Maple Leafs at Bruins 4/23/19 - NHL Betting Odds & Picks
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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins
NHL: 7:00 PM EST
Apr. 23, 2019
TV: NBCSN
Latest Odds : BOS -140 O/U 5.5
The Toronto Maple Leafs visit TD Garden on Tuesday to play the Boston Bruins for a deciding Game 7 showdown in their NHL Eastern Conference first round best of seven series. The series was forced to a seventh game after Toronto was beaten at home on Sunday by Boston 4-2. The Maple Leafs two goals were scored by Morgan Rielly and Auston Matthews.
Boston forced Game 7 with a strong display of fore checking and defense in front of their goal. The Bruins were led in the win by Brad Marchand with two goals and one assist and David Pastrnak with two assists. Also scoring goals for Boston were Torey Krug and Jake DeBrusk. Tuukka Rask made 22 saves in net for the Bruins.
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Auston Matthews leads Toronto in the playoffs with five goals and six points. Morgan Rielly leads in assists with four and is second in points with five. Three Toronto players are tied with four points apiece. Frederik Andersen is 3-3-0 with a 2.70 goals against average and .925 saves percentage.
Brad Marchand leads Boston in goals scored with four, in assists with five and points with nine. David Pastrnak is the second leading scorer with two goals, four assists and six points. In net, Tuukka Rask is 3-3-0 with a 2.54 goals against average and .921 saves percentage.
Recent Betting Trends:
Toronto is 2-5 in its last 7 on the road
The UNDER has cashed in 5 of the Maple Leafs last 6 on the road
Boston is 23-11 in its last 34
The UNDER has cashed in 4 of the Bruins last 5
Free Betting Pick: Boston Bruins -140
Boston has won 5 of the 8 meetings with Toronto. The Bruins have won 52 of the last 74 at home, 17 of the last 23 played on 1 day’s rest and 49 of the last 71 when playing as the favorite on home ice. Toronto has lost 8 of the last 11 when playing as the underdog in the playoffs. Final Score Prediction, Boston Bruins win 3-2