The Toronto Maple Leafs look to emerge victorious in NHL odds action as the Wild arrive at Air Canada Centre on Thursday.

Toronto will face the 22-17-7 Wild. In totals betting, the Maple Leafs are 25-20 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Wild are 18-19-9 favoring the OVER.



View Minnesota vs Toronto Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Wild listed as underdogs of +-165 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 5.5, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 16 (Maple Leafs) and the No. 28 (Wild) teams according to our current NHL Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Toronto's No. 7-ranked offense (3.1 goals per game) against a Wild defense that ranks No. 8 at 2.6 goals per game allowed. The Maple Leafs Sportsbook has clicked at a 20.6% rate while the Wild have a 82.5% rate on the penalty kill.

In their last action, Minnesota was a 5-1 loser on the road against the Flyers. Bettors on Philadelphia at -208 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.

The Maple Leafs were a 3-2 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Senators. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Ottawa at +125 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.


Minnesota Wild Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 4-4-2
After playing Philadelphia are 2-8
After a loss are 2-8

Toronto Maple Leafs Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing San Jose are 5-5-2
After playing Ottawa are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7

A few Wild at Maple Leafs trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Minnesota is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Toronto
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Minnesota is 2-14 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota


Next up:
Minnesota home to Dallas, Saturday, January 21
Toronto home to Montreal, Saturday, January 21