The Vancouver Canucks have been consistently one of the best teams in the NHL over the past few years, but when it comes to Toronto, the Canucks have been downright dominant as they haven’t lost to the Maple Leafs since November 2003. They’ll look to run their winning streak over the Maple Leafs to 10 when Toronto wraps up a three-game swing through Western Canada on Saturday night. Maple Leafs Canucks Odds – Saturday, 7:00 PM
Toronto’s (28-22-6 as of Monday) odds on last Saturday night may have seemed like a BetOnline scam after the fact, as the Maple Leafs were blown out 5-0 at home by Montreal on a night where they retired the jersey of former captain Mats Sundin. It was their third straight loss, but they had dropped the first two games of the skid by one goal apiece; this time, the Maple Leafs gave up four goals in the second period and failed to beat Carey Price, who stopped 32 shots for the Canadiens. The Maple Leafs went 0-of-5 on the power play and lost despite outshooting the Habs 32-18, and it was a performance that is sure to make players that work with price per head software skeptical of Toronto’s chances to make the postseason, even though they sit in eighth place in the Eastern Conference heading into the week before visiting Calgary and Edmonton.
The Canucks (34-15-6 going into Monday’s games) had a three-game winning streak snapped in a 3-2 shootout loss in Calgary, wrapping up a four-game road trip. Cody Hodgson and David Booth got on the scoresheet, while Roberto Luongo had 16 saves for the Canucks, but he allowed Olli Jokinen and Jarome Iginla to get the better of him in the shootout, while only Alex Burrows could score for Vancouver. The Toronto game will end a three-game homestand for the Canucks, who have gone to overtime or the shootout in nine of their last 12 games. Players that use bookie software may take that into account on Saturday.
Vancouver is obviously going to be the favorites in this contest, given how they have owned the Maple Leafs in recent years. The Canucks have scored 19 goals in their last four meetings with the Maple Leafs, who are 12-13-2 on the road this season, have lost their last two away games and that performance at home on a special night isn’t offering any encouragement. The Canucks will be getting ready to embark on another road trip and would like to leave their fans with positive thoughts, and they’re solid home team with a 15-6-4 record before Phoenix and Colorado come to town this week. On Saturday night on “Hockey Night In Canada”, go with Vancouver in your betting sports news report.
