Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Arizona Coyotes Prediction, Preview, and Odds
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The Toronto Maple Leafs will be on the road and take on the Arizona Coyotes at Mullett Arena. Toronto has a record of 30-16-8. Arizona has a record of 23-28-4. These two teams faced each other twice last season with Arizona winning both matchups. The puck drops at 10 PM EST.
Maple Leafs Win Four Straight
Toronto was a -155 favorite in their last game and they defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-2. Mitchell Marner had three assists. Auston Matthews scored a goal and had an assist. Ilya Samsonov stopped 19 of 21 shots faced.
The Leafs have been good on offense this season. Toronto scored four or more goals in six out of the last eight games. They rank fourth in goals per game and seventh in shots per game. Auston Matthews leads the team with 73 points. Matthews leads the NHL with 49 goals. William Nylander has 72 points. Mitchell Marner has 65 points.
The defense has been good and goaltending has been about average for the Leafs this season. They rank 18 in goals against per game and 12 in shots against per game. Ilya Samsonov has a record of 12-4-6 with a 3.19 GAA and .882 SV%. Martin Jones has a record of 10-7-1 with a 2.69 GAA and .908 SV%. Joseph Woll has a record of 8-5-1 with a 2.80 GAA and .916 SV%.
Toronto is currently third in the Atlantic Division. They will need better goaltending if they hope to make a deep playoff push.
Coyotes Lose Ten Straight
Arizona was a +210 underdog in their previous game and they lost 6-3 against the Edmonton Oilers. Nick Bjugstad scored twice. Clayton Keller scored a goal and had an assist. Matt Villalta allowed five goals on 25 shots faced.
The Coyotes have been struggling on offense recently. Arizona scored two or fewer goals in five out of their last 10 games. They rank 25 in goals per game and 30 in shots per game. Clayton Keller leads the team with 51 points.
The defense and goaltending have both struggled for Arizona this season. They rank 20 in goals against per game and 25 in shots against per game. Connor Ingram has a record of 17-13-2 with a 2.76 GAA and .912 SV%. Karel Vejmelka has a record of 6-14-2 with a 3.51 GAA and .896 SV%.
Arizona is second last in the Central Division. It is highly unlikely the Coyotes make the playoffs unless they can get hot in the final couple of months of the season.
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Toronto has been playing well lately, winning eight of their last 10 games, while Arizona has lost ten straight games. The Leafs have been good on offense this season. Toronto scored four or more goals in six out of the last eight games. They rank fourth in goals per game and seventh in shots per game. Auston Matthews leads the team with 73 points. Matthews leads the NHL with 49 goals. The defense and goaltending have both struggled for Arizona this season. They rank 20th in goals against per game and 25th in shots against per game. The Maple Leafs are the much better team and they will win this contest by two or more goals.
Bet the puck line (-1.5) and take Toronto.
Prediction: Toronto Maple Leafs (-1.5)
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The defense and goaltending have both struggled for Arizona this season. They rank 20th in goals against per game and 25th in shots against per game. The Leafs have been good on offense this season. Toronto scored four or more goals in six out of the last eight games. They rank fourth in goals per game and seventh in shots per game. Auston Matthews leads the team with 73 points. Matthews leads the NHL with 49 goals. Toronto will score on the Yotes and the over will hit in this contest.
Take the over, six goals.
Prediction: Over 6
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