Toronto Maple Leafs vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 2/25/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Boston Bruins

Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Maple Leafs (-128) Bruins (+106)

The Toronto Maple Leafs (35-20-2) are en route to TD Garden on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Boston Bruins (27-24-7). The moneyline on this contest has Toronto at -128 and Boston is at +106. The total is set at 6.5.

The Toronto Maple Leafs had a good night with a 5-2 victory over the Blackhawks their last time out. Toronto garnered 2 mins in the box for this matchup. The Maple Leafs had a good offensive outing in the win. In addition, they had 3 power play tries and scored 1 goal. For the game, they converted 5 of the 30 shots they looked to score on.

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Toronto Maple Leafs opponents have 167 power play opportunities (7th in the league) and have scored 34 goals in those chances. The Maple Leafs so far have had 1,654 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .903. Toronto has taken 1,634 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.0%. When playing at even strength, the Maple Leafs let the opposition score 127 goals while having 144 on the offensive side of the ice. Toronto skates onto the rink with 156 power play opportunities and they have added 36 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a rate of 23.08%. For the current season, the have a total of 72 points and their points percentage is sitting at .632. With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Toronto Maple Leafs have accumulated 180 goals (12th in the league) this season and have given up 161.

The man in net for this game is Anthony Stolarz. In his professional hockey career, Stolarz has accounted for 62 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .608. His save percentage currently sits at .917 for his 5,646 mins guarding the cage. Stolarz has seen 3,478 shots taken against him and has garnered 3,188 saves. The opposition has scored 290 goals versus Stolarz in his career and his goals against rate is 3.08. He has amassed an overall record of 54-36-11 and was named the starter in 102 games. Stolarz has participated in 127 contests throughout his professional hockey career.

In their last outing, Boston faced off against the Ducks in a matchup where the Bruins took the loss by a score of 3-2. They had 4 attempts on the power play in this matchup and earned 1 out of those chances. The Bruins earned 2 goals out of the 30 shots on goal they pursued.

Boston has tried 1,579 shots (21st in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.07%, while allowing their opponents 1,666 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 75.56% on the other teams 180 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage is 89.0%. They have earned 176 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 14.77%. The Bruins have racked up 133 goals at even strength and 26 goals (27th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 184 goals to be scored by way of 140 goals at even strength and 44 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the year, the Boston Bruins have earned a total of 159 goals, 61 points, in addition to a points percentage of .526.

For the opposition you will find Jeremy Swayman defending the goal. He has racked up 4,386 saves out of 4,801 shots taken, which gives him a percentage of .914. Swayman holds a career record of 97-51-20 and has played in 173 games. He has made the start in 166 contests and has played for a total of 7,671 minutes. Swayman's percentage of quality starts is 60.8% and he has 101 quality starts in his NHL career. His opposition is averaging 3.25 goals/game and he has conceded 415 goals in total.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto (-128)

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