Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens Game 4 Prediction, Playoff Odds
After Toronto took the series lead in Montreal on Monday, it’s a quick turnaround as the Leafs and Canadiens will play Game 4 on Tuesday night.
The Leafs are -174 favourites to win on the NHL odds with a total of 5.5.
Maple Leafs vs. Canadiens Stanley Cup Odds Analysis
The betting trends reflect how close this series has been, with a slight majority of Sports Interaction bettors backing Toronto in Game 4. Bettors are split evenly down the middle on the Over/Under. The total has gone Under in four of the Leafs’ last six road games and seven of Montreal’s last 10 home games. Two of the three games in this series have fallen short of the number.
Despite how close the game was, Monday’s loss dropped the Canadiens to 1-6 straight up, over their last seven games. Toronto is 9-4 SU in their last 13 games overall and 4-1 SU in their last five against Montreal.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Nylander played the hero on Monday and has now scored in every game in this series. He’s the only Toronto player with multiple goals in this series. Nylander is also just the second Leafs player in the last 17 years to have a three-game goal streak in the playoffs. Auston Matthews had a four-game goal streak in the 2017 and 2019 playoffs, but has only found the back of the net once in this series. Jack Campbell had another solid outing as well, stopping 27 of 29 shots. He had 15 saves in the third period alone. Morgan Rielly scored the game-winning goal late in the second period. All three goals in the game were scored in the middle frame.
Keep an eye on Nick Foligno’s status for Game 4. The veteran forward was a late scratch for Game 3 with a lower-body injury. Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe has said Foligno will be a game time decision on Tuesday. Teams that win Game 3 when the series is tied 1-1 are 224-107 (67.7 per cent) in NHL best-of-seven playoff series’, including 1-0 this year.
Montreal Canadiens
Despite a barrage of shots in the third period, Montreal couldn’t find the back of the net, outshooting Toronto 15-2 in the period. Nick Suzuki’s second period goal was the only marker for the Habs on Monday. Scoring is starting to become a concern, as Montreal has only scored four goals in the series. They went 0-for-3 on the power play in Game 3 and are 0-for-9 on the man advantage in this series. Tyler Toffoli, who led the Canadiens with 28 goals in the regular season, has yet to find the back of the net in the playoffs. Carey Price made 27 saves in the loss.
Rookie Cole Caufield had three shots and played 15:50 in his playoff debut. Forward Artturi Lehkonen left Monday’s game midway through the first period after hitting his head in a collision with Toronto’s Zach Hyman. There’s no word on his status for Game 4 yet, so it’s a situation worth monitoring as it gets closer to puck drop.
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