The Toronto Maple Leafs are fresh off a big win over the Buffalo Sabres, with the newly\u002Dacquired Ryan O’Reilly scoring a hat trick in just his third game in…
The total opened at 6 on most books but shifted up to 6.5 on some through Thursday evening, possibly due to the news about Brodin and Merrill. We normally expect a lower-scoring game when the Wild take the ice, but those injuries, plus the fact that Minnesota is playing on no rest, could certainly have an impact on how this matchup shapes up.Article content
If we look at recent head-to-head contests, the Under has certainly been the smart pick as it’s 7-1-1 in the last nine meetings in Toronto and 14-4-1 in the last 19 meetings overall. The counterargument would be that the Leafs generally play higher-scoring games, as evidenced by the Over going 4-1 in their last five contests and 4-1-1 in their last six home outings.
If we assume that Toronto holds up its end of the bargain and pots at least four goals, the question becomes whether Minnesota will be able to score at least two. The Wild, who rank 25th in goals per game , have scored two or more goals in five straight games — though it’s worth nothing that they scored exactly two in four of those contests.
Long story short, if you believe in the Maple Leafs’ offense, it’s probably fair to assume we’ll see at least six goals in this one.Article contentfor Wild vs Maple Leafs.
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