The Toronto Maple Leafs (8-5-2) host the Montreal Canadiens (4-8-2) at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday, November 9 at 7:00 PM ET, airing on ESPN+. The matchup features a pair of the league’s most productive skaters in Mitchell Marner (three goals and 15 assists) and Nicholas Suzuki (four goals and nine assists).
Toronto claimed a 3-1 home victory over the Detroit Red Wings its last time out on November 8.
Montreal lost 5-3 on the road against the New Jersey Devils in its last game on November 7.
As hockey play continues, prepare for the outing with what you need to know about Saturday’s game.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens odds and betting lines
NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 5:52 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Maple Leafs (-224)
- Underdog: Canadiens (+183)
- Over/under: 6.5
Maple Leafs stats and trends
- In 13 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Toronto has been victorious seven times.
- The Maple Leafs have not won this season with moneyline odds lower than -224.
- Looking at the moneyline odds, Toronto has a 69.1% chance of winning this contest.
- Toronto and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in five of 15 matches (33.3%) so far this season.
- In the past 10 contests, the Maple Leafs have gone 5-3-2 (65.0% of possible points).
- They have averaged 3.1 goals per game (31 total) during that span.
- Defensively, the Maple Leafs have allowed 27 goals (2.7 per game) in those 10 outings.
Canadiens stats and trends
- The Canadiens have been the underdog 14 times this season, and upset their opponent in four, or 28.6%, of those games.
- Montreal has been an underdog with +183 odds or longer five times this season, and lost each of those games.
- The moneyline implies a 35.3% chance to win for the Canadiens.
- In 64.3% of Montreal’s previous games this season (9/14), the teams combined to score more than Saturday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
- In their last 10 games, the Canadiens have gone 2-6-2 to earn 50.0% of the possible points.
- They are scoring at a 2.6 goals-per-game average (26 total) over that time.
- Defensively, the Canadiens have given up 41 goals (4.1 per game) in those 10 matchups.