In their third and last head-to-head meeting of the regular season, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the New Jersey Devils face off at the Prudential Center. This Eastern Conference matchup will get going at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 10, and it’ll be broadcasted live on The Sports Network.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New Jersey Devils Odds
Oddsmakers have not yet posted moneyline or Over/Under odds for this matchup.
Toronto is 27-15 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 3.3 units this year. 20 of its matches have gone over the total, while 19 have gone under and just three have pushed. The Leafs are 14-6 SU as a road team in 2018-19.
Toronto has converted on 21.8 percent of its power play chances this year, a mark that places them in the top-10 among NHL teams. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked 14th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 80.6 percent of its penalties.
Toronto, as a collective unit, has been sent to the penalty box just 2.9 times per game overall this season, and 3.8 per game over its last five road outings. The team’s been forced to kill penalties just 5.8 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
With a .923 save percentage and 29.7 saves per game, Frederik Andersen (20-10-1) has been the primary option in goal for Toronto this year. If Toronto chooses to rest him, however, the team may roll with Garret Sparks (6-4-1), who has a .905 save percentage and 3.00 goals against average this year.
The visiting Maple Leafs have relied heavily on Mitchell Marner and John Tavares this season. Marner (55 points) is up to 15 goals and 40 assists, and has recorded multiple points 18 times. Tavares has 27 goals and 20 assists to his name (and has notched a point in 30 games).
New Jersey is 16-26 straight up (SU) and has lost 10.8 units for moneyline bettors this year. 24 of its matches have gone over the total, while 16 have gone under and just two have pushed. It’s 11-8 SU at home this year.
New Jersey has converted on 18.4 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked second overall, and it’s successfully killed off 85.3 percent of all opponent power plays.
The Devils have been penalized 3.9 times per game this season, and 5.0 per game over their last five at home. The team’s had to defend opponent power plays 11.6 minutes per game over their last five home outings.
Keith Kinkaid has stopped 25.3 shots per game as the top option in goal for New Jersey. Kinkaid has 13 wins, 19 losses, and six overtime losses to his name and has recorded a fairly-weak .898 save percentage and 3.07 goals against average this season.
The home team will be led on offense by Taylor Hall (11 goals, 26 assists).
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New Jersey Devils Free Picks
Pick: SU Winner – Devils, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- The under has hit in four of Toronto’s last five games.
- The Maple Leafs are 11-4 SU in games where they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Devils are 7-10 SU when they spend more time in the box than their opponent.
- New Jersey is ranked 13th in the league with 8.1 takeaways per game. That figure’s trended down, however, as it has averaged 7.5 takeaways over its last 10 games and 5.2 takeaways over its last five.
- Toronto skaters have managed 8.6 takeaways per game over its last five road games, its season average of 9.1 takeaways per game (ranked fifth overall).
- Toronto may have an advantage if it’s a tight one late. The team’s 6-4 in games decided by one goal, while New Jersey is only 4-12 in such games.
