Toronto Maple Leafs vs New York Rangers NHL Picks, Best Bets and Odds 11/18/21

The New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs meet Thursday in NHL action at the Scotiabank Arena. The New York Rangers look to build on their four-game winning streak. The Toronto Maple Leafs look for a win after winning nine of their last 10 games.

The New York Rangers are averaging 2.8 goals per game and are scoring on 21.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Chris Kreider leads New York with 12 goals, Adam Fox has 12 assists, and Mika Zibanejad has 41 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Rangers are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 78.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alexandar Georgiev has given up 16 goals on 123 shots, and Igor Shesterkin has allowed 29 goals on 413 shots.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are averaging 2.7 goals per game and are scoring on 25 percent of their power play opportunities. John Tavares leads Toronto with 8 goals, Mitchell Marner has 11 assists and William Nylander has 64 shots on goal. Defensively, the Toronto Maple Leafs are allowing 2.6 goals per game and are killing 87.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jack Campbell has given up 22 goals on 385 shots faced, and Petr Mrazek has allowed 7 goals on 57 shots.

The Rangers are 12-27 in their last 39 games as an underdog and 4-0 in their last 4 overall. The Maple Leafs are 6-1 in their last 7 home games and 4-0 in their last 4 overall. The over is 5-1 in Rangers last 6 overall. The under is 13-6 in Maple Leafs last 19 overall. The Rangers are 7-2 in the last 9 meetings in Toronto and 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.

The New York Rangers are playing good enough hockey to be worth a look in the underdog role, but they haven’t won much as an underdog dating back to last season. The Toronto Maple Leafs are the hottest team over these last two weeks, and they’ve done their best work at home. This feels like a spot where the Maple Leafs offense gets loose. Give me the Maple Leafs and the PL for max betting value.