The Boston Bruins head to Toronto to take on Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Center on Saturday night at 7PM. The oddsmaker has the Leafs as a betting favorite with the total line set at 5.5 goals.
The Bruins have just three losses in their last 16 games coming into this huge Atlantic Division showdown. With a 3-2 road victory against Edmonton on Tuesday as -129 favorites, they are 37-13-8 on the year with a total of 82 points. Boston is currently ranked fifth in the NHL in scoring with an average of 3.2 goals per game. With Tuukka Rask in excellent form between the pipes, the Bruins are first in the league in goals allowed (2.4).
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Toronto remains in the thick of things in the Atlantic with eight victories in its last nine games. Thursday’s 4-3 shootout win at home against the New York Islanders as a -195 favorite raised its overall record at home this season to 21-8-2. The Maple Leafs have ramped up their offensive effort with at least three goals in 12 of their last 14 games as part of a 3.2-goals per game average on the year.
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Boston at Toronto NHL Betting Trends
- The Bruins are 2-4 against the spread in their last 6 games.
- Boston is 9-1 straight up in their last 10 road games.
- The game total has gone under the posted total in 6 of Boston’s last 8 games against Toronto.
- Toronto is 1-5 against the spread in their last 6 games.
- The Leafs are 5-2 against the spread in their last 7 games against the Bruins.
