Auston Matthews has 47 points with 20 goals and 27 assists as well. Mitch Marner has 50 points with a team-high 34 assists as well on the year. Ilya Samsonov’s 12-3-1 with a 2.29 GAA and a .916 save percentage while Matt Murray is 11-4-2 with a 2.48 GAA and a .919 save percentage in goal for Toronto so far this season.

The Detroit Red Wings will try to build on their 7-5 win over Winnipeg last time out. Dylan Larkin leads Detroit with 14 goals and 21 assists for his 35 points while Dominik Kubalik has 29 points with 13 goals and 16 assists. Filip Hronek has 29 points with 7 goals and 22 assists and David Perron has 27 points with 12 goals and 15 assists. Ville Husso has gone 13-8-5 with a 3.03 GAA and a .901 save percentage while Alex Nedeljkovic is 2-4-2 with a 4.09 GAA and an .880 save percentage between the pipes for Detroit this season.

Toronto is 4-0 in their last 4 games played on no rest and 6-1 in their last 7 division games while the under is 6-2-1 in their last 9 division games. Detroit is 4-10 in their last 14 games overall and 3-7 in their last 10 home games while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600.

I get the case to be made for Detroit here, but the Red Wings haven’t been as good as of late, and while the Red Wings will be fine down the road, the Leafs are just the better team playing better hockey right now. They’ve also owned a lot of the recent history between these two teams. Give me Toronto in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Toronto -169

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