The Toronto Maple Leafs, spearheaded by Mitchell Marner and John Tavares, are preparing to take the ice against Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider, and the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden for an Original Six tilt. The match will get started at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 10, and it can be viewed live on NBC Sports Network.
Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Rangers Odds
Moneyline and Over/Under (O/U) odds have not yet been posted for this matchup.
Toronto is 34-20 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 0.3 units this season. Through 54 regular season matches, 25 of its games have gone under the total, while 24 have gone over and just four have pushed. The Leafs are 17-8 SU as the road team in 2018-19.
Toronto has converted on 20.1 percent of its power play chances this season, a mark that’s right around league average. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked 14th overall, and the team’s successfully killed off 81.3 percent of all penalties..
With a .923 save percentage and 30.4 saves per game, Frederik Andersen (25-13-2) has been the top option in goal for Toronto this year. Andersen played last night, however, so head coach Mike Babcock may opt to rest him and instead go with Garret Sparks (7-5-1 record, .909 save percentage, 2.83 goals against average).
Over on the other bench, New York is 23-31 straight up (SU) and has lost 1.3 units for moneyline bettors this year. 28 of its games have gone over the total, while 25 have gone under and just one has pushed. The team is 14-15 SU at home this season.
The Rangers have converted on just 20.9 percent of their power play chances this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 26th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 76.8 percent of all penalties.
Henrik Lundqvist has stopped 28.9 shots per game as the top selection in the crease for the Rangers. Lundqvist has 16 wins, 23 losses, and eight OT losses to his name and has recorded a poor .907 save percentage and 2.99 goals against average this season.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Rangers Betting Predictions
Free NHL Tip: SU Winner – Maple Leafs, O/U – Under
Betting Trends
- The Rangers (6-2 in shootouts) has significantly more experience this season in games decided by shootout. The Maple Leafs has yet to participate in one this year.
- For both of these teams, the over has hit in three of their past five outings.
- The majority (73.5 percent) of Toronto’s wins have come by two or more goals and the team is 25-14 overall in such games. 8 of New York’s wins (34.8 percent) have been decided by two or more goals.
- The Rangers this season have dished out the fifth-most hits per game in the NHL (26.4), but that number has jumped up to 30.8 over their last five home outings.
