The Boston Bruins (38-7-5) and Toronto Maple Leafs (31-12-8) tangle in Wednesday tilt featuring the top 2 teams in the Atlantic Division. Opening face-off at Scotiabank Arena is slated for 7:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Bruins vs. Maple Leafs odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Boston is winless over its 3 games heading into its 3rd meeting of the season against Toronto. A Bruins club that went 10-1-0 from Jan. 2-24 is 0-2-1 in 3 games since. One of those 10 January wins was against Toronto as the 2 Atlantic foes have split 2 games this season.
The Maple Leafs are at home for a 5th straight game. The Atlantic’s 2nd-place team — 11 points behind Boston — is 2-1-1 on the home stand so far. The 8th-leading scoring team in the NHL (3.39 goals per game) has scored 3-or-more goals in 4 of its last 5 home games.
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Bruins at Maple Leafs odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:57 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Bruins -120 (bet $120 to win $100) | Maple Leafs +100 (bet $100 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Bruins -1.5 (+190) | Maple Leafs +1.5 (-240)
- Over/Under (O/U): 5.5 (O: -130 | U: +110)
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Bruins at Maple Leafs projected goalies
Jeremy Swayman (12-3-1, 2.34 GAA, .914 SV%) vs. Ilya Samsonov (15-5-2, 2.31 GAA, .917 SV%)
Swayman last played Saturday, allowing 4 goals in a 4-3 loss at Florida. Over 6 prior games in January, Swayman had logged a .958 SV%.
Samsonov stopped 23 of 24 shots in Sunday’s 5-1 win vs. the Washington Capitals) and has a .925 SV% over his last 7 decisions. The 25-year-old has 4 career starts against the Bruins, and he’s notched an .877 SV% in those games.
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Bruins at Maple Leafs picks and predictions
Prediction
Bruins 4, Maple Leafs 3
Moneyline
Peg the Bruins’ string of recent setbacks as an aberration. Boston is 4-0-0 in its last 4 road-trip finales. Look for the a close game, but for the visitors to be solid from the blue line in and for them to get a couple extra chances on the powerplay.
TAKE THE BRUINS (-120).
Puck line/Against the spread
The last 2 Boston-Toronto games were 1-goal affairs. Avoid the juice, and STEER CLEAR of this action.
Over/Under
There is an Over lean on the 5.5 goals, but the pricing here nixes any value. PASS.
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