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Penguins at Maple Leafs NHL Betting Odds
The Pittsburgh Penguins want to make a late-season push into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They hope to earn two more points on Monday as they visit Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs. Let’s break down some key factors for this big showdown in the Eastern Conference as per the Penguins at Maple Leafs NHL betting odds in this Betting Preview for Monday night up in Toronto.
Penguins at Maple Leafs 
Records: Pittsburgh Penguins (36-30-11), Toronto Maple Leafs (44-23-9)
Date, time:
Location: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Stream: SN-PIT, ESPN+
Pushing Pens
The Pittsburgh Penguins seemed like a team that was on their way to the golf course or vacations in exotic locations. But now, thanks to a scorching run (six wins in their last seven games) plus a seven-game losing skid from their state rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers, the Pens are in playoff contention. They enter Monday with 83 points and sit just one point outside of the final Wild Card spot in the NHL Playoffs Bracket, behind the Detroit Red Wings.
After Monday, the Penguins return home for a massive showdown against these same Red Wings. But first, they will need to beat Toronto. The Maple Leafs already clinched their ticket to the Stanley Cup Playoffs and have won four of their last six meetings against Pittsburgh.
Toronto Ready for Playoffs
The Toronto Maple Leafs punched their ticket into the 2024 NHL Playoffs schedule on Saturday night with a 4-2 win over their rivals, the Montreal Canadiens. It’s the eighth consecutive playoff season for the Leafs. And after last year, where they snapped a 21-year series win drought, the club hopes to make an even deeper run. Maybe they can break the longest Stanley Cup drought in the league even.
Superstar Auston Matthews scored his 64th goal of the year on Saturday. With five games left after Monday’s tilt with the Pittsburgh Penguins, the race is on for the Arizona native to score 70. The Maple Leafs are five points behind the Florida Panthers for second place, which most likely will be their first-round opponent. It was the second round last year where we saw the Panthers, who made quite the run from the final Wild Card spot, knock the Leafs out of the playoffs.
Penguins at Maple Leafs Betting Odds
Sportsbooks have the hosting Maple Leafs NHL Odds to win as moderate favorites against the visiting Penguins at -165. Pittsburgh has won six of its last seven games overall but has lost nine of its last 12 contests away from the Steel City. Toronto has won four of its last five games overall. Head-to-head against the Penguins, the Leafs have also won four of their last six meetings.
Concluding the Penguins at Maple Leafs NHL betting odds preview: The total for this contest is set at 5.5 goals shaded to the over at -120. Toronto has gone under the total in four of its last five games. But the over has cashed in four of the last six games played at home.
Pittsburgh has gone over the total in four of their last five contests. Head-to-head against the Maple Leafs, the under has cashed in five of the last seven meetings.
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