The Toronto Maple Leafs (4-2-0) play the 4th contest of a 5-game road trip against the Dallas Stars (4-0-1) Thursday at American Airlines Center. Puck drop is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+/TSN4). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Maple Leafs vs. Stars odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Maple Leafs have won the past 2 games at Tampa and Washington after opening the road trip with a 3-1 setback at Florida. The Leafs have managed to score 4 or more goals in 4 of 6 games overall.
The Stars picked up a 4-1 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins last time out on Tuesday, cashing on the puck line as favorites for the 1st time in 5 tries after 4 consecutive games decided by a single goal.
The Leafs swept the regular-season series from the Stars in 2022-23, including a 4-0 win Dec. 6, 2022 in the last trip to Dallas. The Under is 4-1 in the past meetings in this series.