Toronto Maple Leafs vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction 4-8-24 Picks

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs meet Monday 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 Penguins vs Maple Leafs prediction.

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Preview

The Pittsburgh Penguins are coming off wins over the Rangers, Devils, Capitals, and Lightning. The Pittsburgh Penguins are averaging 3.03 goals per game and are scoring on 14.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Sidney Crosby leads Pittsburgh with 40 goals, Erik Karlsson has 42 assists, and Evgeni Malkin has 183 shots on goal. Defensively, the Pittsburgh Penguins are allowing 2.95 goals per game and are killing 81 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Tristan Jarry has allowed 131 goals on 1,355 shots faced, and Alex Nedelijkovic has given up 84 goals on 908 shots.

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Preview

The Toronto Maple Leafs recently beat the Sabres, Panthers and Canadiens while losing to the Lightning. The Toronto Maple Leafs are averaging 3.62 goals per game and are scoring on 24.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Auston Matthews leads Toronto with 64 goals, William Nylander has 56 assists and John Tavares has 254 shots on goal. Defensively, the Toronto Maple Leafs are allowing 3.09 goals per game and are killing 77.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ilya Samsonov has allowed 107 goals on 1,002 shots faced, while Martin Jones has given up 50 goals on 542 shots.

Toronto Maple Leafs Team Facts

• The Maple Leafs have won seven of their last eight games against opponents on a winning streak.
• The Maple Leafs have failed to cover the puck line in 19 of their last 21 games as home favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Maple Leafs’ last nine games following a road win.
• The Maple Leafs have won the first period in each of their last four games against the Penguins.

Pittsburgh Penguins Team Facts

• The Penguins have won each of their last four games as underdogs.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in seven of the Penguins’ last eight games.
• The Penguins have lost the second period in six of their last seven games as underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Penguins’ last 11 games as underdogs.

Penguins vs Maple Leafs Prediction

The Maple Leafs should be favored at home as they’re the better, more consistent team, and they’ve won 3 of the last 4 games against the Penguins. The Maple Leafs smacked the Penguins back in December, 7-0. With all that said, the Penguins are fighting for their playoff lives, and they’ve won 4 straight games, 3 of those games were in the underdog role. We’re getting the more desperate team at the more favorable price. There’s value with the Penguins in this spot. I’ll take a shot with the Penguins and the plus money.