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Montreal
Canadiens
24 - 21 - 11
Toronto
Maple Leafs
35 - 14 - 7
May 20, 2021, 7:30 PM EDT
 | Scotiabank Arena

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Montreal
Canadiens
24 - 21 - 11
Toronto
Maple Leafs
35 - 14 - 7
May 20, 2021, 7:30 PM EDT
 | Scotiabank Arena

  • One of the oldest rivalries in sports hasn’t seen a playoff matchup in 42 years – and the Toronto Maple Leafs would love to make their historic first-round series with Montreal a short one. The Leafs (35-14-7 SU, 24-28-4 O/U) host the Canadiens (24-21-11 SU, 24-29-3) as not only an overwhelming favorite to win the series, but one of the top plays to win the Stanley Cup.

    Montreal Canadiens vs Toronto Maple Leafs
    • Date/Time: May 20, 7:30 p.m. ET
    • Arena: Scotiabank Arena
    • TV Coverage: CBC
    • Sportsbook Odds: Maple Leafs -222 | O/U 5.5 (Line History)
    • Maple Leafs vs Canadiens Matchup Report

    Sportsbook Odds Analysis

    The Maple Leafs opened as a whopping -222 favorite – and that was simply too high for the betting public, which has moved the number into the -195 to -200 range at most sportsbooks. The total is set at 5.5, with the OVER at -115 and the UNDER at -105.

    Montreal News & Notes

    The Canadiens entered the postseason with a resounding thud, losing their final five games of the regular season (including a pair of defeats to the rival Leafs). And it is fitting that they dropped each of their last three decisions by one goal – the Canadiens boasted a dismal .375 winning percentage in one-goal games this season, the worst rate of any team to reach the playoffs.

    With Toronto’s high-flying offense expected to make things difficult for the Canadiens’ back end, look for Montreal to lean heavily on the veteran savvy of goaltender Carey Price, who will play in Game 1. Price has been out for more than a month after suffering a concussion but had a successful conditioning stint in the American Hockey League and has been given the green light for Thursday.

    Toronto News & Notes

    It hasn’t really mattered who has been in goal when facing the Maple Leafs, who enter the postseason having averaged the sixth-most goals per game during the regular season (3.32). Even more impressively, Toronto boasted the eighth-best goals-against average in the NHL (2.64), an area that has traditionally been a struggle for the perennial postseason disappointments.

    All eyes will be on Rocket Richard Trophy Sportsbook Auston Matthews, who potted 41 goals in just 53 games for his second major individual trophy following a Calder triumph in 2017. He had seven goals and seven assists in 10 games against Montreal during the regular season, and is a terrific player prop option if you’re looking for a player to score in this one.

    Betting Pick: Maple Leafs (-195)

    Toronto is the superior team and has been playing like it all season long. Look for Matthews and the Maple Leafs to make a statement in Game 1.

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    Shark Bites
    • The Leafs are 8-2 in their last 10 vs Montreal at home.
    • Toronto is 7-3 in its last 10 games.
    • The UNDER is 6-3 in the last 9 games between these teams.
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Odds

Thursday, May 20 Thu May 20

Opening
Current
Montreal
vsFinal
Toronto
Puckline
Moneyline
O/U
Opening
+1.5
-149
+176
o5.5
-123
-1.5
+122
-222
u5.5
+100
Puckline
Moneyline
O/U
Current
+1.5
-160
+175
o5.5
-108
-1.5
+140
-195
u5.5
-102
Line History
Final

Edge Finder

2.38
 Goals
3.39
29.79
 Shots
34.28
13.71
 PP/PK Percentage
25.87
2.38
 Goals
3.39
0.59
 1st Period
0.98
0.99
 2nd Period
1.15
0.73
 3rd Period
1.17
29.79
 Shots
34.28
9.56
 1st Period
10.99
10.20
 2nd Period
11.75
9.62
 3rd Period
10.99
2.67
 Power Play Chances
2.59
0.37
 Power Play Goals
0.67
13.71
 PP/PK Percentage
25.87

