Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Preview
01 February 2023
Wednesday night is a very slow night in the NHL, as there are just two games on the schedule throughout the league. The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Boston Bruins on Wednesday in one of the games, and this is a huge matchup.
Boston comes into this game with 81 points on the year, and they have been in first place in the Atlantic Division throughout the year. The Bruins have lost three straight games, and they come into this game searching for answers.
Toronto is trying to keep pace in the Atlantic Division as they are currently in second place with 70 points on the year. The Maple Leafs have gone just 2-3 in their last five games, but they have beaten the Bruins once this season.
The Boston Bruins are the moneyline betting favorites at -122 over the Toronto Maple Leafs on the road in this matchup.
Bruins Tough to Stop
The Boston Bruins have been an absolute juggernaut this season on offense, as they have scored 3.70 goals per game this season. Boston has scored on the power play 25 percent of the time, and they are going to look to use special teams to get them going again.
David Pastrnak comes into this game with 38 goals and 33 assists on the year, but he has also gotten plenty of help. Boston has been struggling a bit of late, but they can bounce back in a hurry.
The Bruins have gotten great play from Linus Ullmark in the blue paint all season long, as he has posted a record of 25-4-1. There just aren’t many areas of weakness on this Boston team, and that’s why they continue to win games.
Toronto Must Get Stops
The Toronto Maple Leafs come into this game allowing just 2.6 goals per game, but they haven’t been playing well on that end of the floor of late. Toronto has killed off just 80 percent of their penalties, and they can’t afford to take penalties in this game.
Goaltender Ilya Samsonov has gone 17-5-2 in the blue paint this season, and he is going to have a big target on his back in this game. Toronto can try to slow down the tempo in this one, but that’s not usually how they play.
The Maple Leafs are scoring 3.4 goals per game this season, and they will look to try to be on attack against the Bruins. William Nylander leads the team with 31 goals and 59 points, and he has to be great in this game.
Bruins Beat Maple Leafs
Toronto is going to have to win this game if they want any chance at catching the Bruins, but they haven’t been playing great hockey. The Maple Leafs are one of the few teams in the league that can score with the Bruins, but they need to focus on defense in this game.
The problem for the Maple Leafs is that the penalty kill has struggled, and they are going to give up goals in this game. Look for the Bruins to take advantage in this one, and that will ultimately be the difference on Wednesday night.
Bet the Boston Bruins -122 as they get just enough offense to overcome a tough Toronto Maple Leafs team and pick up an impressive win on the road.
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