Toronto Maple Leafs (21-12-8) vs. Edmonton Oilers (23-15-1)
The NHL betting action continues Tuesday, January 16, with the Toronto Maple Leafs traveling to take on the Edmonton Oilers in this interconference clash at the Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, with the puck drop at 9:00 PM ET.
This is the first meeting of the season between these teams. These teams split the season series last year with the home team winning both games. Edmonton is the favorite in this contest (-146).
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The Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday, 4-2. They lost both contests of their homestand and have lost three straight games overall. Toronto now heads to the road to begin a four-game road trip with the club 11-3-6 away from Toronto.
The Maple Leafs held a one-goal lead coming out of the second period, but Detroit responded with three in the third to earn the victory. Pontus Holmberg and Mitchell Marner scored goals for Toronto. Marner has seven points over his last five games, including four goals and he is third on the team in points (46). Toronto is fifth in goals per game (3.51) but has been held to three goals or fewer in five of their seven January games.
Illya Samsonov stopped 20 of 23 shots in the loss. This has been a three-goalie rotation with Samsonov (5-3-6, 3.88, .863), Joseph Woll (8-5-1, 2.80, .916), and Martin Jones (8-4-1, 2.30, .924) combining to post the 21st best goals-against average (3.24). Toronto has allowed 13 total goals during the losing streak.
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