The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Calgary Flames meet in NHL action from the Scotiabank Saddledome on Thursday night. Can the Leafs snap their losing skid? Or will the Flames add to Toronto’s misery and defend home ice? Let’s dive in and find out with our Maple Leafs vs. Flames Prediction.
Toronto Maple Leafs Team Preview
The Toronto Maple Leafs come into this one looking to snap a four-game losing skid after a 4-2 loss to Edmonton in their last matchup. William Nylander leads the Leafs in points with 57 points this season including 21 goals and a team-high 36 assists while Auston Matthews has 50 points with a team-high 34 goals. Mitch Marner has 47 points with 29 assists while John Tavares has 34 points with 12 goals and 22 assists and Morgan Rielly has 35 points with 28 assists this season. Joseph Woll has posted a 8-5-1 record with a 2.80 GAA and a .916 save percentage while Martin Jones is also 8-5-1 with a 2.36 GAA and a .922 save percentage as well this season.
Toronto Maple Leafs Team Facts
- The Maple Leafs have lost each of their last three games as favorites.
- The Maple Leafs have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last nine Thursday games as favorites.
- The Maple Leafs have won the third period in four of their last five games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Maple Leafs’ last nine games as favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
Calgary Flames Team Preview
The Calgary Flames come into this one looking to build on a four-game win streak after a 3-2 OT win over Arizona last time out. Blake Coleman leads Calgary in scoring with 38 points including a team-high 20 goals while Nazem Kadri has 36 points with a team-high 21 assists this season. Yegor Sharangovich has 31 points with 18 goals and 13 assists while Elias Lindholm has 29 points with 21 assists this season. Jacob Markstrom has gone 13-11-2 with a 2.59 GAA and a .912 save percentage while Dan Vladar is 7-5-2 with a 3.30 GAA and an .885 save percentage this season. Dustin Wolf has also gone 1-2-1 with a 3.46 GAA and an .893 save percentage as well this season.
Calgary Flames Team Facts
- The Flames have won each of their last seven night games.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the last six games between the Maple Leafs and Flames.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Flames’ last eight night games against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Flames have won the third period in seven of their last eight night games following a home win.
Maple Leafs vs. Flames Prediction
I’m backing the Flames here. We’re getting plus money with the team in better form right now. At a certain point, Toronto will flip the switch and they should probably do it sooner rather than later, but I don’t see it happening here. Desperation and needing a win only go so far, at a certain point you have to execute and Toronto hasn’t been able to do that. Give me the Flames at home by default.