Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets Betting Picks & Predictions
Both the Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets are coming off a loss, heading into their meeting at Nationwide Arena on Monday at 7:00 PM ET. The Blue Jackets are heavy underdogs despite being at home, at +185, and the Maple Leafs are -230. Find more below on the Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets betting line, injury report, head-to-head stats, best bets and more.
Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets Betting Line
Maple Leafs vs Blue Jackets Betting Information
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Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets Game Info
- Game Day: Monday, March 7, 2022
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Location: Columbus, Ohio
- Arena: Nationwide Arena
Computer Predictions for Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets
Computer picks for Maple Leafs vs Blue Jackets
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Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets Betting Trends
Through 52 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Toronto has been victorious 35 times.
The Maple Leafs have a record of 11-6 this season in games with their moneyline odds shorter than -230.
The moneyline odds say Toronto has a 69.7% chance of winning this game.
Toronto Maple Leafs Leaders
Auston Matthews has been a major player for Toronto this season, with 70 points in 52 games.
Mitchell Marner has 58 points (1.3 per game), scoring 21 goals and adding 37 assists.
John Tavares has scored 18 goals and added 34 assists through 54 games for Toronto.
Jack Campbell has a record of 23-9-4. He has allowed 97 goals (2.62 goals against average) and racked up 1045 saves.
Toronto Maple Leafs Season Stats
The Maple Leafs offense’s 200 total goals (3.6 per game) are ranked third in the league this year.
The Maple Leafs rank 15th in total goals against, giving up 3.0 goals per game (162 total) in NHL play.
The team’s goal differential is sixth-best in the league at +38.
The 43 power-play goals the Maple Leafs have recorded this season have come on 147 power-play chances, ranking them second-best in the NHL.
The Maple Leafs have a NHL-pacing 29.3% power-play conversion rate this season.
The eight shorthanded goals the Maple Leafs have netted this season lead the league.
The Maple Leafs’ 83.8% penalty-kill success rate is currently sixth-best in the league.
The Maple Leafs’ players have posted the best faceoff win rate in the NHL at 56.2%.
The Maple Leafs shoot 10.5% as a team, ranked eighth-best in the league.
The Maple Leafs’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 18.3 hits and 11.5 blocked shots per game.
Blue Jackets vs. Maple Leafs Betting Trends
The Blue Jackets have secured an upset victory in 17, or 38.6%, of the 44 games they have played as an underdog this season.
Columbus has won four of its 13 games when it is the underdog by +185 or longer on the moneyline.
The win probability for the Blue Jackets, implied from the moneyline, is 35.1%.
Columbus Blue Jackets Leaders
Boone Jenner’s 23 goals and 21 assists in 56 contests give him 44 points on the season, making him a key part of his team’s offense.
Jakub Voracek’s 42 points this season, including three goals and 39 assists, make him one of the top offensive threats for Columbus.
Patrik Laine has 21 goals and 20 assists, for a season point total of 41.
Joonas Korpisalo has an .887 save percentage (49th in the league), with 486 total saves, while giving up 62 goals (3.8 goals against average). He has put together a 6-8-0 record between the posts for Columbus this season.
Columbus Blue Jackets Season Stats
The Blue Jackets’ 183 total goals (3.3 per game) are the ninth-most in the NHL.
The Blue Jackets’ 203 total goals given up (3.6 per game) rank 30th in the NHL.
Their 22nd-ranked goal differential is -20.
The Blue Jackets have recorded 25 power-play goals this season (26th in the NHL) on 138 power-play chances.
The Blue Jackets have the league’s 21st-ranked power-play conversion rate of 18.1%.
The Blue Jackets have recorded six shorthanded goals.
The 80.6% penalty-kill percentage the Blue Jackets have put totgether is the league’s 13th-ranked rate.
The Blue Jackets have the 17th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (49.2%).
The Blue Jackets’ collective 11.0% shooting percentage ranks sixth in the league.
The Blue Jackets have not yet shut out an opponent this season.
Maple Leafs and Blue Jackets Injury Report
Maple Leafs: Rasmus Sandin: Day To Day (Illness), Jake Muzzin: Out (Upper body), Ondrej Kase: Day To Day (Upper-body)
Blue Jackets: Eric Robinson: Out (Lower body), Brendan Gaunce: Day To Day (Upper Body), Daniil Tarasov: Out For Season (Hip), Adam Boqvist: Out (Upper Body), Jake Bean: Out (Lower body), Alexandre Texier: Out (Finger), Joonas Korpisalo: Out (Lower Body)
Betting Tips for Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets
Our best bet is Maple Leafs on the moneyline at -230 and after taking a look at all of the key stats and trends for this matchup. Our computer projects the scoring will be under the total of goals.
