Toronto Maple Leafs vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 3/8/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Colorado Avalanche
Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025
Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO
TV: Altitude Sports
Odds/Point Spread: Maple Leafs (-152) Avalanche (+126)
The Toronto Maple Leafs (38-21-3) are en route to Ball Arena on Saturday where they will play the Colorado Avalanche (36-24-2). The odds on this game have Toronto at -152 and Colorado is priced at +126. The total is 6.
The Toronto Maple Leafs will need a bounce back game after taking a 5-2 defeat against the Golden Knights in their previous contest . Toronto earned 15 penalty mins in this matchup. Moreover, they had 3 chances with the advantage and were able to score 1 goal. The Maple Leafs had a below average offensive outing in this defeat. In the matchup, they converted 2 out of the 31 shots they attempted.
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In the matter of their scoring capabilities, the Toronto Maple Leafs have notched 198 goals (9th in pro hockey) on the year and have given up 179. For the year, they have tallied 79 points and their points percentage is .637. Toronto skates onto the rink with 173 power play opportunities and they have tallied 41 goals during those chances, giving them a percentage of 23.70%. When at even strength, the Maple Leafs have allowed the opponent to score 141 goals while notching 157 on the offensive side of the ice. Toronto has tried 1,770 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 11.2%. The Maple Leafs have had 1,807 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .901. Toronto Maple Leafs opponents have 183 power play opportunities (9th in the league) and have come away with 38 goals in those chances.
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The man protecting the goal in this game is Anthony Stolarz. Stolarz has played in 131 games over the course of his hockey career. He has earned a record of 56-36-12 and he has gotten the start in 105 games. Opponents have tallied 300 goals versus Stolarz in his pro hockey career and his goals against average is 3.18. Stolarz has had 3,590 shots taken against him and has recorded 3,290 saves. His save percentage sits at .916 in his 5,655 minutes guarding the cage. Over the course of his time in hockey, Stolarz is sitting with 64 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .610.
When they were on the ice last, Colorado faced off against the Penguins in an outing where the Avalanche got the victory by a tally of 4-1. They had 1 power play attempt in this one and scored 1 on that opportunity. The Avalanche netted 4 goals of the 25 shots on goal they took.
The Avalanche have tallied 160 goals at even strength and 41 goals (12th in the league) while having a power play advantage. Colorado has put up 1,830 shots (6th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.98%, while allowing their opponents 1,632 shots. This season, the Colorado Avalanche have earned a total of 201 goals, 74 points, and a points percentage of .597. They have permitted 182 goals to be scored by way of 151 goals at even strength and 31 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 179 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 22.91%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 80.13% on their opponents 156 power play chances, and their save percentage is 88.8%.
On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Mackenzie Blackwood protecting the goal. He is sitting with 6,442 stops out of 7,110 shots taken against him, giving him a save % of .906. Blackwood is sitting with a career record of 97-98-27 and has been in net for 240 contests. He got the starting nod in 225 games and has played for a total of 11,104 minutes. Blackwood's quality start percentage comes out to 54.7% and he has 123 quality starts in his NHL career. His opposition is averaging 3.61 goals per contest and he has allowed 668 goals altogether.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Josh's Pick: Take Toronto (-152)
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