The Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs meet Monday in NHL action from the Scotiabank Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Maple Leafs vs Red Wings Prediction.
Detroit Red Wings Recap
The Detroit Red Wings will be out to take down the Leafs again after knocking off Toronto last time out at home to improve to 1-1 this season. After this game, Detroit will head home for a game against the Florida Panthers.
Red Wings Look To Sweep Home-And-Home
Patrick Kane leads Detroit with 4 points including a goal and a team-high 3 assists while Alex DeBrincat has 3 assists as well this season. Lucas Raymond has a team-high 2 goals while Dylan Larkin has 2 points with a goal and an assist. Marco Kasper, Andrew Copp and Simon Edvinsson each have a goal while Emmitt Finnie, Moritz Seider and Albert Johansson each have an assist. Cam Talbot is 1-0 with a 2.18 GAA and an .889 save percentage so far this year while John Gibson is 0-1 with an 8.07 GAA and a .615 save percentage between the pipes for Detroit so far this season.
Why the Detroit Red Wings will win
- The Red Wings have won three of their last four games as underdogs.
- The Maple Leafs have lost three of their last four games as home favorites following a road loss.
- The Red Wings have covered the puck line in nine of their last 10 day games following a home win.
- The Maple Leafs have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games as favorites following a road loss.
Detroit Red Wings Player Prop Facts
- Dylan Larkin has scored at least one goal in four of the Red Wings’ last five road games against the Maple Leafs.
- Patrick Kane has recorded at least one assist in seven of the Red Wings’ last eight games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Lucas Raymond has recorded at least one point in each of the Red Wings’ last seven day games.
Toronto Maple Leafs Recap
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be out to rebound from their loss at the hands of Detroit last time out to sit at 1-1 this season. After this game, Toronto will take on the Nashville Predators in a game at home.
Maple Leafs Looking For Bounce Back
Morgan Rielly and William Nylander each have a team-high 4 points with a goal and 3 assists while Calle Jarnkrok has a pair of goals. John Tavares and Steven Lorentz each have 2 assists while Nicolas Roy has 2 points with a goal and an assist. Bobby McMann, Max Domi and Auston Matthews each have a goal and Chris Tanev, Matthew Knies and Matias Maccelli each have an assist so far this season. Anthony Stolarz has gone 1-1 with a 3.05 GAA and a .906 save percentage so far this season in goal for Toronto.
Why the Toronto Maple Leafs will win
- The Red Wings have lost each of their last six games as road underdogs following a win.
- The Maple Leafs have won 12 of their last 15 home games.
- The favorites have covered the puck line in each of the Maple Leafs’ last three games at Scotiabank Arena.
- The Red Wings have failed to cover the puck line in three of their last four games as underdogs following a home win.
Toronto Maple Leafs Player Prop Facts
- William Nylander has recorded at least one point in each of the Maple Leafs’ last eight day games at Scotiabank Arena.
- Scott Laughton has scored at least one goal in seven of his last eight home appearances against the Red Wings.
- Morgan Rielly has recorded at least one assist in 12 of the Maple Leafs’ last 13 home games against the Red Wings.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Red Wings’ last six games against the Maple Leafs following a home win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Maple Leafs’ last five home games have gone OVER the total goals line.
Maple Leafs vs Red Wings Prediction
I’m on the over in this one. I think we see goals as well in this game as we did in the first meeting. Furthermore, I just don’t think it’s going to be as one-sided as the final score from the last meeting a couple of days ago. This feels like another 4-3 kind of game, as the last three meetings between these two teams have all gone over the total, so give me the over in this one.