Maple Leafs betting trends: Auston Matthews is taking over

The Toronto Maple Leafs won three of their last four games after a difficult western road trip. They beat Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes. The schedule gets easier after that, but they play the New Jersey Devils twice in their next five games.

Auston Matthews had a slow start to the season but is now on a hot streak. He has six goals in his last nine games and is starting to generate more quality looks. His 24 high-danger chances lead the team over the last two weeks.

Sheldon Keefe has been shuffling the lines in the Toronto Maple Leafs' games. William Nylander played on the first line with Auston Matthews. Mitch Marner played with Alexander Kerfoot and John Tavares. Neither of the six lines scored a goal at 5-on-5.

The Maple Leafs are averaging the fifth-most high-danger chances per 60 over the last two weeks. They haven't scored more than three goals in five consecutive games. Erik Kallgren is third-string goalie with Ilya Samsonov injured. Matt Murray is getting close to a return. He allowed four goals against Montreal in the season opener.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are the worst NHL bets on the puckline in 2022-23. They are -10.27 units, the most expensive team in the league. The team has won just two games by more than two goals this season.

Auston Matthews is taking over the Maple Leafs' betting trends blog. Keep fading Marner's goal prop. He has scored just one goal in six games. He's averaging 2.15 shots per game over last two weeks and ranks ninth in high-danger chances with four.