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Atlantic Division Grudge Match on Thursday
Leafs at Bruins Preview
Atlantic Division Grudge Match on Thursday
For the second time this week, the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs meet in a clash of Atlantic Division powerhouses. Boston won the last meeting 4-1 in Toronto. Let’s take a look and breakdown some key factors for this big Atlantic Division rematch between the Maple Leafs at Bruins NHL Betting Preview for Thursday night in Boston.
Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs 
Points: (36-13-15, 87 points) – (36-18-8, 80 points)
Date, time:
Location: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
B’s Hibernating Early?
The Boston Bruins are looking to widen the gap between themselves and their opponent on Thursday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs, in the Atlantic Division race. With a seven-point lead on their rivals to the northwest, the B’s will be fired up to get another two points, this time on home ice, where the Bruins haven’t been playing well of late, losing six of their last nine games at TD Garden.
Boston will be looking to possibly fill some gaps and holes in their lineup as the Trade Deadline arrives on Friday afternoon. One major move that has been heavily rumored is that future free agent forward Jake DeBrusk could be moved in a three-way trade that would send him to Pittsburgh, send Pens winger Jake Guentzel to Vancouver and defenseman Elias Lindholm would join the Bruins to shore up their blue-line, which has struggled at times during the second half of the season.
Keep a note of this when betting the Bruins or any National Hockey League team this week, as lineups could change before games with pending deals happening at anytime, as we saw on Wednesday with five trades made across the NHL Games Tonight
Leafs Blooming this Spring?
The Toronto Maple Leafs Standings are skating right along preparing for another postseason run as they take on the Boston Bruins on the road on Thursday night. Toronto took the 4-1 loss at home on Monday against the B’s, with goalie Joseph Woll taking the loss, making 23 saves on 27 shots faced in the contest. Last night, the Maple Leafs picked up a 2-1 win in overtime against the Buffalo Sabres.
Superstar Auston Matthews continues his incredible goal scoring run this season, potting his 54th goal of the year in the extra session to secure the second point after goaltender Ilya Samsonov made 23 saves on 24 shots faced to earn his 16th victory on the season. The Leafs have won ten of their last twelve games overall and trail the Bruins by just seven points with 62 games played, two less than Boston entering tonight’s contest.
Leafs at Bruins Preview & Betting Odds
Sportsbooks have the hosting Boston Bruins NHL Odds to win as short favorites against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night priced in the range around -130 to -135. Toronto has won ten of their last twelve games overall. Boston has lost five of their last seven games overall, but have won the last six consecutive meetings against the Maple Leafs, most recently a 4-1 win in Toronto on Monday night at Scotiabank Arena. The Bruins have also won six of their last seven contests against fellow Atlantic Division opponents.
Concluding the Maple Leafs at Bruins NHL Betting Preview Betting Preview: The total for this contest is set at 6 goals shaded to the Over between the pick’em price range of -110 and -120. Over under betting can be a great way to cash without the risk of betting sides. Try it, you just might love it!
Boston has cashed in back-to-back Unders after going Over the total in six of their previous eight games overall, while Toronto has cashed the Over in five of their last eight games, also going Under the total in their last two contests. Head-to-head, the Over has cashed in six of their last ten meetings, with the Under cashing in the 4-1 contest in Toronto on Monday.
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