Maple Leafs vs Golden Knights Prediction NHL Picks 2/22/24

Vegas Golden Knights (32-18-6) vs Toronto Maple Leafs (30-16-8)

Game Info: Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 10:00 pm (T-Mobile Arena)

Betting Odds: Vegas Golden Knights -111 / Toronto Maple Leafs -111 --- Over/Under: 6

The Toronto Maple Leafs are riding a 5-game winning streak. The Vegas Golden Knights need a win after losing 3 of their last 4 games. Let’s preview this game and give out a Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vegas Golden Knights prediction.

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Preview

The Toronto Maple Leafs recently beat the Ducks, Blues, and Coyotes. The Toronto Maple Leafs are averaging 3.62 goals per game and are scoring on 28.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Auston Matthews leads Toronto with 51 goals, Mitchell Marner has 46 assists and William Nylander has 228 shots on goal. Defensively, the Toronto Maple Leafs are allowing 3.13 goals per game and are killing 77.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ilya Samsonov has allowed 74 goals on 629 shots faced, while Martin Jones has given up 47 goals on 511 shots.

Vegas Golden Knights Betting Preview

The Vegas Golden Knights recently beat the Sharks and lost to the Predators. The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3.17 goals per game and are scoring on 19.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Jonathan Marchessault leads Vegas with 28 goals, Mark Stone has 37 assists and Jack Eichel has 173 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 2.74 goals per game and are killing 80.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Logan Thompson has given up 83 goals on 910 shots faced, and Adin Hill has allowed 45 goals on 634 shots.

Vegas Golden Knights Player Prop Facts

• Jack Eichel has scored the first goal in four of his last five appearances in home games.
• Jack Eichel has scored at least one goal in each of his last four appearances with the Golden Knights as home favorites.
• Jack Eichel has recorded at least one point in each of his last 11 appearances with the Golden Knights as home favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
• Mark Stone has recorded at least one assist in each of the Golden Knights' last 10 Thursday games.
• Jonathan Marchessault ranks T1st in the Western Conference for shootout goals (3) this season.

Toronto Maple Leafs Player Prop Facts

• Mitch Marner has recorded two or more points in each of his last five appearances.
• William Nylander has scored at least one goal in each of the Maple Leafs' last five games.
• Mitch Marner has recorded two or more assists in each of his last five appearances after playing less than 20 minutes in the Maple Leafs' last game.
• Auston Matthews ranks 1st in the league for Goals (51) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Vegas Golden Knights rank 7th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.73).
• The Vegas Golden Knights rank T2nd in the league for Period 2 goals allowed per game this season (0.82).
• The Toronto Maple Leafs rank 2nd in the league in power play percentage this season (28.75%).
• The Toronto Maple Leafs rank 4th in the league for goals per game this season (3.62).

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vegas Golden Knights prediction

The Toronto Maple Leafs are a super talented team I've been on a lot this season, and I'd love to pull the trigger with them any time they're underdogs, but I need more bang for my buck here. The Vegas Golden Knights are due for a bounce back performance after a rough week, and they're at home, where they're 19-8-2 on the year. As great as the Maple Leafs and plus money is, Vegas at home with a cheap price probably packs more betting value. In what should be a fun must watch game between two contenders, give me Vegas at home.

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.