Head To Head

MON
Stat Type TOR
3-6-1
 Record
7-2-1
3-6
 O/U
3-6
2.50
 Score
3.40
28.40
 Shots
28.30
4.00
 Power Play Goals
6.00
22.00
 Number of Power Plays
27.00
18.18%
 Power Play Percentage
22.22%
77.78%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
81.82%
MON
Stat Type TOR
1-2-0
 Record
2-0-1
1-2
 O/U
1-2
2.33
 Score
3.33
22.33
 Shots
30.00
1.00
 Power Play Goals
0.00
10.00
 Number of Power Plays
9.00
10%
 Power Play Percentage
0%
100%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
90%
May 8/21 (1 of 10)
MON
Stat Type TOR
Away
Home
2
 Score
3
6 o
 O/U
6 u
23
 Shots
26
0
 Power Play Goals
0
3
 Number of Power Plays
2
0%
 Power Play Percentage
0%
100%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
100%
May 6/21 (2 of 10)
MON
Stat Type TOR
Away
Home
2
 Score
5
6 o
 O/U
6 u
21
 Shots
35
0
 Power Play Goals
0
3
 Number of Power Plays
4
0%
 Power Play Percentage
0%
100%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
100%
May 3/21 (3 of 10)
MON
Stat Type TOR
Home
Away
3
 Score
2
5.5 o
 O/U
5.5 u
23
 Shots
29
1
 Power Play Goals
0
4
 Number of Power Plays
3
25%
 Power Play Percentage
0%
100%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
75%
Apr 28/21 (4 of 10)
MON
Stat Type TOR
Home
Away
1
 Score
4
6 o
 O/U
6 u
33
 Shots
29
0
 Power Play Goals
1
2
 Number of Power Plays
3
0%
 Power Play Percentage
33.3%
66.7%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
100%
Apr 12/21 (5 of 10)
MON
Stat Type TOR
Home
Away
4
 Score
2
6 o
 O/U
6 u
25
 Shots
25
1
 Power Play Goals
0
2
 Number of Power Plays
2
50%
 Power Play Percentage
0%
100%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
50%
Apr 7/21 (6 of 10)
MON
Stat Type TOR
Away
Home
2
 Score
3
6 o
 O/U
6 u
34
 Shots
32
0
 Power Play Goals
0
2
 Number of Power Plays
2
0%
 Power Play Percentage
0%
100%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
100%
Feb 20/21 (7 of 10)
MON
Stat Type TOR
Home
Away
3
 Score
5
6.5 o
 O/U
6.5 u
33
 Shots
27
0
 Power Play Goals
3
1
 Number of Power Plays
4
0%
 Power Play Percentage
75%
25%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
100%
Feb 13/21 (8 of 10)
MON
Stat Type TOR
Away
Home
2
 Score
1
6.5 o
 O/U
6.5 u
25
 Shots
22
0
 Power Play Goals
0
0
 Number of Power Plays
1
Power Play Percentage
0%
100%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
Feb 10/21 (9 of 10)
MON
Stat Type TOR
Home
Away
2
 Score
4
6.5 o
 O/U
6.5 u
35
 Shots
24
0
 Power Play Goals
0
2
 Number of Power Plays
2
0%
 Power Play Percentage
0%
100%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
100%
Jan 13/21 (10 of 10)
MON
Stat Type TOR
Away
Home
4
 Score
5
6 o
 O/U
6 u
32
 Shots
34
2
 Power Play Goals
2
3
 Number of Power Plays
4
66.7%
 Power Play Percentage
50%
50%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
33.3%

Team Records

MON
Record TOR
24-21-11
 All
35-14-7
13-11-4
 Home
18-7-3
11-10-7
 Away
17-7-4
16-20-8
 As Fav
32-21-7
7-11-2
 As Dog
3-0
24-32
 ATS
21-35
10-18
 ATS Home
10-18
14-14
 ATS Away
11-17
24-29-3
 O/U
24-28-4
11-15-2
 O/U Home
12-14-2
13-14-1
 O/U Away
12-14-2
MON
Record TOR
4-4-2
 All
7-1-2
3-1-2
 Home
4-0
1-3
 Away
3-1-2
1-2-1
 As Fav
7-3-2
3-4-1
 As Dog
0-0
5-5
 ATS
6-4
3-3
 ATS Home
3-1
2-2
 ATS Away
3-3
5-5
 O/U
4-5-1
3-3
 O/U Home
1-2-1
2-2
 O/U Away
3-3
MON
Record TOR
24-21-11
 All
35-14-7
13-11-4
 Home
18-7-3
11-10-7
 Away
17-7-4
16-12-8
 As Fav
32-14-7
7-9-2
 As Dog
3-0
24-32
 ATS
21-35
10-18
 ATS Home
10-18
14-14
 ATS Away
11-17
24-29-3
 O/U
24-28-4
11-15-2
 O/U Home
12-14-2
13-14-1
 O/U Away
12-14-2
MON
Record TOR
0-0
 All
0-0
0-0
 Home
0-0
0-0
 Away
0-0
0-0
 As Fav
0-0
0-0
 As Dog
0-0
0-0
 ATS
0-0
0-0
 ATS Home
0-0
0-0
 ATS Away
0-0
0-0
 O/U
0-0
0-0
 O/U Home
0-0
0-0
 O/U Away
0-0
MON
Record TOR
0-0
 All
0-0
0-0
 Home
0-0
0-0
 Away
0-0
0-0
 As Fav
0-0
0-0
 As Dog
0-0
0-0
 ATS
0-0
0-0
 ATS Home
0-0
0-0
 ATS Away
0-0
0-0
 O/U
0-0
0-0
 O/U Home
0-0
0-0
 O/U Away
0-0

