Colorado Avalanche at Toronto Maple Leafs odds, picks and predictions

The Colorado Avalanche (37-22-6) and Toronto Maple Leafs (40-18-8) meet Wednesday at Scotiabank Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (TNT). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Avalanche vs. Maple Leafs odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

The Avalanche won as -258 favorites 8-4 at the Montreal Canadiens Monday. LW Artturi Lehkonen scored 2 goals for the Avalanche in just under 10 minutes of action before leaving the game with a broken finger. Lehkonen is expected to be sidelined for 4-6 weeks. The victory marked Colorado's 3rd in its last 4 games.

The Maple Leafs lost as -229 home favorites 4-3 vs. the Buffalo Sabres Monday. Toronto took a 2-0 lead early in the 2nd period, but was outscored 4-0 and outshot 23-7 in the 27 minutes that followed.

This is the 2nd meeting this season between these teams. Toronto won as a -113 road favorite 6-2 as the Over (5.5) cashed Dec. 31.