The Leafs opened as -155 favourites on the NHL odds.

Devils vs. Maple Leafs NHL Betting Odds

I can’t remember the last time two NHL teams in the same conference didn’t play their first game of a full regular season this late into it, but that’s the case for New Jersey and Toronto. They will play again April 9 in Newark and two nights later back at Scotiabank Arena to wrap up the season series. The Devils are fighting for a wild card spot, but I don’t believe they have the goaltending to get a spot. Expect New Jersey to target a top goaltender this offseason in either free agency or trade – perhaps Calgary’s Jacob Markstrom. 

Toronto is currently sitting third in the Atlantic Division and isn’t catching either Florida or Boston (whichever one doesn’t win it) for second place. The Leafs simply need to avoid falling into wild card consideration. 

The Leafs won two of three matchups last season. Mitch Marner (1G, 3A) led Toronto with four points in the series, while Auston Matthews (2G, 1A) and William Nylander (1G, 2A) each had three. Erick Haula (2G, 2A) led New Jersey with four points, and Ondrej Palat (1G, 2A) had three points. 

Toronto is 9-1 in the past 10 meetings and the over-under is 6-4.

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey won for the third time in four games Sunday, 4-0 at the New York Islanders as trade acquisition Kaapo Kahkonen (from Sharks) pitched his first shutout of the season with 37 saves – it was also his first win with New Jersey. It was the first shutout victory by the Devils this season. Timo Meier (23^rd of season), Jack Hughes (24^th), Alexander Holtz (16^th) and Chris Tierney (third) had the Devils’ goals. It was Meier’s 12^th goal of March. Only four other players in the previous 25 years have recorded as many in a calendar month for the Devils with Hughes holding the mark with 13 points in January 2023. Hughes, incidentally, skated in his 300^th career game Sunday. The Devils were without a handful of injured players and then lost former No. 1 overall pick Nico Hischier after a big hit, although he was able to return. It probably will be former Canadien Jake Allen in net Tuesday.  He is 3-2-0 with a 2.41 GAA in five games with New Jersey. The under is 7-3 in the Devils’ past 10 games. 

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto had a two-game winning streak snapped in a 2-1 loss at Carolina on Sunday. The Hurricanes scored both goals in the first period, and ex-Maple Leafs netminder Frederik Andersen made it hold up. Nicholas Robertson (10^th goal of season) had the lone Toronto goal about midway through the third. Tyler Bertuzzi and Ilya Lyubushkin both were in question with an illness but played. Joseph Woll stopped 41 of 43 shots in the loss. Martin Jones backed him up with Ilya Samsonov dealing with an undisclosed injury. William Nylander remains a goal shy of becoming the fifth Maple Leafs player with consecutive 40-goal seasons. Fellow forward Mitchell Marner has missed five straight with an ankle injury but might get back here. Who starts in net probably depends on how Samsonov is feeling. The Leafs are 8-3 in their past 11 at home. 

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

• Regular Season
• Playoffs

Devils Team Leaders

NJ

Points	Jesper Bratt 83
+ / -	Curtis Lazar 10
Shots	Jack Hughes 274
Penalty Mins	Brendan Smith 61
Wins	Nico Daws 9
GAA	Kaapo Kahkonen 2.51

TOR

Points	Auston Matthews 107
+ / -	Auston Matthews 31
Shots	Auston Matthews 369
Penalty Mins	Max Domi 118
Wins	Ilya Samsonov 23
GAA	Martin Jones 2.87

NJ

Points
+ / -
Shots	Did not qualify
Penalty Mins
Wins
GAA

TOR

Points	Max Domi 4
+ / -	Ilya Lyubushkin 4
Shots	John Tavares 22
Penalty Mins	Max Domi 6
Wins	Joseph Woll 2
GAA	Joseph Woll 0.86

• Regular Season
• Playoffs

Maple Leafs Team Leaders

NJ

Points	Jesper Bratt 83
+ / -	Curtis Lazar 10
Shots	Jack Hughes 274
Penalty Mins	Brendan Smith 61
Wins	Nico Daws 9
GAA	Kaapo Kahkonen 2.51

TOR

Points	Auston Matthews 107
+ / -	Auston Matthews 31
Shots	Auston Matthews 369
Penalty Mins	Max Domi 118
Wins	Ilya Samsonov 23
GAA	Martin Jones 2.87

NJ

Points
+ / -
Shots	Did not qualify
Penalty Mins
Wins
GAA

TOR

Points	Max Domi 4
+ / -	Ilya Lyubushkin 4
Shots	John Tavares 22
Penalty Mins	Max Domi 6
Wins	Joseph Woll 2
GAA	Joseph Woll 0.86

Injuries

New Jersey

Tomas Nosek (LW)

Prob Mon Undisclosed - 11 / 04 / 24

Curtis Lazar (C)

Out indefinitely Upper Body - 07 / 04 / 24

Kaapo Kahkonen (G)

Ques Thurs Lower Body - 07 / 04 / 24

John Marino (D)

Prob Tues Undisclosed - 05 / 04 / 24

Curtis Lazar (C)

Prob Tues Lower Body - 26 / 03 / 24

Kurtis MacDermid (LW)

Ques Wed Lower Body - 26 / 03 / 24

Nolan Foote (LW)

Prob Tues Undisclosed - 19 / 03 / 24

John Marino (D)

Prob Sat Upper Body - 19 / 03 / 24

John Marino (D)

Ques Sun Upper Body - 13 / 03 / 24

Jonas Siegenthaler (D)

Out indefinitely Concussion - 12 / 03 / 24

Toronto

Ilya Lyubushkin (D)

