The Pittsburgh Penguins (5-6-2) and Toronto Maple Leafs (7-4-3) meet Friday at Scotiabank Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Penguins vs. Maple Leafs odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Penguins picked up a 4-1 win at the Washington Capitals Wednesday, stopping an 0-6-1 skid. Prior to the victory over the Caps, the last win for Pittsburgh had been way back on Oct. 22 at the Columbus Blue Jackets. The victory also snapped a streak of 8 straight games allowing 3 or more goals.
The Maple Leafs were tripped up 4-3 in overtime against the Vegas Golden Knights Tuesday, snapping a 3-game win streak. Toronto has won 5 straight games against Eastern Conference teams dating back to their regular-season opener Oct. 12 in Montreal
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Penguins 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 6:46 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Penguins +125 (bet $100 to win $125) | Maple Leafs -155 (bet $155 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Penguins +1.5 (-190) | Maple Leafs -1.5 (+150)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -117 | U: -103)
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Penguins at Maple Leafs projected goalies
Tristan Jarry (4-3-1, 3.38 GAA, .903 SV%) vs. Erik Kallgren (1-1-3, 2.99 GAA, .890 SV%)
Jarry coughed up 3 goals on 28 shots in a loss against the Seattle Kraken Saturday last time out in a 3-2 setback, and he is winless in his past 4 outings dating back to Oct. 22 in Columbus.
Kallgren was on the short end of the 4-3 OT loss against Vegas Tuesday, yielding 4 goals on just 20 shots. He is 1-0-1 with a 2.15 GAA and .912 SV% in 2 starts and 3 appearances overall in November.
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Penguins at Maple Leafs picks and predictions
Prediction
Maple Leafs 4, Penguins 3
Moneyline
The MAPLE LEAFS (-155) are moderate favorites and worth playing at this price.
Toronto has won 6 of its last 8 at home against Pittsburgh, the home team has cashed in 6 of the past 7 meetings, with the favorite going 5-2 in past 7 in the series.
Puck line/Against the spread
The Penguins +1.5 (-190) will cost you nearly 2 times your potential return, and that’s too much risk for not enough reward.
Pittsburgh is 1-6-1 across the past 8 games, and 5 of those losses are by 2 or more goals.
PASS.
Over/Under
OVER 6.5 (-117) is a good play here.
The Over has cashed in 15 of the past 21 games for Pittsburgh while going 19-7 in its last 26 games against Eastern Conference opponents dating back to last season.
There is some risk here, as the Under is 10-4-1 in the past 15 games overall for the Leafs and is 5-0 in the last 5 between these squads in Toronto, so be careful.
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