New York Rangers vs Toronto Maple Leafs Preview
The Maple Leafs and Rangers are set to face off at 7:00 ET on MSG. The Rangers will host the game at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY.
The over/under for this Eastern conference contest is set at 6.5 goals, with the Rangers being the favored team playing at home against the Maple Leafs. Check out BetCoco for New York Rangers – Toronto Maple Leafs odds
New York Rangers vs Toronto Maple Leafs Head-to-Head and Key Stats
The last ten head-to-head matchups between then Rangers and Maple Leafs have gone in favor of the Rangers, putting together a record of 6-4. The last three times that the Rangers have hosted the Maple Leafs, the over/under record is 0-3 with the teams combining for an average of 5 goals. The over/under record in their last three overall matchups is 0-3.
- Across their three previous road games, Toronto has an puck line mark of 0-3. Their straight up record in these matchups was 1-2 while averaging 3 goals per game.
- In their last five games at home, the Rangers have a straight up record of 3-2 while going 2-3 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 2 goals per game in these contests.
- Through their last five games as the underdog, the Rangers have an puck line record of 4-1 and a straight up mark of 3-2.
- Across their last five matchups as the betting favorite, the Maple Leafs have an overall record of 4-1 while going 1-4 against the spread.
New York Rangers vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction
As they prepare to face New York, the Maple Leafs currently possess a 14-6-5 record. When they are favored, their record stands at 13-6-4, while as underdogs, it is 1-0-1. On the road this season, they have a 6-2-4 record, while they are 8-4-1 in their games at home.
The Maple Leafs come into the game scoring an average of 3.3 goals per game, putting them 19th in the NHL. Regarding shots targeted at the goal per game, they are 19th in the league. Toronto’s offense comes into the game ranked 16th in power play goals. And in terms of shorthanded goals, they are 18th in the NHL.
Goalie Martin Jones gets the start and has made zero starts this season. His record at this point is 1-0, and his save percentage is 90%.
Before their matchup against Toronto, the Rangers arrive with a 19-6-1 record. They hold a 16-5-0 record when considered the favorites and 3-1-1 when seen as the underdogs. For away games this season, they have a 10-4-1 record, while they are 9-2-0 when playing at home.
When looking at their offense, the Rangers have an average of 3.3 goals per game this season, positioning themselves 17th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are ranked 27th in the league. The Rangers went 13-2 in games where they had more shots than their opponents. However, in games with fewer shots on goal, their record was 6-3.
Goalie Igor Shesterkin gets the start and has made 16 starts this season. His record at this point is 10-6, and his save percentage is 90.8%.
Despite being 1.5 goal underdogs, we predict the Maple Leafs to come out on top with a final score of 4-3.
New York Rangers vs Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Tips
- We like the Maple Leafs on the moneyline (+115)
- The Maple Leafs are also our pick on the spread at +1.5
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
New York Rangers Injury Report
- Filip Chytil – Upper Body – Out
- Kaapo Kakko – Lower Body – Out
Toronto Maple Leafs Injury Report
- Mark Giordano – Finger – Out
- Matt Murray – Hip – Out
- John Klingberg – Hip – Out
- Jake Muzzin – Neck – Out
- Joseph Woll – Ankle – Out
- Timothy Liljegren – Ankle – Out
