Saturday’s NHL schedule features a matchup between the Toronto Maple Leafs (46-25-4) and the Columbus Blue Jackets (34-31-9) at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario. The Maple Leafs are -185 on the moneyline to win at home against the Blue Jackets (+154) in the game, which begins at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Maple Leafs to win vs Blue Jackets -185
Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets Betting Lines
- Favorite: Maple Leafs (-185)
- Underdog: Blue Jackets (+154)
- Over/under: 6.5
Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets Quick Facts
- Toronto has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 35 of 75 games this season.
- Columbus has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 43 of 74 games this season.
- These two teams combine to score 6.5 goals per game, 0.0 less than the over/under set for this match.
- This game’s over/under is 0.2 above the 6.3 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.
Maple Leafs Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Maple Leafs Season Stat Insights
- The Maple Leafs’ 244 goals this season make them the eighth-best scoring team in the league.
- Toronto is ranked 15th in total goals against, giving up 2.9 goals per game (219 total) in NHL play.
- The team has the league’s 10th-best goal differential at +25 this season.
- Toronto’s 53 power-play goals this season are the seventh-most in the NHL (on 203 chances).
- The Maple Leafs’ 26.11% power-play conversion rate is fifth-best in the NHL this season.
- Toronto has scored a total of six shorthanded goals this season.
- The Maple Leafs rank 16th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 78.08%.
- The Maple Leafs win the third-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL at 53.7%.
- Toronto scores on 11.5% of its shots as a team, ranking sixth in the league.
- The Maple Leafs average 24.1 hits and 16.4 blocked shots per game.
Maple Leafs Moneyline
- Toronto has gotten the victory in 33 of the 53 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- In 22 games with lower than -185 moneyline odds this season, the Maple Leafs have won 13.
- Per the moneyline odds, Toronto has a 64.9% chance of winning this contest.
Maple Leafs Leaders
- Mitchell Marner: 24 goals and 69 assists
- William Nylander: 42 goals and 38 assists
- John Tavares: 36 goals and 34 assists
- Joseph Woll: 25-13-1 record, .906 save percentage, 105 goals given up
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Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Blue Jackets Season Stats Insights
- The Blue Jackets have the league’s 11th-ranked scoring offense (239 total goals, 3.2 per game).
- Columbus has allowed 252 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank 27th.
- Their -13 goal differential ranks 16th in the league.
- Columbus has scored 32 power-play goals this season, which ranks 28th in the NHL (on 174 chances).
- The Blue Jackets have an 18.39% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 25 percentage.
- Columbus has scored nine shorthanded goals.
- The Blue Jackets’ 25th-ranked penalty kill rate is 75.5%.
- The Blue Jackets win 47.9% of their faceoffs. That’s the 26th-ranked rate in the NHL.
- The 11.1% shooting percentage Columbus has amassed ranks 10th in the league.
- The Blue Jackets have not had a shutout victory yet this season.
Blue Jackets Moneyline Insights
- The Blue Jackets have been the underdog 62 times this season, and upset their opponent in 26, or 41.9%, of those games.
- Columbus has a record of 14-18 in games when bookmakers list the team at +154 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline implies a 39.4% chance of victory for the Blue Jackets.
Blue Jackets Leaders
- Zachary Werenski: 20 goals and 54 assists
- Kirill Marchenko: 31 goals and 39 assists
- Kent Johnson: 21 goals and 28 assists
- Elvis Merzlikins: 25-20-5 record, .891 save percentage, 160 goals conceded

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