The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Arizona Coyotes meet in NHL action from the Mullett Arena on Wednesday night. Who comes out on top in this inter-conference matchup? Let’s dive in and find out with our Maple Leafs vs. Coyotes Prediction.
Toronto Maple Leafs Team Preview
The Toronto Maple Leafs come into this game looking to build on a 4th straight win after a 4-2 win over St. Louis last time out. Auston Matthews leads the Maple Leafs in scoring with 73 points including a team-high 49 goals along with 24 assists while William Nylander has 72 points with 29 goals and a team-high 43 assists. Mitch Marner has 65 points with 43 assists while John Tavares has 40 points with 15 goals and 25 assists and Morgan Rielly has 43 points with 36 assists this season. Ilya Samsonov has gone 12-4-6 with a 3.19 GAA and an .882 save percentage and Joseph Woll has posted a 8-5-1 record with a 2.80 GAA and a .916 save percentage while Martin Jones is also 10-7-1 with a 2.69 GAA and a .908 save percentage as well this season.
Toronto Maple Leafs Team Facts
- The Maple Leafs have won each of their last five games against Central Division opponents.
- The Maple Leafs have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 10 Wednesday games.
- The Maple Leafs have won the third period in six of their last eight games against opponents on a losing streak.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Maple Leafs’ last eight games.
Arizona Coyotes Team Preview
The Arizona Coyotes look to snap a double-digit losing streak after a 6-3 loss to Edmonton last time out. Clayton Keller leads the Coyotes in scoring with 51 points including 22 goals and 29 assists while Matias Maccelli has 36 points with 28 assists of his own. Lawson Crouse has 31 points with a team-high 20 goals as well while Nick Schmaltz has 32 points with 14 goals and 18 assists as well. Connor Ingram has posted a 17-13-2 record with a 2.76 GAA and a .912 save percentage in goal for Arizona while Karel Vejmelka is 6-14-2 with a 3.51 GAA and an .896 save percentage this season. The Coyotes will face the Jets and Canadiens after this game.
Arizona Coyotes Team Facts
- The Coyotes have lost each of their last 10 games.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the last eight games between the Maple Leafs and Coyotes.
- The Coyotes have lost the first period in each of their last seven night games at Mullett Arena following a loss.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Coyotes’ last seven games against opponents on a winning streak.
Maple Leafs vs. Coyotes Prediction
I’m on the Maple Leafs here. The losing streak has to end for the Coyotes at some point, and the Coyotes have won 4 straight against Toronto as hefty underdogs. However the problem remains that Arizona can’t get out of their own way right now and I don’t want to be the one to try to catch the falling knife. Toronto’s the better team and this team’s found their offense as of late and the goaltending’s followed suit. I’ll side with Toronto -1.5 here.