Canadiens at Maple Leafs 5/20/21 – NHL Betting Picks & Odds
Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL: 7:30 PM EST
May. 20, 2021
TV: CBC
Latest Odds : TOR -200 Total 5.5
The Canadiens are coming to the game here after finishing the regular season with a 24-21-11 record on the year. What could be a glaring issue is the Canadiens ended up losing their last 5 games in a row. The last loss was to Edmonton by a 4-3 score on the day.
This year the regular season was not that kind to Montreal on the offensive side of the puck with 2.77 goals per game. The power play conversion for Montreal was 19.2% on the year and when it comes to the penalty kill the Canadiens killed off 78.5% on the year. The Montreal team did allow 2.89 goals per game.
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Toronto heads to the game here playing good on the year and finishing the year at 35-14-7 on the year. The Maple Leafs in their last game did end up losing to the Jets by a 4-2 score, but Toronto was resting a lot of their starters. The Maple Leafs, though, on the overall season were good and definitely the top team in the North.
On the season the Maple Leafs were able to get a total of 3.32 goals per game. The defense for Toronto faves up only 2.64 goals per game. Toronto ended up converting on the power play at a clip of 20% so far and the penalty kill for the Maple Leafs have killed off 78.5% on the year.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has went over in 4 out of the last 5 Canadiens games.
The Canadiens are 0-5 in their last 5 games.
The Maple Leafs are 7-3 in their last 10 games.
The Maple Leafs are under in 6 out of their last 9 games against the Canadiens.
Free Betting Pick: Over 5.5
Montreal played horrible to finish the year out and did not look comfortable on the ice at all. The Canadiens in this game will struggle as the Maple Leafs have a crushing offense and a defense that should be able to set the tempo in the game. That will lead to the Maple Leafs getting the win here. Final Score, Toronto Maple Leafs win 4-2.