The Toronto Maple Leafs meet the Columbus Blue Jackets for Game 3 of their four-game regular-season series, as Week 25 of the 2021-22 NHL season comes to an end with this Eastern Conference showdown from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus. These teams have split the first two meetings with the home team winning both contests, so let’s see what’s the best Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets betting pick for Sunday evening.
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Maple Leafs vs Blue Jackets Betting Pick
This game will be played at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus at 7:00 PM ET on Sunday, March 7, 2022.
Why Bet The Maple Leafs:
✅ The Columbus Blue Jackets are 0-4 in their last four instances where they were playing the third game in four days. Fatigue has been a problem area for this team, and the fact that both Friday and Saturday’s contests went to extra sessions is not going to help.
✅ The Toronto Maple Leafs have some of the best special teams in the NHL. The power-play is first overall (29.3%) while the Blue Jackets are 21st (18.1%). The Maple Leafs are sixth in penalty killing (83.8%) while Columbus is 14th at 80.0%.
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✅ The combination of Mitchel Marner and Auston Matthews have been fantastic for the Maple Leafs. Marner has 12 points over his last five games, including eight assists. Matthews has five goals in five games.
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs (35-16-4; 23-32 ATS) lost to the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, 6-4. That was their second straight loss. The Maple Leafs will be on the road, where they are 16-9-3, including going 2-0-1 in their last three games away from Toronto. However, their one overtime loss in the run was in Columbus on February 22, 4-3.
Auston Matthews scored two goals in the loss to Vancouver. Matthews now has five goals over his last five games. Matthews leads the team with 39 goals and 70 points. Mitchell Marner had an assist, giving him eight assists and 12 points over his last five contests. The Maple Leafs have one of the best teams offensively in the NHL, fourth overall at 3.64 goals per game and they have been even better on the road at 3.86.
Columbus Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets (28-25-3; 32-24 ATS) lost to the Boston Bruins in a shootout on Saturday, 5-4. The Blue Jackets had lost in overtime to the Kings the night before making them 1-1-2 through the first four contests of their five-game homestand. Columbus is 15-11-3 at home this season.
The Blue Jackets got two assists from Patrik Laine, giving him five points over his last five games. Laine is third on the team in points with 41. Jakub Voracek had a goal and an assist in the contest, giving him three goals and 39 assists. Columbus is ninth in goals per game at 3.27 per contest, but have been slightly better at home at 3.38.