The Nashville Predators and the Toronto Maple Leafs meet Tuesday 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 Nashville Predators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs prediction.
Nashville Predators Recap
The Nashville Predators come into this game looking to add on to their 4-1 win over Ottawa last time out to improve to 2-0-1 this season. After this game, the Predators will head on the road for a game against the Montreal Canadiens.
Predators Looking To Continue Strong Start To Road Trip
Entering Monday, Erik Haula and Filip Forsberg each have 2 points with a goal and an assist while Ryan O’Reilly and Michael Bunting each have a goal. Brady Martin, Luke Evangelista, Jonathan Marchessault and Roman Josi each have an assist as well this season. Forsberg also leads Nashville with 8 shots so far this season. Juuse Saros has gone 1-0-1 with a 1.96 GAA and a .935 save percentage in goal for Nashville so far this season.
Why the Nashville Predators will win
- The Maple Leafs have lost three of their last four games as favorites.
- The Predators have won three of their last four games as underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Predators’ last four games.
- The Maple Leafs have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four home games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
Nashville Predators Player Prop Facts
- Michael Bunting has scored a goal in each of his last four appearances against former teams.
- Filip Forsberg has recorded an assist in each of the Predators’ last four games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Filip Forsberg has recorded at least one point in 10 of the Predators’ last 11 games.
- Ryan O’Reilly ranks T1st in the league for Game Winning Goals (2) this season.
Toronto Maple Leafs Recap
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be out to rebound from their loss at the hands of Detroit by a score of 3-2 last time out to sit at 1-2 this season. After this game, Toronto will take on the New York Rangers at home.
Maple Leafs Drop Back-To-Back Games
Going into Monday, 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 Predators have lost 10 of their last 11 road games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The home team has won seven of the last eight games between the Predators and Maple Leafs.
- The Predators have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six road games against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Maple Leafs have covered the puck line in each of their last four games following a home loss.
Toronto Maple Leafs Player Prop Facts
- Auston Matthews has scored at least one goal in four of his last five home appearances against Central Division opponents.
- John Tavares has recorded at least one point in each of his last six home appearances after playing less than 20 minutes the previous day.
- Nicolas Roy has recorded an assist in four of his last five home appearances against the Predators.
- Auston Matthews has recorded at least one shot in each of his last 241 appearances – longest active streak in the league.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the last six games between the Predators and Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Predators’ last five games against opponents on a losing streak have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Nashville Predators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction
I’m on the over here. I think there’s going to be goals in bunches in this game, as we have some tired legs defensively and both teams have goal scoring potential here. Nashville’s coming off of their highest-scoring output of the year so far and Toronto I have some early concerns about defensively. Give me the over in this one.