Minnesota Wild vs Toronto Maple Leafs 12/4/21 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Minnesota Wild meet Saturday in NHL action at the Xcel Energy Center. The Toronto Maple Leafs look for a win after winning 10 of their last 11 games. The Minnesota Wild look to build on their five-game winning streak.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 23.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Auston Matthews leads Toronto with 13 goals, Mitchell Marner has 15 assists and William Nylander has 88 shots on goal. Defensively, the Toronto Maple Leafs are allowing 2.2 goals per game and are killing 85.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jack Campbell has given up 27 goals on 476 shots faced, and Petr Mrazek has allowed 7 goals on 57 shots.

The Minnesota Wild are averaging 3.7 goals per game and are scoring on 14.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Ryan Hartman leads Minnesota with 13 goals, Kirill Kaprizov has 19 assists and Kevin Fiala has 79 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 81.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Cam Talbot has allowed 46 goals on 534 shots faced, and Kaapo Kahkonen has allowed 17 goals on 162 shots.

The Maple Leafs are 11-3 in their last 14 Saturday games and 7-0 in their last 7 games as a road favorite. The Wild are 29-8 in their last 37 home games and 5-0 in their last 5 overall. The under is 9-4 in Maple Leafs last 13 road games. The over is 4-0 in Wild last 4 overall. The Maple Leafs are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings in Minnesota and 4-9 in the last 13 meetings.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are the hottest team in the league right now, and they’ve won seven straight on the road. However, the Minnesota Wild have won five straight games overall, and they’ve been ridiculous on their home ice and in the favorite role. You can make a case for either side here, but I have to lean toward the Wild at home and the even money. It’s where the value is at.