The Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs will meet for the first time since last year's playoffs when the two teams hit the ice together at TD Garden on Saturday night.
Boston got past Toronto in seven games in the first round of last year's postseason thanks to a comeback in Game 7, and they're 6-4 in the past 10 games between the teams.
The OVER/UNDER has gone 5-3-2 in their last 10 meetings.
The Bruins are 9-5-1 so far on the season. The Maple Leafs, meanwhile, are 11-5-0. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Boston go 2-8-5 and the Maple Leafs go 6-10 on the totals.
View Toronto Maple Leafs vs Boston Bruins Odds and Stats.
The Bruins were listed earlier today as -173 moneyline Favorite at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark (including Sportsbook, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 5.
The Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings have the Bruins at No. 10 and the Maple Leafs at No. 19 heading into this contest.
In their last action, Toronto was a 2-1 Sportsbook at home against the Devils. Bettors on Toronto at -177 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for Boston, they were a 4-1 Sportsbook as they battled the Panthers at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Bruins at -255 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game PUSH for totals bettors.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Boston's No. 15-ranked offense (2.8 goals per game) against a Maple Leafs defense that ranks No. 6 at 2.31 goals per game allowed. The Bruins Sportsbook has clicked at a 15.91% rate while the Maple Leafs have a 86.15% rate on the penalty kill.
A few Maple Leafs at Bruins trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Boston
Toronto is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Boston is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games at home
Boston is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Toronto
Next up:
Toronto at Minnesota, Wednesday, November 13th
Boston at Tampa Bay, Monday, November 11th
