Maple Leafs vs. Canucks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 31

The Toronto Maple Leafs (7-6-2) visit the Vancouver Canucks (3-11-1) on Saturday, Oct. 31, with both teams coming off a loss. The oddsmakers have made the Maple Leafs big favorites at -192 on the moneyline, despite being the visitors, and the Canucks are at +160.

Toronto fell in a 5-4 loss on the road its last time out on Oct. 28 against the Seattle Kraken. Gavin McKenna (two goals and one assist) and Auston Matthews (one goal and two assists) each had three points for the Maple Leafs.

Vancouver lost 3-2 on the road against the San Jose Sharks in its last game on Oct. 29. The Canucks got one point apiece out of four skaters in that outing, including Elias Pettersson (one assist) and Liam Ohgren (one goal).

Before this matchup, here's who we expect to secure the win in Saturday's hockey game.

Maple Leafs vs. Canucks Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Maple Leafs 3 - Canucks 1
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 4 goals)
  

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Maple Leafs vs. Canucks Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Maple Leafs-Canucks game.

• Favorite: Maple Leafs (-192)
• Underdog: Canucks (+160)

Maple Leafs Betting Insights

• The Maple Leafs have won 33.3% of their games when they've been a moneyline favorite this season (3-6).
• Toronto has not played a game this season shorter than -192 moneyline odds.
• The Maple Leafs' implied moneyline win probability is 65.8% in this contest.
• In 10 of 15 matches this season, Toronto and its opponent have combined to finish above 6.5 goals.

Canucks Betting Insights

• The Canucks have been listed as an underdog 14 times this season, and won twice.
• Vancouver has gone 2-10, a 16.7% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of +160 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 38.5% chance of victory for the Canucks.
• Vancouver's games this season have had more than 6.5 goals seven of 15 times.

Maple Leafs Key Stats

• Toronto's 56 total goals (3.7 per game) rank second in the league.
• The Maple Leafs rank 27th in goals against, allowing 50 total goals (3.3 per game) in NHL action.
• It has the league's eighth-best goal differential at +6.
• The 15 power-play goals the Maple Leafs have put up this season (on 48 power-play chances) are the fourth-most in the NHL.
• Toronto's 31.25% power-play conversion rate is the fifth-best in the league.
• The Maple Leafs have scored one shorthanded goal this season.
• Toronto's 92.31% penalty-kill success rate is the second-best in the league.
• Toronto has the seventh-best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 52.3%.
• The Maple Leafs shoot 13.3% as a team (seventh in the league).

Canucks Key Stats

• Vancouver has 45 goals this season (three per game), 12th in the NHL.
• The Canucks concede 4.5 goals per game (68 in total), 32nd in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -23, the team is 32nd in the league.
• With nine power-play goals (on 47 chances), the Canucks are 14th in the NHL.
• Vancouver has the NHL's 20th-ranked power-play percentage (19.15%).
• This season, the Canucks have two shorthanded goals (fourth in NHL).
• The 65.38% penalty-kill percentage of Vancouver is 30th in the league.
• Vancouver wins 47% of faceoffs, 27th-ranked in the NHL.
• The Canucks' 14.2% shooting percentage is second in the league.