The Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs meet Saturday in NHL action at the Scotiabank Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Carolina Hurricanes vs Toronto Maple Leafs prediction.
Carolina Hurricanes Betting Preview
The Carolina Hurricanes recently beat the Flames and Panthers and lost to the Rangers. The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 3.32 goals per game and are scoring on 25.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Sebastian Aho leads Carolina with 25 goals, Seth Jarvis has 30 assists and Martin Necas has 177 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 2.64 goals per game and are killing 85.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Pyotr Kochetkov has given up 74 goals on 834 shots faced, while Antti Raanta has allowed 63 goals on 493 shots.
Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Preview
The Toronto Maple Leafs recently beat the Flyers and Canadiens while losing to the Bruins. The Toronto Maple Leafs are averaging 3.57 goals per game and are scoring on 26.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Auston Matthews leads Toronto with 55 goals, Mitch Marner has 51 assists and William Nylander has 260 shots on goal. Defensively, the Toronto Maple Leafs are allowing 3.11 goals per game and are killing 77.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ilya Samsonov has allowed 90 goals on 808 shots faced, while Martin Jones has given up 50 goals on 537 shots.
Toronto Maple Leafs Team Facts
- The Maple Leafs have won 12 of their last 15 games.
- The Maple Leafs have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six home games against Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Maple Leafs have lost the first period in each of their last four home games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Maple Leafs’ last 10 Saturday games.
Carolina Hurricanes Team Facts
- The Hurricanes have won 10 of their last 11 games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six night games following a home win.
- The Hurricanes have won the second period in five of their last six night games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in nine of the Hurricanes’ last 15 games against opponents on a winning streak.
Carolina Hurricanes vs Toronto Maple Leafs prediction
The Carolina Hurricanes and cheap prices are always worth a look because of the talent and their level of consistency. However, the Toronto Maple Leafs and cheap prices or plus money at home is an even tougher spot to avoid. The Maple Leafs are coming off a successful road trip, and they’ve won 4 of the last 6 games against the Hurricanes. With an offense that’s in a groove and home ice, I’m going to side with the Maple Leafs on their home ice. Still a must-watch game between two contenders in the east.