Trends

  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games.
  • Montreal are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
  • Montreal are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games against Toronto.
  • Montreal are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games on the road.
  • Montreal are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against Toronto.
  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games against an opponent in the North conference.
  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games against an opponent in the North Division division.
  • Toronto are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 9 games against Montreal.
  • Toronto are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home.
  • Toronto are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against Montreal.
  • The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 11 games played on a Thursday.
  • The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games played on a Thursday when at home.

Injuries

Name Position Inj Desc
Carey Price G IR (09/07), Knee
Paul Byron LW IR (10/06), Hip
Brendan Gallagher RW Is out indefinitely, Lower Body
Sean Monahan C IR (01/17), Lower Body
Joel Armia RW Is out indefinitely, Illness
Josh Anderson RW Is out for season, Ankle
Christian Dvorak C Is out for season, Knee
Kirby Dach C Is out indefinitely, Lower Body
Cole Caufield RW Is out for season, Shoulder
Jesse Ylonen RW Is "?" Saturday vs Columbus, Illness
Kaiden Guhle D Is out for season, Ankle
Arber Xhekaj D Is out for season, Shoulder
Jordan Harris D Is "?" Saturday vs Columbus, Lower Body
Juraj Slafkovsky LW Is out indefinitely, Lower Body
Name Position Inj Desc
Ryan O'Reilly C IR (03/06), Hand
Jake Muzzin D IR (10/17), Neck
Victor Mete D IR (12/27), Lower Body
Ilya Samsonov G Is out indefinitely, Personal
Nicholas Robertson LW Is out indefinitely, Shoulder
Bobby McMann C Is out indefinitely, Knee

Last 10 Games

Date Opp Score SU Line SHOTS SA PP PK GOALIE
May 12, 2021 EDM 3-4 L +135 29 22 0/1 1/3 Mike Smith
May 10, 2021 EDM 3-4 L -115 28 35 0/2 1/1 Mikko Koskinen
May 8, 2021 TOR 2-3 L +180 23 26 0/3 2/2 Jack Campbell
May 6, 2021 TOR 2-5 L +190 21 35 0/3 4/4 Jack Campbell
May 5, 2021 OTT 1-5 L -145 31 34 0/1 2/2 Anton Forsberg
May 3, 2021 TOR 3-2 W +150 23 29 1/4 3/3 Jack Campbell
May 1, 2021 OTT 3-2 W -150 39 23 1/3 2/2 Filip Gustavsson
Apr 30, 2021 WPG 5-3 W -105 35 22 2/3 2/2 Connor Hellebuyck
Apr 28, 2021 TOR 1-4 L +140 33 29 0/2 2/3 Jack Campbell
Apr 26, 2021 CAL 2-1 W +110 24 22 1/3 2/3 Jacob Markstrom
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Date Opp Score SU Line SHOTS SA PP PK GOALIE
May 14, 2021 WPG 2-4 L -155 36 24 0/2 1/1 Connor Hellebuyck
May 12, 2021 OTT 3-4 L -180 33 28 1/5 4/4 Filip Gustavsson
May 8, 2021 MON 3-2 W -220 26 23 0/2 3/3 Jake Allen
May 6, 2021 MON 5-2 W -230 35 21 0/4 3/3 Cayden Primeau
May 3, 2021 MON 2-3 L -170 29 23 0/3 3/4 Jake Allen
May 1, 2021 VAN 5-1 W -300 30 27 0/1 1/1 Thatcher Demko
Apr 29, 2021 VAN 4-1 W -310 24 16 0/0 1/2 Braden Holtby
Apr 28, 2021 MON 4-1 W -160 29 33 1/3 2/2 Jake Allen
Apr 24, 2021 WPG 4-1 W -125 37 26 0/4 3/3 Connor Hellebuyck
Apr 22, 2021 WPG 5-3 W -135 33 37 0/1 2/2 Laurent Brossoit
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