The Toronto Maple Leafs will play the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Toronto has won five games in a row, while Vegas has lost three of their last four. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Maple Leafs vs Golden Knights prediction.
Maple Leafs Preview
The Toronto Maple Leafs are 31-16-8 this year after they defeated Arizona by a score of 6-3 in their last game. Toronto scored three goals in the first period, but their lead was cut to 4-3 in the second period, before they pulled away in the third. The Maple Leafs out shot Arizona by a total of 36-26 and went 2-5 on the power play in the game. Toronto has also defeated St. Louis, Anaheim, Philadelphia, and St. Louis during this winning streak. The Maple Leafs are scoring 3.57 goals per game and they are allowing 3.13 goals against per game, while going 28.4% on the power play and 77.6% on the penalty kill. Auston Matthews has led Toronto with 49 goals, 24 assists, and 228 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Toronto is Martin Jones, who is 10-7-1 this season with a 2.69 goals against average and a .908 save percentage.
Golden Knights Preview
The Vegas Golden Knights are 32-18-6 this season after they lost to Nashville by a score of 5-3 in their last game. Vegas tied the game at one in the first period, but they allowed the next three goals for Nashville to pull away. The Golden Knights were out shot by a total of 40-26 and went 1-4 on the power play in the game. Vegas defeated San Jose by a score of 4-0 in the game prior to Nashville, but they lost to Carolina and Minnesota before that. The Golden Knights are scoring 3.14 goals per game and they are allowing 2.73 goals against per game, while going 19.7% on the power play and 81.2% on the penalty kill. Jonathan Marchessault has 28 goals, 16 assists, and 192 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Vegas is Adin Hill, who is 14-5-2 this year with a 2.15 goals against average and a .929 save percentage.
Maple Leafs vs Golden Knights Betting Prediction
Vegas comes into this game really struggling and they have lost three of their last four games. The Golden Knights are 19-8-2 at home this season, but they are 0-3 in their last three games on home ice. Toronto is a very solid road team, but they are on the second game of a back to back, which should benefit Vegas. The Golden Knights are dealing with some key injuries right now and while I don’t love taking a team on a back to back, I think the Maple Leafs are the play here.