Boston vs. Toronto: NHL Match Prediction

USA

Boston Bruins

USA

NHL

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26 October 16:00 UTC

Toronto Maple Leafs

Canada

The Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs will play in the regular NHL championship. The hosts won three of their first five games, but then their results began to decline. The team is currently on a three-game losing streak. The visitors have also been unsuccessful in their last games. The Canadians lost their last two games in a crushing manner. Who will be able to break the losing streak on October 27? The answer is in our forecast.

Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction and Betting Tips (27.10.2024)

Command Analysis

Boston Bruins

USA

Current form

Boston did not play very successfully in the preseason, but the Bears generally had a good first few games of the regular season. The team managed to beat Montreal (6:4) and Colorado (5:3) in regulation time, and also finished off Los Angeles (2:1 OT) in overtime. After that, the team play began to decline. It all started with a loss to Utah in overtime (1:2 OT). Then the Massachusetts club suffered heavy losses to Nashville (0:4) and Dallas (2:5). So far, the home team leading scorer is Czech forward David Pastrnak. In eight games, he has scored five goals and made one assist. Not the most outstanding results, but the rest of Jim Montgomery players are even less productive.

Disqualifications and injuries

All the home team players are healthy and ready to play.

Interesting trends for betting

Boston averages no more than 27 shots per game

The Bruins need to be more active in the offensive zone and put more emphasis on the opposing goal

According to statistics, the "bears" perform 29 power moves per game

Boston plays a physical hockey and ranks first in the league in hits

Toronto Maple Leafs

Canada

Current form

Toronto is also having a rather mediocre start to the season and is only one point ahead of today opponent in the standings. The team is on the edge of the top ten in the Western Conference and is not yet in the playoff zone. So far, the Canadians have won four of eight games, but, like Boston, they have been unsuccessful in their last matches. After a home victory over Tampa (5:2), the visitors lost by four goals first to Columbus (2:6) and then St. Louis (1:5). These opponents are not among the top, so such crushing defeats cannot but be alarming. It is worth noting that Auston Matthews, the team leader, has only scored five points in eight games so far.

Disqualifications and injuries

Toronto will miss several players at once. The visitors are in the infirmary with Connor Dewar, Jani Hakanpaa, Calle Jarnkrok, John Klingberg, Dakota Mermis and Max Pacioretty.

Interesting trends for betting

Toronto is 11-5 in goals scored and allowed in the second period.

The Maple Leafs are playing well in the second period and showing excellent results.

Toronto wins 53.1% of faceoffs

The Leafs are strong at the point and take most of the faceoffs.

Trends

Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals

This bet has played in three of the hosts' last five matches

1.75

Bet 3rd period: draw

In the last three head-to-head matches, the final period ended in a draw

3.05

Tip and bets

2.05total under 5.5 goals

In face-to-face encounters, the opponents try to act cautiously, keeping an eye on defense. The last three matches between the teams took place in May, and none of them saw more than three goals scored. This season, the teams' attacking play has not improved much, and in recent matches, the opponents have scored with great difficulty. Most likely, we will not see a large number of goals scored in this match.

Our prediction is under 5.5 goals for 2.05

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1.8Toronto wins the match

Bet on the outcome

The hosts managed to get a couple of wins at the beginning of the season, but in the last matches the team looks very weak. Even on their home ice the team cannot impose competition on their opponents, so it is hard to expect success from the players from Boston in the upcoming match. The Maple Leafs also could not win in the last matches, but in terms of play the visitors look stronger than the opponent, so we suggest betting on their victory.

We take the victory of Toronto in the match with the coefficient of 1.80

Bet on individual total

Boston is currently going through a serious crisis and is having a hard time creating scoring chances. Even the club best players, such as Brad Marchand, have not been able to demonstrate their best hockey yet. It is difficult to see how the Bruins can turn the situation around, so don't expect high scoring from the hosts.

We bet on Boston individual total under 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 2.05

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