Philadelphia Flyers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, NHL Odds
The Leafs opened their current three-game home stand with Tuesday’s decisive 4-1 victory despite being severely shorthanded due to an illness making its way through the locker room, but have failed to tally consecutive wins since their return from the NHL All-Satar break. The Flyers arrive in Toronto riding a four-game win streak after closing out a three-game home stand with Monday’s 5-3 victory over Arizona, but are winless in their past three visits to Toronto.
The Maple Leafs lead the way as -150 favourites on the Thursday NHL odds and are listed as a +155 puck line wager to post back-to-back wins by multi-goal margins for the first time in 14 games. The Flyers trail as +125 underdogs on the NHL moneyline, and -120 odds favour the total going OVER 6.0.
Flyers vs. Maple Leafs NHL Betting Odds
After losing five of six home dates over the Holidays and into January, the Maple Leafs have started to enjoy some success on home ice. Now winners in three of four at Scotiabank Arena, the Maple Leafs’ home record now features more wins than losses for the first time since New Year’s Day. However, offensive production remains a major concern for this club when they play at home, where they have scored more than three goals on just three occasions over their past 10 appearances.
The Flyers have cemented their grasp on third place in the Metropolitan Division standings during their current 4-0-0 run. The club has built their recent success on stingy defence. Philadelphia has allowed just seven total goals over their current four-game win streak after allowing 5.40 goals per game during a preceding five-game slide, and allowed an average of just 26 shots on goal over the past four games.
Philadelphia Flyers
The Flyers have overcome their recent losing streak and the loss of goaltender Carter Hart with a quartet of sterling performances. In addition to outshooting opponents by an average margin of 14 shots over their past two games, the Flyers have demonstrated character by sealing three of their four recent wins with third-period rallies. Travis Konecny has been on fire since returning from the All-Star break. With his three-point performance in Monday’s win over the Coyotes, Konecny has now compiled seven points while getting on the scoresheet in each of the team’s recent wins. Thursday’s expected goaltender Samuel Ersson has turned things around after getting lit up for 15 total goals during the team’s four-game slide, surrendering just five total goals while winning three straight going into his first ever appearance in Toronto.
Toronto Maple Leafs
The health woes are piling up for the Leafs, who were without John Tavares, Mitch Marner, and Connor Timmins for Tuesday’s win. In addition to that trio, William Nylander missed Wednesday practice due to illness, which also leaves his status in doubt for Thursday. Complicating matters is the loss of Morgan Rielly, who was slapped with a five-game suspension for his now notorious hit on Ridly Greig in last weekend’s 4-2 loss to Ottawa. Rookie Bobby McMann picked up the slack in the absence of the team’s stars with his first career hat trick in Tuesday’s win. However, the club will need Auston Matthews to step up against a tough Flyers squad. Matthews mustered just two shots while seeing a nine-game points streak snapped on Tuesday night, but offers value as a +140 bet to record OVER 1.5 points on Tuesday’s NHL player props.
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