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Two of the top clubs in the Eastern Conference will battle when the Boston Bruins (32-5-4, first place) host the Toronto Maple Leafs (26-10-7, third) on Saturday at 7:00 PM ET. The Maple Leafs are underdogs on the road, at+141, and the Bruins are -171. The insights in this article use the latest odds as of January 13, 2023 at 11:13 PM ET. Head to…

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without superstar Auston Matthews when they return home to face the surging Nashville Predators in Wednesday night's NHL action. The reigning Hart Trophy winner missed Tuesday's practice due to an undisclosed injury, and was confirmed out by head coach Sheldon Keefe early on Wednesday. That is good news for the…

Having won four straight, the Nashville Predators visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday, beginning at 7:30 PM ET. The Maple Leafs are set as to win on the moneyline, while the Predators currently have odds to win this matchup. The insights in what follows reference odds valid as of January 10, 2023 at 11:16 AM ET. Check out the table below for…

A team that's halfway through the NHL schedule with less than 10 regulation losses should feel good about itself and provide fans ample positives ahead of playoffs. But these are the Maple Leafs, whose string of six first-round defeats in the Shanaplan era keep clouding such semi-annual midway mirth. You can sense the pessimism in Leafs Nation.…

The Toronto Maple Leafs' defence is looking like Swiss cheese going into tonight's game against the streaking New Jersey Devils, at the Prudential Center, starting at 7 p.m. ET. Yesterday came the news that Morgan Rielly is going to be out long-term after sustaining a knee injury in a collision with the New York Islanders' Kyle Palmieri during New…

The Toronto Maple Leafs look to extend their streak without a regulation loss to 16 games. Toronto is 12-0-3 over the last 15 games with the 1.87 goals-against average the best in the league during that stretch. This is the fifth consecutive time that Toronto is favored against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden after being listed as the favorite…

Los Angeles Kings vs Toronto Maple Leafs 12/8/2022 Picks Predictions Previews Scotiabank Arena in Toronto will be the venue for Thursday's night NHL battle between the Los Angeles Kings and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Los Angeles is 14-10-4 on 32 points and ranked third in the Pacific Division with a 7-5-2 road record on the season The Kings split…

In net, the whole position was obviously an unknown. Jack Campbell was an unrestricted free agent and Petr Mrazek was coming off of a nightmare first season in Toronto. Both are in the other conference now. Logically, betting on any two goalies in the league that have flashed ability/shown some form of extended success in their careers to better…

While the star players remain the same, the Leafs added two new goaltenders, plenty of depth forwards, and will now benefit from a full season of Mark Giordano. On paper, this team looks as strong as ever. Toronto's dominant top line is back. Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and Michael Bunting finished second, fifth, and seventh in points last…

Coles Notes on the notable storylines for tonight: Rasmus Sandin will make his preseason debut and is in line for a lot of all-situations minutes while taking his reps on the right side, which he may need to show an aptitude for this season if he's going to play every night; Denis Malgin and Nick Robertson will flank Pontus Holmberg as all three…

Most betting sites have the Toronto Maple Leafs as the most favoured Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup in 2022-23 and the second or third most likely in the NHL (from'NHL Stanley Cup Odds: 2022-23 Winner Futures Betting', The Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/21/22). Considering what the Edmonton Oilers accomplished last season, making it to the Western…

How you feel about the Toronto Maple Leafs' 2021-22 is a matter of perspective. Sunny side up: it was the best, most memorable regular season in team history. Toronto smashed its single-season bests for wins (54) and points (115), and superstar center Auston Matthews rewrote the franchise record books. His 60 goals leapfrogged Rick Vaive's…

Thu., Sept. 22, 20224 min. read Article was updated 2 hrs ago Jordie Benn is about as grizzled a veteran as they come. Bearded, 35, knows his role as a physical left-side defenceman heading into his 13th NHL season on his sixth NHL team. But walking around these days as a Maple Leaf seems to have brought out the kid in him. "You see some of the…

The Senators had excessive expectations going into 2021-22, or no less than excessive by their requirements. After a powerful second half to the 2020-21 season, many anticipated the group to start out making some noise and contend for a playoff spot. That went out the window immediately, as they misplaced 16 of their first 20 video games of the…

The team is currently just about at the upper limit of the salary cap with Rasmus Sandin still to sign. There is little doubt that a trade will happen prior to the start of the season; it's only a matter of when. While any player could be traded in theory, let's not waste our time worrying about any potential blockbuster that has a 0.1% chance of…