The Boston Bruins (38-7-5) and Toronto Maple Leafs (31-12-8) tangle in Wednesday tilt featuring the top 2 teams in the Atlantic Division. Opening face-off at Scotiabank Arena is slated for 7:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Bruins vs. Maple Leafs odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Boston is winless over its 3 games heading into its 3rd meeting of the season against Toronto. A Bruins club that went 10-1-0 from Jan. 2-24 is 0-2-1 in 3 games since. One of those 10 January wins was against Toronto as the 2 Atlantic foes have split 2 games this season.
The Maple Leafs are at home for a 5th straight game. The Atlantic’s 2nd-place team — 11 points behind Boston — is 2-1-1 on the home stand so far. The 8th-leading scoring team in the NHL (3.39 goals per game) has scored 3-or-more goals in 4 of its last 5 home games.
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