Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 4/24/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Bruins (-105) Maple Leafs (-115)

The Boston Bruins are traveling to Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 3 of their 1st round series. The series is tied 1-1. The odds on this game have the Bruins at -105 while the Maple Leafs are at -115. The betting total comes in at 7.

The Boston Bruins will look to clean up some issues after taking a 3-2 defeat to the Maple Leafs in Game 2. Boston garnered 10 penalty mins for this matchup. Additionally, they had 2 chances with extra men on the ice and were able to net 1 goal. The Bruins had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in the loss. In the matchup, they earned a goal on 2 of the 29 shots they launched.

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While playing at even strength, the Bruins have allowed 174 goals while notching 209 as an offensive unit. Boston Bruins opponents have earned 268 power play tries (4th in the league) and have notched 47 goals in those chances. In terms of their scoring capabilities, the Boston Bruins have earned 263 goals (13th in pro hockey) this year and have allowed 221. Boston has tried 2,399 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.0%. For the current season, they sit with 109 points and their points percentage is sitting at .665. The Bruins so far have had 2,504 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .912. Boston has tallied 243 power play opportunities and they have notched 54 goals during those chances, giving them a rate of 22.22%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Jeremy Swayman. For his professional hockey career, Swayman has recorded 81 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .648. His save percentage currently is .919 in his 7,571 minutes guarding the cage. Swayman has seen 3,622 shot attempts against him and has amassed 3,327 total saves. The opposition has scored 295 goals versus Swayman in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.34. He has earned a mark of 79-33-15 and he has started in 125 games. Swayman has been in goal for 132 contests throughout his NHL career.

In Game 2, the Maple Leafs scored 3 goals of the 33 shots on goal they tried. They had 3 chances on the power play in this game and converted 1 out of those tries.

On the season, the Toronto Maple Leafs have earned 298 goals, 102 points, as well as a points percentage of .622. They have allowed 261 goals to be scored by of a combination of 206 goals at even strength and 55 goals while they were shorthanded. The Maple Leafs have earned 241 goals at even strength and 57 goals (12th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have earned 238 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 23.95%. Toronto has attempted 2,671 shots (7th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.16%, while allowing their opponents 2,446 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 76.89% on the other teams 238 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.3%.

Across the ice you will find Ilya Samsonov between the pipes. He has tallied 4,160 saves out of the 4,604 shots taken against him, giving him a percentage of .904. Samsonov has amassed a lifetime mark of 102-39-21 and has participated in 171 games. He has started in 159 games and his ice time sits at 9,642 minutes. Samsonov's quality start percentage sits at 49.7% and he has accumulated 79 quality starts in his NHL career. Teams are averaging 2.76 goals/game and he has given up 444 goals in total.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Boston (-105)

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