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Toronto Maple Leafs vs San Jose Sharks NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 10/22/2021

San Jose Sharks (3-0) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (2-1-1)
October 22, 2021 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: Toronto Maple Leafs -200 / San Jose Sharks +170; Over/Under: -5.5
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The San Jose Sharks and the Toronto Maple Leafs meet in NHL action from Scotiabank Arena on Friday night.

The San Jose Sharks come into this game looking to build on their 2-1 win over Ottawa on Thursday. Ottawa opened the scoring just after the midway point of the opening period, and the goal held until early in the second when Logan Couture opened San Jose’s scoring account and tied the game at one just under two minutes into the second period. Kevin Labanc would give the Sharks the lead with just over five minutes to go in the second period and despite being outshot 11-4 in the 3rd, the Sharks would ride the lead all the way to the finish line and take home the two points with the W. James Reimer got the win in goal, stopping 30 of 31 shots faced on the way to the victory.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be out to bounce back from a 2-1 overtime loss at the hands of the New York Rangers in their last game. New York opened the scoring with the lone goal of the opening period before Michael Bunting got Toronto on the board just 1:36 into the second period. The rest of the second saw no scoring and neither did the third, so it was off to overtime where New York found the winner with just over a minute to go in the 3 on 3 period. Jack Campbell took the loss, falling to 2-0-1 on the year after allowing both goals on 23 shots faced in the loss.

San Jose is 5-18 in their last 23 games played on no rest and 1-6 in their last 7 road games while the over is 9-3-1 in their last 13 games overall. Toronto is 27-12 in their last 39 games against the Pacific division and 2-5 in their last 7 games as a favorite while the under is 6-0 in their last 6 games overall.

I get why Toronto would be favored at home, but I’m leaning the way of San Jose because I’m hearing that it could be Michael Hutchinson in net for the Leafs and if that’s the case, run the other way. If it’s Jack Campbell, you can make a stronger case for Toronto but as of right now, it’s San Jose and the plus money for me.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: San Jose +170

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Chris joined the Sports Chat Place team in August 2016 and has a proven system that combines multiple analytical and situational statistics and trends to give out thousands of winning picks over the last three years with winning records across all of the top leagues, Follow Chris Ruffolo on Twitter @ruffthepickdawg

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