Toronto Maple Leafs vs Arizona Coyotes Score Prediction

The struggling Arizona Coyotes (23-28-4), seventh in the NHL standings for the Central Division, host the Toronto Maple Leafs (30-16-8), third in the Atlantic Division, in one of five games on the NHL schedule Wednesday. Dive into our analysis of the scores and odds for this thrilling matchup. The big question for the Maple Leafs vs. Coyotes score prediction is whether or not Auston Matthews, the league leader in goals with 49, will score his 50th in just his 54th game in front of friends and family in his hometown. Arizona beat the Maple Leafs 6-3 in their most recent meeting on December 29, 2022.

Maple Leafs vs Coyotes Picks

• Pick: Maple Leafs -1.5 (+135)

Martin Jones (2.69 GAA, .908 save percentage) is expected to start in goal for the Maple Leafs, while Karel Vejmelka (3.51 GAA, .893 save percentage) is likely to start for the Coyotes. Let’s take a further look at the Maple Leafs vs. Coyotes score prediction.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Arizona Coyotes Odds

Here’s a quick view of the latest odds available for this exciting NHL clash:

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Arizona Coyotes Information

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Arizona Coyotes

Location of the game: Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona

Date & Time: Wednesday, February 21 at 10 p.m. ET

How to Watch: ESPN+ and Sportsnet Ontario (Canada)

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Arizona Coyotes Recent Scores

The Maple Leafs, one of the early season NHL picks to win the Stanley Cup, have had an up-and-down season, but have won four consecutive games, all without star defenseman Morgan Rielly, who was given a five-game suspension for a cross-check on Ottawa Senators’ player Ridly Grieg. Toronto is coming off of a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Blues and have outscored their opponents 21-8 during their four-game winning streak.

The Coyotes looked promising early in the season, but are now among the NHL expert picks to finish near the bottom of the NHL standings. They’re on a 10-game losing streak, including a recent 6-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. 

Last Game Records

Toronto

While Toronto has been one of the better NHL teams in the regular season the last few years, they’ve struggled against the Coyotes. They’ve lost four NHL games in a row to Arizona, including two at Mullett Arena. The Maple Leafs have been outscored 17-10 in those games.

Arizona

The Coyotes have won four in a row against the Maple Leafs and are a surprising 14-4-2 in their last 20 games against Toronto. 

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Arizona Coyotes Betting Preview

Maple Leafs Looking for Fifth Consecutive Victory

As much as the Arizona Coyotes have had their way with the Toronto Maple Leafs in recent years, Toronto should be particularly motivated in this one for a number of reasons. They’re looking to perfect a clean sweep of five consecutive victories without Rielly, who they believe was given too long of a suspension. They’ll also be looking to get Matthews his 50th goal in his hometown and you can almost guarantee that No. 34 will find the back of the net – he has -160 odds for an anytime goal and leads the Toronto Maple Leafs roster with 73 points.

Toronto is fourth among NHL teams in goals (3.57) and 18th in goals allowed (3.13), although they’ve been much better defensively as of late and Ilya Samsonov has stabilized his play following a disastrous start to the season. The Maple Leafs are 16-5-2 against the Western Conference and 15-6-6 on the road.

In addition to Rielly, the Leafs are without Connor Timmins, Joseph Woll, Calle Jarnkrok, and Mark Giordano, all of whom are on the NHL injury report.

Coyotes Hoping to Halt 10-Game Skid

Arizona has fallen off dramatically during the last month and are now 26th in goals (2.87), 30th in shots (26.7), 20th in goals allowed (3.24), and 25th in shots allowed (32.1). They also average the third-most PIMs per game, which could be dangerous for the Maple Leafs vs. Coyotes score prediction considering the Maple Leafs PP is on fire right now.

Clayton Keller leads the Arizona Coyotes lines in scoring with 51 points (22 goals, 29 assists) and Matias Maccelli is second with 36 points (8 goals, 28 assists). Arizona is 15-13-0 at Mullett Arena this season.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Arizona Coyotes Odds Breakdown

The Maple Leafs are -180 moneyline favorites with NHL odds of -1.5 (+135) for the puck line. The Coyotes are +160 moneyline underdogs with +1.5 (-155) puck line odds. The over/under is 6.5 according to BetUS.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Arizona Coyotes Pick and Prediction

• Final Score Prediction: Maple Leafs 5-2
• Pick: Maple Leafs -1.5 (+135)

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