A potential Stanley Cup preview is set for Saturday night when the Toronto Maple Leafs (50 points) visit the Colorado Avalanche (41 points). Toronto is second in the Atlantic division, well behind Boston, but the Leafs are tied for the third most points in the NHL. Colorado is fourth in the Central, one point back of third, and currently occupy a Western Conference Wild Card spot. Below is my NHL betting prediction for this Maple Leafs vs Avalanche matchup.
Maple Leafs vs Avalanche Betting Pick
ℹ️ The Pick: | Maple Leafs Moneyline (-120) |
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This game will be played at Ball Arena at 7:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 31, 2022.
Why Bet the Maple Leafs:
✅ Toronto is 12-4 in their last 16 games.
✅ The Maple Leafs are 8-4 in their last 12 road games.
✅ Colorado is 3-4-1 as an underdog
NHL
Toronto Maple Leafs
Colorado Avalanche
Team Records
TOR | Team Records | COL |
---|---|---|
46-26-10 | Overall | 50-25-7 |
5-2 | Shootout | 2-2 |
8-8 | Overtime | 6-5 |
22-15-4 | Home | 31-9-1 |
24-11-6 | Road | 19-16-6 |
22-20-8 | EAS | 16-13-3 |
24-6-2 | WES | 34-12-4 |
11-12-3 | ATL | 7-8-1 |
11-8-5 | MET | 9-5-2 |
12-2-2 | CEN | 16-8-2 |
12-4-0 | PAC | 18-4-2 |
19-6-10 | ≤1 | 14-6-7 |
21-11-0 | ≥3 | 30-17-0 |
5-3-1 | Oct | 6-2-0 |
7-3-2 | Nov | 9-4-1 |
5-4-4 | Dec | 8-5-2 |
8-4-1 | Jan | 9-3-0 |
9-3-0 | Feb | 5-5-2 |
8-5-1 | Mar | 10-2-1 |
4-4-1 | Apr | 3-4-1 |
Team Stats
TOR | Team Stats | COL |
---|---|---|
298 | Goals For | 302 |
261 | Goals Agst | 252 |
2.9 | PP For GM | 3.39 |
.70 | PP Goals GM | .83 |
23.95 | PP% | 24.46 |
2.9 | PP Agst GM | 3.22 |
.67 | PP Agst Goals GM | .65 |
76.89 | PK% | 79.92 |
9.9 | PIM GM | 8.9 |
10.2 | oPIM GM | 9.7 |
Goalies
M. Murray | A. Georgiev | |
---|---|---|
26 | GP | 63 |
26 | GS | 62 |
14-8-2 | W-L-T/O | 38-18-5 |
74 | Goals Allowed | 183 |
3.01 | GAA | 3.02 |
761 | Shots Against | 1770 |
.903 | SV% | .897 |
1 | SO | 2 |
13 | Quality Starts | 27 |
.500 | QS% | .435 |
8 | Bad Starts | 9 |
102 | Goals All.% | 107 |
-1.13 | Goals Sv Above Avg | -11.91 |
Recent Starts
Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/5/22 ARI | Wedgewood ML N/A | L5-8 TOTAL N/A | 8 | 31 | 23 | .742 |
3/1/22 TB | Vasilevskiy ML N/A | L2-5 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 22 | 17 | .773 |
2/26/22 MON | Hammond ML N/A | L1-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 32 | 30 | .938 |
2/15/22 STL | Husso ML N/A | L2-5 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 31 | 27 | .871 |
2/12/22 BOS | Swayman ML N/A | L0-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 37 | 35 | .946 |
Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/29/22 WAS | Samsonov ML N/A | W3-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 36 | 34 | .944 |
4/27/22 MON | Montembeault ML N/A | L3-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 23 | 19 | .826 |
4/21/22 NYI | Varlamov ML N/A | W6-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 29 | 26 | .897 |
4/13/22 PHI | Sandstrom ML N/A | W4-0 TOTAL N/A | 0 | 28 | 28 | 1.000 |
4/5/22 NJ | Daws ML N/A | W3-1 TOTAL N/A | 1 | 21 | 20 | .952 |
Betting Trends
TOR | Betting Trends | COL |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 1-2-0 |
0-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 0-3-0 |
4 | Avg Score | 3.33 |
4.33 | Avg Opp Score | 4.33 |
AWAY | HOME | |
1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
0-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 0-3-0 |
3.33 | Avg Score | 2.33 |
5 | Avg Opp Score | 2 |
TOR | Betting Trends | COL |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
1-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 0-5-0 |
3.6 | Avg Score | 2.6 |
3.8 | Avg Opp Score | 2.8 |
AWAY | HOME | |
2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
1-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-4-0 |
3 | Avg Score | 2.4 |
3.6 | Avg Opp Score | 2.2 |
TOR | Betting Trends | COL |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
7-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 6-4-0 |
4-6-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-8-0 |
4 | Avg Score | 2.5 |
2.6 | Avg Opp Score | 2.5 |
AWAY | HOME | |
6-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-5-0 |
6-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-7-0 |
3.2 | Avg Score | 2.3 |
2.9 | Avg Opp Score | 2.4 |
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Toronto Maple Leafs
Last time out, Toronto visited the Arizona Coyotes and suffered a poor 6-3 loss. Arizona jumped out to a 1-0 lead just 46 seconds into the game, but the Maple Leafs fought back and led 2-1 after the first period. Each team scored a goal to make it 3-2 at the second intermission. Arizona scored four unanswered third period goals to get the surprising win.
Pontus Holmberg, Calle Jarnkrok, and Alexander Kerfoot all scored for Toronto. Four Maple Leafs recorded an assist in the loss.
Toronto has been balanced this year as William Nylander has a team high 31 goals and Mitch Marner leads the way with 28 assists and 41 points. The Maple Leafs score 3.31 goals per game and allow just 2.53.
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado hosted the Los Angeles Kings and lost 5-4 in a shootout. The Kings led 1-0 after the first period, but it was an Avalanche in the second period that saw Colorado lead 4-2 at the second intermission. Los Angeles scored two goals in the third period to send the game to overtime, and won after winning the shootout 2-0.
J.T. Compher, Andrew Cogliano, Cale Makar, and Evan Rodrigues all scored for the Avalanche. For Colorado players scored at least one assist in the defeat,
Mikko Rantanen is having a nice season for Colorado and leads the way with 24 goals and 45 points. Nathan MacKinnon has a team high 26 assists on the year. The Avalanche are scoring 2.94 goals per game and allow 2.74.
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