- What: NHL Regular Season Game
- When: November 20, 2024
- Who: Vegas Golden Knights vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
- Time: 7:38 p.m. EST
- Where: Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, ON)
As of Wednesday’s matchup at Scotiabank Arena against the Vegas Golden Knights, the Toronto Maple Leafs have secured victories in five of their last six home games.
Toronto aims to enhance its solid 8-3-0 record and maintain its position with the seventh-best points percentage at home (.727).
Recently, the Golden Knights have shown improvement on the road, winning three of their last four contests after a challenging start that saw them lose their first four games.
Vegas Golden Knights
Toronto Maple Leafs
In their last 10 games, the Maple Leafs have achieved a record of 7-2-1. During this stretch, Toronto has averaged 3.2 goals, 4.8 assists, and 3.8 penalties per game, while allowing an average of 2.1 goals per game.
Their latest victory came against the Edmonton Oilers. In a thrilling game at the Scotiabank Arena, Toronto rallied from behind to clinch a 4-3 win in overtime.
This win followed another overtime triumph, as they also overcame a deficit to beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 just a week prior.
Overall, the Maple Leafs have won five of their last six outings, with the only setback being an unexpected 3-0 defeat to the Ottawa Senators at home last Tuesday.
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— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) November 20, 2024
The Maple Leafs are dealing with injuries to center Auston Matthews and left-wing Max Pacioretty. Center John Tavares leads the top line with left-wing Bobby McMann and right-wing Mitch Marner, who has 24 points (6 goals, 18 assists). Tavares has nine goals and eight assists, while McMann has six goals.
Right-wing William Nylander is having a strong season with 12 goals and eight assists, and left-wing Matthew Knies has added eight goals. On defense, defenseman Morgan Rielly has four goals and nine assists.
Anthony Stolarz is set to start in goal, sporting a 7-3-2 record, a 2.18 goals-against average, and a .927 save percentage—ranking high in the NHL. He’s been solid lately, with a .942 save percentage in his last five games.
Knights-Leafs Best Bet
The Golden Knights have been performing well on offense this season, averaging 4.00 goals per game and ranking second in the NHL for power play efficiency.
However, defensively, they are struggling a bit, sitting 19th in the league by allowing 3.17 goals per game.
In contrast, the Maple Leafs are averaging 3.05 goals per game and hold a solid position in defense, ranked sixth in goals against per game and eighth on the penalty kill.
This is a pick’em on BetMGM with -110 odds for either team. I’m going to lean toward the total since I can’t quite get a handle on which one of these teams will win.
The total is 6.5 goals at BetMGM and this game feels like it will end just under that total.
The best bet in this one is Under 6.5 goals at BetMGM for -120 odds..
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