The Toronto Maple Leafs go on the road to open the season against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Wednesday, October 12 at 7:00 PM ET. The matchup will be on ESPN+, SportsNet, and TVAS.
As teams hit the ice for the beginning of the NHL season, here’s everything you need to get ready for Wednesday’s action.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens Odds and Betting Lines
- Favorite: Maple Leafs (-241)
- Underdog: Canadiens (+197)
- Over/under: 6.5
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Maple Leafs Stats and Trends
- The Maple Leafs won 52 of their 76 games when listed as a moneyline favorite last season (68.4%).
- When playing as a moneyline favorite at -241 or shorter, Toronto went 19-10.
- The Maple Leafs have an implied moneyline win probability of 70.7% in this matchup.
- Toronto and its opponent combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 53 of 89 games last season.
- The Maple Leafs’ 312 goals scored last season (3.8 per game) ranked second in the NHL.
- Defensively, the Maple Leafs conceded 252 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 19th in NHL action.
- The 63 power-play goals the Maple Leafs scored last season (on 231 power-play chances) were the fourth-most in the NHL.
Canadiens Stats and Trends
- The Canadiens were an underdog 68 times last season, and upset their opponent in 18, or 26.5%, of those games.
- Montreal was 8-18 last season when oddsmakers made them underdogs of +197 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Canadiens have a 33.7% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
- Montreal played 42 games last season with over 6.5 goals.
- The Canadiens had 222 goals last season (2.7 per game), 27th in the NHL.
- The Canadiens’ total of 313 goals conceded (3.8 per game) was 32nd in the NHL.
- The Canadiens had 34 power-play goals (28th in NHL) on 248 chances.
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