The Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames meet Monday in NHL action at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Here’s a Flames vs. Maple Leafs Prediction. This article will include a Flames vs. Maple Leafs Pick.
Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Preview
The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Rangers and Oilers, and they play the Kraken next. The Maple Leafs have won 4 straight games.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are averaging 3.85 goals per game and are scoring 30.2 percent of their power-play opportunities. Auston Matthews leads Toronto with 9 goals, William Nylander has 10 assists, and Jack Roslovic has 36 shots on goal. Defensively, the Toronto Maple Leafs are allowing 3.08 goals per game and are killing 95.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has allowed 25 goals on 239 shots faced, and Anthony Stolarz has given up 14 goals on 150 shots.
Calgary Flames Betting Preview
The Calgary Flames beat the Red Wings and Wild, and they play the Oilers next. The Flames have won 4 of their last 5 games.
The Calgary Flames are averaging 2.3 goals per game and are scoring 32 percent of their power-play opportunities. Morgan Frost leads Calgary with 3 goals, Joel Farabee has 7 assists, and Matt Coronato has 24 shots on goal. Defensively, the Calgary Flames are allowing 3.9 goals per game and are killing 84.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Dustin Wolf has allowed 24 goals on 145 shots faced, and Devin Cooley has given up 14 goals on 159 shots.
Why the Calgary Flames will win
- The Maple Leafs have lost each of their last six games as favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
- The underdogs have won five of the Maple Leafs’ last six games.
- The Maple Leafs have failed to cover the puck line in 13 of their last 14 games as favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in 12 of the Maple Leafs’ last 13 games.
- The Maple Leafs have lost the second period in each of their last six games as road favorites against Pacific Division opponents when tied after the first period.
Why the Toronto Maple Leafs will win
- The Maple Leafs have won each of their last eight games against the Flames.
- The Flames have lost each of their last six Monday games.
- The Maple Leafs have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Maple Leafs have won the third period in each of their last six games as favorites following a road win.
Total Goals Facts
- Seven of the Maple Leafs’ last eight road games have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Each of the Flames’ last five games as home underdogs following a win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Maple Leafs’ last eight games as favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2’ market has hit in each of the last six games between the Maple Leafs and Flames.
Calgary Flames Player Prop Facts
- Joel Farabee has scored a goal in three of the Flames’ last four games against the Maple Leafs.
- Jonathan Huberdeau has recorded at least one assist in seven of his last eight appearances with his team as an underdog against the Maple Leafs.
- Aydar Suniev ranks T9th amongst qualified players for shooting percentage (30.0%) this season.
Toronto Maple Leafs Player Prop Facts
- Auston Matthews has scored at least one goal in each of the Maple Leafs’ last four road games.
- William Nylander has recorded at least one assist in 11 of his last 12 appearances against the Flames.
- William Nylander ranks T2nd in the league for multi-goal games (3) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Calgary Flames rank 30th in the league for goals per game this season (2.30).
- The Calgary Flames rank 30th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.90).
- The Toronto Maple Leafs rank 1st in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (95.24%).
- The Toronto Maple Leafs rank 5th in the league for goals per game this season (3.85).
Flames vs Maple Leafs Injury Report
The Flames will be without Samuel Honzek and Jonathan Huberdeau. Mikael Backlund is day-to-day.
The Maple Leafs will be without Chris Tanev, Dakota Joshua, John Tavares, Max Domi, Cade Webber, Elvis Merzlikins, and William Villeneuve.
Flames vs Maple Leafs Prediction
The Maple Leafs should be favored with the week they just had, and they’ve won eight straight games against the Flames. The Maple Leafs haven’t lost to the Flames since February 2022. With that said, the Flames have won four of their last five games overall, and are getting after it defensively. These recent underdog wins have made the Flames profitable for NHL bettors on the season despite losing 60 percent of their games. History isn’t on our side, and the Maple Leafs are the better team, but I’ll take a shot with the Flames and the more favorable price anyway.