Toronto Maple Leafs (24-9-3) vs. New York Rangers (25-10-4)
January 19, 2022 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: New York Rangers +130 / Toronto Maple Leafs -147; Over/Under: +6
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The Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers meet Wednesday in NHL action at Madison Square Garden. The Toronto Maple Leafs look for a win after winning six of their last eight games. The New York Rangers look for a win after winning six of their last eight games.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 29.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Auston Matthews leads Toronto with 25 goals, Morgan Rielly has 27 assists and William Nylander has 128 shots on goal. Defensively, the Toronto Maple Leafs are allowing 2.6 goals per game and are killing 83.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jack Campbell has given up 58 goals on 842 shots faced, and Joseph Woll has allowed 11 goals on 123 shots.
The New York Rangers are averaging 2.8 goals per game and are scoring on 22.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Chris Kreider leads New York with 24 goals, Adam Fox has 34 assists, and Mika Zibanejad has 116 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Rangers are allowing 2.4 goals per game and are killing 85.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alexandar Georgiev has given up 41 goals on 446 shots, and Igor Shesterkin has allowed 44 goals on 720 shots.
The Maple Leafs are 10-4 in their last 14 road games and 22-7 in their last 29 overall. The Rangers are 10-3 in their last 13 home games and 6-2 in their last 8 overall. The over is 10-3-1 in Maple Leafs last 14 overall. The under is 15-5-1 in Rangers last 21 overall. The underdog is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are the more talented team, and they’ve done some of their best recent work on the road, so I’m not mad at them being favored here. However, this line is disrespectful toward a good Rangers team that’s winning games in their own right and is starting to take care of business on their home ice. The Rangers have also won five of the last seven meetings against the Maple Leafs, and the majority of these games are tight. The value is with the Rangers and the plus money here.
