Things went a whole lot better for the Vancouver Canucks back on the West coast. After getting swept at Bell Centre by the Montreal Canadiens, the Canucks headed to the Ontario capital and were promptly demolished 7-3 by a Leafs team that has won eight of 11 games to open the season.

Canucks vs. Maple Leafs 2/6/21 Betting Analysis

The Maple Leafs are finally looking like the Stanley Cup contenders sportsbooks have pegged them to be for a few years now – and they’re hefty favourites to earn their sixth win in the past seven games. Toronto has won each of its previous eight home meetings with Vancouver dating back to the 2013-14 season, with seven of those victories coming by multiple goals. Bettors can snag the Maple Leafs on the -1.5 puckline at an attractive +116.

The total for Saturday’s rematch is set at 6.5, with the Over at -120 and the Under at +100. Yet, while the previous result between the teams is undoubtedly driving the action here (85 percent of Sports Interaction bettors are siding with the Over), these teams had played seven straight Unders prior to that game. In fact, only one of the previous seven meetings saw more than five goals scored. That said, Vancouver is now on an 8-3 O/U run over its last eight games.

Vancouver Canucks

Shoddy goaltending has torpedoed several  teams in the early going – and you can now add the Canucks to that list, as they’ve surrendered a whopping 18 goals over their past three games. To say that Vancouver’s goaltending has been inconsistent might just be the understatement of the season so far: The Canucks allowed 22 goals in a four-game span, then held foes to just four goals during a four-game winning streak that preceded their latest struggles.

Toronto Maple Leafs

You know things are going well when you’re getting hat tricks from 37-year-old centres. That’s how the Maple Leafs are rolling these days, with Jason Spezza’s unexpected three-goal burst leading them to a one-sided win over the Canucks. It was Spezza’s eighth career NHL hat trick – and his first in nearly five years. And it helped Toronto continue its charge toward its first Stanley Cup appearance since 1967; the Leafs are at +800 to win the championship.

NHL Prediction: Who Will Win Canucks vs. Maple Leafs?

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