Toronto Maple Leafs vs. St. Louis Blues Prediction, Preview, and Odds – 2-19-2024 – Stat Salt
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be on the road and take on the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center. Toronto has a record of 29-16-8. St. Louis has a record of 29-23-2. Both these two teams faced each other once this season with Toronto winning the matchup. The puck drops at 1 PM EST.
Maple Leafs Win Three Straight
Toronto was a -275 favorite in their last game and they smashed the Anaheim Ducks 9-2. Auston Matthews scored a hat trick and had two assists. William Nylander scored a goal and had two assists. Timothy Liljegren had three assists. Bobby McMann scored twice and had an assist. Jake McCabe and Nicholas Robertson each scored a goal and had an assist. Max Domi, Mitchell Marner, and Matthew Knies each had two assists. Martin Jones stopped 19 of 21 shots faced.
The Leafs have been good on offense this season. Toronto scored four or more goals in six out of the last 10 games. They rank fourth in goals per game and sixth in shots per game. William Nylander and Auston Matthews each lead the team with 71 points. Matthews leads the NHL with 48 goals. Mitchell Marner has 62 points.
Defense and goaltending have both been about average for the Leafs this season. They rank 18th in goals against per game and 18th in shots against per game. Ilya Samsonov has a record of 11-4-6 with a 3.25 GAA and .881 SV%. Martin Jones has a record of 10-7-1 with a 2.69 GAA and .908 SV%. Joseph Woll has a record of 8-5-1 with a 2.80 GAA and .916 SV%.
Toronto is currently third in the Atlantic Division. They will need better goaltending if they hope to make a deep playoff push.
Blues Coming Off Loss
St. Louis was a +105 underdog in their previous game and they lost 5-2 against the Nashville Predators. Nathan Walker and Jordan Kyrou each scored a goal. Jordan Binnington allowed four goals on 32 shots faced.
The Blues have been performing better on offense recently. St. Louis scored four or more goals in six of the last 10 games. They rank 20th in goals per game and 23rd in shots per game. Robert Thomas leads the team with 61 points.
The defense has been good and goaltending has been average for St. Louis. They rank 17th in goals against per game and ninth in shots against per game. Jordan Binnington has a record of 19-15-2 with a 2.93 GAA and .908 SV%. Joel Hofer has a record of 10-8-0 with a 2.77 GAA and .915 SV%.
St. Louis is fourth in the Central Division and holds the second Wild Card Spot. They will need to improve on defense and goaltending if they hope to make a deep playoff push.
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Full-Game Side Bet
Rating:
Both teams have been playing well lately but Toronto is the better team. The Maple Leafs have been excellent on offense this season. Toronto scored four or more goals in six out of the last 10 games. They rank fourth in goals per game and sixth in shots per game. William Nylander and Auston Matthews each lead the team with 71 points. Matthews leads the NHL with 48 goals. These two teams faced each other once this season with Toronto winning the matchup. The Maple Leafs will win this contest by two or more goals.
Bet the puck line (-1.5) and take Toronto.
Prediction: Toronto Maple Leafs (-120)
Full-Game Total Pick
Rating:
The Blues have been performing better on offense recently. St. Louis scored four or more goals in six of the last 10 games. The Leafs have been good on offense this season. Toronto scored four or more goals in six out of the last 10 games. They rank fourth in goals per game and sixth in shots per game. William Nylander and Auston Matthews each lead the team with 71 points. Matthews leads the NHL with 48 goals. Both teams have been clicking on offense. This will be a higher-scoring game and the over will hit.
Take the over, 6.5 goals.
Prediction: Over 6.5
