Rangers vs Maple Leafs Prediction
The New York Rangers will play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario. New York has won three of their last four games, while Toronto has alternated wins and losses over their last five games. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Rangers vs Maple Leafs prediction.
Rangers Preview
The New York Rangers are 21-7-1 this year after they defeated Boston by a score of 2-1 in overtime in their last game. New York trailed 1-0 in the third period, but was able to tie the game in the third and win it in overtime. The Rangers defeated Anaheim in the game prior to Boston by a score of 5-1, but lost to Toronto by a score of 7-3 in the game before that. New York is scoring 3.28 goals per game and they are allowing 2.72 goals against per game, while going 29.8% on the power play and 85.3% on the penalty kill. Artemi Panarin has led the Rangers with 16 goals, 26 assists, and 118 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for New York is Igor Shesterkin, who is 11-7-0 this season with a 2.91 goals against average and a .904 save percentage.
Maple Leafs Preview
The Toronto Maple Leafs are 16-6-6 this season after they defeated Pittsburgh by a score of 7-0 in their last game. Toronto scored three goals in the first period and three goals in the second period for the easy win. The Maple Leafs were out shot by a total of 38-35 and went 2-7 on the power play in the game. Toronto lost to Columbus in the game prior to Pittsburgh, but did defeat this New York team by a score of 7-3 before that. The Maple Leafs are scoring 3.64 goals per game and they are allowing 3.18 goals against per game, while going 25.9% on the power play and 80% on the penalty kill. William Nylander has led Toronto with 15 goals, 25 assists, and 124 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Toronto is Martin Jones, who is 3-0-0 this year with a 1.86 goals against average and a .949 save percentage.
Rangers vs Maple Leafs Betting Prediction
New York comes into this game after beating Boston in overtime on the road and they have won three of their last four games, but the lone loss was to this Toronto team. The Maple Leafs have been a little inconsistent recently, but did dominate Pittsburgh on Saturday. Toronto defeated New York by a score of 7-3 on 12/12 and they are 9-4-2 at home. The Rangers are 11-4-1 on the road this year and I like them to get some revenge on Toronto with a win here. It is tough to beat a team twice in a short amount of time, especially a team as talented as New York is, so take the Rangers to get the win here.
