The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre for the NHL opener on Wednesday, October 9 at 7:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on ESPN+.
With the puck dropping for the beginning of the NHL season, here’s everything you need to get ready for Wednesday’s action.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens odds and betting lines
NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 1:51 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Maple Leafs (-188)
- Underdog: Canadiens (+156)
- Over/under: 6.5
Maple Leafs stats and trends
- The Maple Leafs were 39-28 when listed as a moneyline favorite last season.
- When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -188 or shorter, Toronto had a 9-7 record (winning 56.2% of its games).
- The Maple Leafs have an implied moneyline win probability of 65.3% in this game.
- Toronto and its opponent went over 6.5 combined goals in 46 of 89 games last season.
- The Maple Leafs scored the second-most goals in the league last season (298 total, 3.6 per game).
- The Maple Leafs were 21st in goals against, conceding 261 total goals (3.2 per game) in league play.
- The 57 power-play goals the Maple Leafs put up last season (12th in the NHL) came via 238 power-play chances.
Canadiens stats and trends
- Last season the Canadiens had 25 wins in the 76 games in which they were an underdog.
- Montreal had 38 games last season as an underdog by +156 or longer, and went 8-30.
- The Canadiens have a 39.1% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
- Montreal played 41 games last season that finished with more than 6.5 goals.
- The Canadiens’ 232 goals last season (2.8 per game) ranked them 26th in the league.
- The Canadiens allowed 281 total goals (3.4 per game), 26th in the league.
- The Canadiens had 44 power-play goals (25th in NHL) on 252 chances.