Prob Sat Personal - 26 / 04 / 24

Max Domi (C)

Prob Sat Undisclosed - 15 / 04 / 24

Bobby McMann (C)

Out Sat Lower Body - 13 / 04 / 24

Joel Edmundson (D)

Ques Tues Undisclosed - 13 / 04 / 24

Max Domi (C)

Prob Sat Undisclosed - 12 / 04 / 24

Timothy Liljegren (D)

Out indefinitely Upper Body - 28 / 03 / 24

Joel Edmundson (D)

Prob Thurs Undisclosed - 26 / 03 / 24

Ilya Samsonov (G)

Ques Thurs Lower Body - 23 / 03 / 24

Tyler Bertuzzi (LW)

Prob Sun Illness - 22 / 03 / 24

Ryan Reaves (RW)

Ques Sat Undisclosed - 20 / 03 / 24

Injuries

New Jersey

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Tomas Nosek (LW)	Prob Mon	Undisclosed - 11 / 04 / 24	2-1	2-1	+ -
Nosek has been absent from the last two matches with an unknown ailment, but it expected that he will participate in Monday's battle with the Islanders.
Curtis Lazar (C)	Out indefinitely	Upper Body - 07 / 04 / 24	2-3	3-2	+ -
Lazar is out of action due to an upper-body injury, and it is unclear when he will return to the lineup.
Kaapo Kahkonen (G)	Ques Thurs	Lower Body - 07 / 04 / 24	2-3	3-2	+ -
Kahkonen missed the last contest with a lower-body ailment, and it is up in the air if he will lace up against the Maple Leafs on Thursday.
John Marino (D)	Prob Tues	Undisclosed - 05 / 04 / 24	3-3	4-2	+ -
Marino has sat out the last two contests due to an unknown injury, but it is not expected to affect his status for Tuesday's battle with the Maple Leafs.
Curtis Lazar (C)	Prob Tues	Lower Body - 26 / 03 / 24	5-5	7-3	+ -
Lazar was held out of the last match with a lower-body injury, but he is expected to return Tuesday against the Maple Leafs.
Kurtis MacDermid (LW)	Ques Wed	Lower Body - 26 / 03 / 24	5-5	7-3	+ -
MacDermid has missed the last four games with a lower-body injury, and it remains to be seen if he will face the Rangers on Wednesday.
Nolan Foote (LW)	Prob Tues	Undisclosed - 19 / 03 / 24	7-7	9-5	+ -
Foote has been sidelined with an unspecified ailment, but it is anticipated that he will be active for Tuesday's tilt with the Maple Leafs.
John Marino (D)	Prob Sat	Upper Body - 19 / 03 / 24	7-7	9-5	+ -
Marino has sat out the last two contests due to an upper-body injury, but it is expected that he will partake in Saturday's tilt with the Senators.
John Marino (D)	Ques Sun	Upper Body - 13 / 03 / 24	8-9	10-7	+ -
Marino has missed the last two contests with an upper-body injury, and it is unclear if he will dress for Sunday's clash with the Golden Knights.
Jonas Siegenthaler (D)	Out indefinitely	Concussion - 12 / 03 / 24	8-9	10-7	+ -
Siegenthaler is out of commission due to a concussion, and it remains to be seen when he will return to the lineup.

Toronto

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Ilya Lyubushkin (D)	Prob Sat	Personal - 26 / 04 / 24	1-3	0-3-1	+ -
Lyubushkin is dealing with a personal matter, but it is not expected to impact his availability versus the Bruins in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first round.
Max Domi (C)	Prob Sat	Undisclosed - 15 / 04 / 24	2-7	4-4-1	+ -
Domi is dealing with an unknown issue, but it is forecasted that he will dress for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first round versus the Bruins.
Bobby McMann (C)	Out Sat	Lower Body - 13 / 04 / 24	2-8	5-4-1	+ -
McMann is hampered by a lower-body injury, and he will not suit up against the Bruins for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference first round.
Joel Edmundson (D)	Ques Tues	Undisclosed - 13 / 04 / 24	2-8	5-4-1	+ -
Edmundson was absent from the last match with an unspecified injury, and it has yet to be established if he will suit up Tuesday against the Panthers.
Max Domi (C)	Prob Sat	Undisclosed - 12 / 04 / 24	2-8	5-4-1	+ -
Domi is dealing with an unknown ailment, but it is not expected to impact his status for Saturday's battle against the Red Wings.
Timothy Liljegren (D)	Out indefinitely	Upper Body - 28 / 03 / 24	7-11	8-8-2	+ -
Liljegren is sidelined with an upper-body injury, and the severity of the ailment is unknown.
Joel Edmundson (D)	Prob Thurs	Undisclosed - 26 / 03 / 24	8-11	8-9-2	+ -
Edmundson has been idle with an unspecified ailment, but he is likely to return Thursday against the Devils.
Ilya Samsonov (G)	Ques Thurs	Lower Body - 23 / 03 / 24	10-11	10-9-2	+ -
Samsonov has been absent from the last two contests with a lower-body injury, and it remains to be seen if he will face the Capitals on Thursday.
Tyler Bertuzzi (LW)	Prob Sun	Illness - 22 / 03 / 24	10-11	10-9-2	+ -
Bertuzzi missed the last game with an illness, but it is projected that he will be in Sunday's lineup versus the Hurricanes.
Ryan Reaves (RW)	Ques Sat	Undisclosed - 20 / 03 / 24	10-12	11-9-2	+ -
Reaves was absent from the last match with an unknown injury, and it remains to be seen if he will face the Oilers on Saturday.