Maple Leafs vs. Blues betting preview

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The Toronto Maple Leafs (4-3) are lopsided favorites at home against the St. Louis Blues (4-3) on Thursday, October 24 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The Maple Leafs are -245 on the moneyline to win, while the Blues have +200 moneyline odds.

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Maple Leafs to win vs Blues -245

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Maple Leafs vs. Blues Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Maple Leafs (-245)
  • Underdog: Blues (+200)
  • Over/under: 6

Maple Leafs vs. Blues Quick Facts

  • Toronto and its opponent have combined to score more than 6 goals in five of seven games this season.
  • St. Louis’ games have gone over 6 goals in three of seven chances this season.
  • Thursday’s over/under is 0.2 above the combined goal-scoring average of 5.8 for these two teams.
  • These two clubs give up 5.6 goals per game combined, 0.4 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Maple Leafs Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Maple Leafs Season Stat Insights

  • The Maple Leafs’ 3.1 average goals per game add up to 22 total, which makes them the 14th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
  • Toronto is ranked 12th in league play in goals against this season, having allowed 19 (2.7 per game).
  • They’re ranked 11th in the league with a +3 goal differential .
  • Toronto has put up three power-play goals on 23 chances this season, to rank 23rd in the league.
  • The Maple Leafs are 26th in the league with a 13.04% power-play conversion rate this season.
  • The Maple Leafs’ penalty-kill percentage (86.67%) is the league’s fifth-best.
  • With a 50.5% faceoff win rate, the Maple Leafs have the 14th-ranked rate in the NHL.
  • Toronto scores on 10% of its shots as a team, ranking 20th in the league.
  • The Maple Leafs average 19.7 hits and 17.3 blocked shots per game.

Maple Leafs Moneyline

  • In six games as the moneyline favorite this season, Toronto has won three of those matchups.
  • The Maple Leafs have not played a game with their moneyline odds shorter than -245 this season.
  • Toronto has a 71.0% chance of winning this game, according to the moneyline odds.

Maple Leafs Leaders

  • William Nylander: five goals and two assists
  • Mitchell Marner: one goal and six assists
  • Max Domi: six assists
  • Anthony Stolarz: 3-2-0 record, .938 save percentage, nine goals allowed

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Blues Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blues Season Stats Insights

  • The Blues have scored 19 goals this season (2.7 per game) to rank 21st in the league.
  • St. Louis has allowed 20 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank 14th.
  • Their 16th-ranked goal differential is -1.
  • St. Louis has put up two power-play goals this season (26th in the NHL) on 15 chances.
  • The Blues’ power-play conversion rate (13.33%) ranks 25th in the league.
  • The 70.59% of opponent power plays the Blues kill is the 27th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Blues have the seventh-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL (52.9%).
  • St. Louis’ collective 9.8% shooting percentage ranks 24th in the league.
  • The Blues have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Blues Moneyline Insights

  • The Blues have claimed an upset victory in three of the six games they have played as an underdog this season.
  • St. Louis has not had a game with bigger moneyline odds than +200.
  • The win probability for the Blues, implied from the moneyline, is 33.3%.

Blues Leaders

  • Jordan Kyrou: two goals and five assists
  • Philip Broberg: one goal and five assists
  • Robert Thomas: one goal and five assists
  • Jordan Binnington: 1-3-0 record, .891 save percentage, 12 goals conceded
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