Both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs have run into difficulties early in the NHL season. They'll face off in Toronto in the Hall of Fame Game on Friday. Here are our NHL picks for Friday night's game between the Penguins and Maple Leafs.
The Maple Leafs have already endured regular-season ups and downs. The Leafs are 3-0-2 over their past five games after it looked like the campaign might get away from them. They most recently lost in overtime against the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday.
It hasn't been a smooth ride for the Penguins either. They snapped a seven-game winless slide with a road win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday.
Here are my NHL picks and predictions for Friday's Penguins-Maple Leafs game (odds via FanDuel Sportsbook, BetMGM, and DraftKings Sportsbook; Pick confidence is based on a 1-to-5 scale).