Maple Leafs at Penguins 2/18/20 - NHL Betting Picks & Odds
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL: 8 PM EST
Feb. 18, 2020
TV: NBCSN
Latest Odds : PIT -135 O/U 6.5
On Tuesday, the Toronto Maple Leafs look to bounce back from defeat when visiting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Toronto dropped to 31-21-8 and 70 points following a 5-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. The loss kept Toronto in third place in the Atlantic division 13 points behind second-place Tampa Bay and four points ahead of fourth-place Florida.
Auston Matthews is the leading goal scorer for Toronto with 42 and the Maple Leafs center is the points leader with 71. Mitch Marner is leading Toronto in assists with 45. Toronto is scoring an average of 3.02 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.25 goals per game. In net, Frederik Andersen is 24-11-6 with a goals-against average of 2.93 and save percentage of .908.
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Pittsburgh will look to win it's third straight on Tuesday when hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Penguins improved to 36-15-6 and 78 points following a 5-1 victory on Sunday over the Detroit Red Wings. Patric Hornqvist scored a pair of goals and assisted on another for the Penguins against the Red Wings. Pittsburgh crept to within one point of First place Washington in the Metropolitan Division.
Bryan Rust leading goal scorer score Pittsburgh with 22, while Evgeni Malkin is the assist leader with 40 and points leader with 58. Pittsburgh is scoring an average of 3.30 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.67 goals per game. In net, Matt Murray is 17-7-5 with a goals-against average of 2.76 and save percentage of .904.
Recent Betting Trends:
Toronto is 6-3 in its last 9 versus Pittsburgh
The UNDER has cashed in 4 of the Maple Leafs last 5
Pittsburgh is 11-4 in its last 15
The UNDER has cashed in 4 of the Penguins last 5
Free Betting Pick: Pittsburgh Penguins -135
Pittsburgh has moved to within one point of first place Washington in the Metropolitan Division thanks to winning 11 of its last 15 overall. The Penguins have won 10 of their last 14 on their home ice against Toronto and overall have won five of their last six at home. The Maple Leafs have lost four of their last five when playing an opponent from the Eastern Conference including Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on the road. Final Score Prediction, Pittsburgh Penguins win 4-3