Nashville Predators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, NHL Odds
The Predators have opened their current five-game road trip with three straight wins, capped by Monday’s 3-0 victory in Ottawa. The Maple Leafs return home after extending their current win streak to two games with Sunday’s 6-2 victory in Philadelphia.
The Predators have shortened to +162 underdogs since opening as a +178 bet while the Maple Leafs lead the way as -195 favourites on the NHL odds. The total has dipped to 6.0 since opening at 6.5, but with the backing of 65% of sports bettors, the OVER has emerged as a -115 bet.
Predators vs. Maple Leafs NHL Betting Odds
Wednesday night’s matchup at Scotiabank Arena marks the first of two scheduled meetings between these teams this season. Each of these clubs claimed a victory on home ice in two head-to-head clashes last season, including Toronto’s 3-0 win when the Predators last visited in November 2021. Overall, the Maple Leafs have claimed victory in seven of 11 dates with the Preds, and have limited Nashville to just two goals per game while winning three of four on home ice. While the UNDER has gone just 3-3 in their past six matchups, it has paid out in four of their past five meetings in Toronto.
Nashville Predators
After enduring a dismal 11-game stretch in December that featured just three wins, the Predators have enjoyed an impressive rebound. The club has tallied wins in five of six outings and picked up at least a point in nine of 10 contests to pull within one point of the Edmonton Oilers and St. Louis Blues in the race for the second and final wild card in the Western Conference.
The Preds have filled the net during their current 5-0-1 surge, averaging 4.33 goals per game. The club has enjoyed steady success on the road, going 7-2-3 over their past 12 away dates, with Nashville netminders allowing just 2.33 goals per game over that stretch. Filip Forsberg has provided the offensive spark during the team’s current tear. He picked up a goal and an assist in this week’s win in Ottawa and has tallied seven goals and four assists over his past seven outings.
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Maple Leafs have wasted no time rebounding from a brief two-game slide with a pair of convincing victories. The Leafs stopped their skid with a 4-1 win over Detroit on Saturday, and maintained that momentum in Sunday’s 6-2 rout of the Flyers.
It was a big weekend for both Mitch Marner and John Tavares. Marner picked up his 500th career NHL point while tallying a goal and an assist against the Red Wings, and added three helpers in Philadelphia. Tavares scored three times over the weekend, and the Leafs captain has now scored four times over the past three games while averaging five shots on goal per game over that stretch. However, the club is once again dealing with injury woes on the blue line. Veteran rearguard TJ Brodie missed Sunday’s contest with a reported rib injury and was subsequently placed on the IR. In addition, the status of Auston Matthews for Wednesday’s contest remains uncertain after he missed practice on Tuesday due to an undisclosed ailment.
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