In a game between two teams that are squarely in playoff contention, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the St. Louis Blues take the ice at the Enterprise Center. This East-West matchup will get started at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 19 and it can be watched live on NBC Sports Network.
Toronto Maple Leafs at St. Louis Blues Odds
St. Louis (-120) is currently the favorite over Toronto (+100), and the Over/Under (O/U) has been placed at 6 goals. If you want to play this game’s total, you’ll be looking at odds of -115 money on the over and -105 on the under.
Toronto is 36-22 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 0.1 units this season. Through 58 regular season outings, 27 of its games have gone over the total, while another 27 have gone under and just four have pushed. This 2018-19 Maple Leafs team is 19-10 SU on the road.
Toronto has converted on 20.8 percent of its power play chances this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, it has the eighth-best penalty kill in the league, and it has successfully killed off 82.3 percent of its penalties.
For the team as a whole, Toronto has been called for penalties just 2.8 times per game this season, and 2.1 per game over its last ten contests. The team’s had to kill penalties just 4.9 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Averaging 30.4 saves per game with a .923 save percentage, Frederik Andersen (27-14-2) has been the primary option in goal for Toronto this season. If head coach Mike Babcock decides to rest him, however, Toronto might go with Garret Sparks (7-6-1 record, .908 save percentage, 2.86 goals against average).
The visiting Maple Leafs have relied on Mitchell Marner and John Tavares this year. Marner has 69 points on 21 goals and 48 assists, and has recorded multiple points in 21 different games. Tavares has 33 goals and 30 assists to his creditand has logged at least one point in 39 games.
St. Louis is 31-27 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 3.8 units this season. 31 of its outings have gone under the total, while 24 have gone over and just three have pushed. It’s 14-15 SU at home this year.
St. Louis has converted on 18.8 percent of its power play chances this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 17th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 80.2 percent of all penalties.
St. Louis skaters have been penalized 3.7 times per game this season, and 3.0 per game over their last five home outings. The team has had to kill penalties just 6.3 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Jake Allen (24.6 saves per game) has been the primary netminder in goal for St. Louis. Allen has 17 wins, 21 losses, and four overtime losses to his name and has recorded a subpar .901 save percentage and 2.98 goals against average this year.
Ryan O’Reilly (22 goals, 38 assists) will pace the attack for the Blues.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. St. Louis Blues Betting Picks
Free NHL Pick: SU Winner – Blues, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- The under has hit in three of St. Louis’ last five outings.
- The Maple Leafs are 15-6 SU when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Blues are 9-10 SU in games where they serve more minutes than their opponent.
- St. Louis skaters have managed 9.0 takeaways per game over its last five home games, an improvement over its season average of 8.1 takeaways per game (ranked 13th).
- Toronto is ranked eighth overall this season with 8.7 takeaways per game. That figure has trended lower, however, as it’s forced 6.8 takeaways over its last 10 games and 6.6 takeaways over its last five.
- Toronto may hold the upper hand if this one comes down to the wire. The team’s 9-6 in one-goal games, while St. Louis is 9-13 in such games.
