Columbus Blue Jackets (15-33-4) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (32-13-8)
February 11, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Toronto Maple Leafs -333 / Columbus Blue Jackets +255; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs meet Saturday in NHL action at the Scotiabank Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Preview
The Columbus Blue Jackets are averaging 2.5 goals per game and are scoring on 16.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Patrik Laine leads Columbus with 14 goals, Johnny Gaudreau has 35 assists and Patrik Laine has 127 shots on goal. Defensively, the Columbus Blue Jackets are allowing 3.9 goals per game and are killing 76.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Joonas Korpisalo has allowed 70 goals on 746 shots faced, and Elvis Merzlikins has given up 82 goals on 630 shots.
The Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Preview
The Toronto Maple Leafs are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 25 percent of their power play opportunities. William Nylander leads Toronto with 28 goals, Mitchell Marner has 41 assists and Auston Matthews has 200 shots on goal. Defensively, the Toronto Maple Leafs are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 79.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Matt Murray has given up 50 goals on 561 shots faced, and Ilya Samsonov has allowed 59 goals on 682 shots.
Blue Jackets vs Maple Leafs Trends
The Blue Jackets are 20-54 in their last 74 road games and 20-50 in their last 70 overall. The Maple Leafs are 51-19 in their last 70 home games and 4-1 in their last 5 games playing on 0 days rest. The under is 3-1-1 in Blue Jackets last 5 road games. The over is 3-1-1 in Maple Leafs last 5 overall. The Blue Jackets are 11-5 in the last 16 meetings in Toronto.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Columbus Blue Jackets continue to pile up the losses, especially on the road, and their defense is no match for the Maple Leafs here. The Maple Leafs have been a buzz saw at home dating back toward the end of last year, and they’ve had no issues recently on the end of back to backs. This could get ugly for the road team. Give me the Maple Leafs and the PL.
