The New Jersey Devils and Toronto Maple Leafs clash on Tuesday as we dive into the best Devils vs. Maple Leafs NHL player props for the encounter based on the best NHL odds.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games, while the New Jersey Devils have won five of their previous 10. For a realistic chance at a deep playoff run, Toronto must improve its 15th-ranked home record. Auston Matthews will be an influential part of any home-ice improvement as the league's leading goalscorer looks to extend his four-game point streak.
Five points adrift with 10 games remaining, the Devils' playoff hopes continually dwindle. They are the 14th-best road team, taking 54% of available points. With new arrivals Jake Allen and Kaapo Kahkonen, the Devils have tried to solve their goaltending woes. But the sternest test since joining the Devils awaits Kahkonen, the expected starter, in Toron to.
To accompany our NHL player props and best bets for Tuesday, here are our best Devils vs. Maple Leafs NHL player props and NHL picks (odds via our best NHL betting sites; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).
Devils vs. Maple Leafs NHL player props: Tuesday
- 2nd period, the highest-scoring period (+225 via Betway) ????
- Auston Matthews 2 or more goals (+400 via Betway) ???
- Auston Matthews Over 4.5 shots (-111 via Betway) ???
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Devils vs. Maple Leafs NHL player props
The Maple Leafs score 3.61 goals per game, the third-most in the NHL. They average slightly more at home, scoring 3 .65 goals per contest. Toronto rarely has trouble finding the net, particularly in the middle frame, by far their most productive period. Sheldon Keefe's team has 94 second-period goals, the second-most behind the Colorado Avalanche's 97. They have scored 49 second-period goals at Scotiabank Arena, 52% of their total.
Meanwhile, the Devils don't perform particularly well in the middle stanza, allowing 86 goals, the league's sixth most. The Devils have endured all sorts of issues in net, allowing 3.17 goals per contest on the road (16th). Kaapo Kahkonen has played well since arriving in New Jersey, allowing five goals in his first three starts. However, his last two starts came against the Arizona Coyotes and New York Islanders, so a much more challenging encounter is expected Tuesday.
Matthews has 58 goals in 69 games and is on pace for 68. He will desperately want to join the 70-goal club, last achieved when Alexander M ogilny and Teemu Selänne scored 76 in 1992-93. The Maple Leafs' sniper usually scores in bunches, highlighted by his 16 multi-goal games. Nine of those occurred at Scotiabank Arena, where he has 31 goals in 33 games.
He hasn't scored a multi-goal game at home since netting a hat trick against the Anaheim Ducks on Feb. 17, so he's due. Knowing the 70-goal club is within reach, Matthews will be highly motivated to score a couple against the Devils, a team whose playoff chances increasingly diminish. Betway offers odds of +400, implying a 20% probability, according to our odds converter. A $10 winning wager would pay out $50.
If he's going to score at least two goals, Matthews will need to fire on sight. He has at least five shots on goal in three of the last five games after a run of only one in six. Matthews had at least five shots on goal in 11 of his 16 multi-goal games.
The collective will be acutely aware of how to ensure success for their star and the team, so expect them to feed Matthews as much as possible. In return, Matthews will let loose whenever the chance arises. Betway offers -111 odds, providing a $9.01 profit on a $10 winning wager. The implied probability is 52.61%.
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