Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vegas Golden Knights Expert Picks
My Maple Leafs vs Golden Knights prediction is a Vegas win on Thursday night, with Jack Eichel piling up two or more points.
The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena at 10 p.m. ET, and it's Toronto's first road game of the season. Vegas are 3-1 and have scored three or more goals in every game.
I'm backing Vegas because they're controlling games, outshooting opponents 30.8 to 23.2 per game. Toronto's goalies are stopping just .895 of shots, and that's a problem against an attack this deep.
I'm also taking Eichel to record 2+ points. He has 10 points in four games with multi-point nights in three of them, and he's playing 4:36 of power-play time a night on a unit converting at 31.2%.
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Key Stats and Trends
- Vegas are scoring 4.25 goals per game, with 17 goals in four games.
- Three of Vegas' four games have gone over 5.5 goals.
- Toronto are 2-2 with an even goal difference, and all four games have been at home.
- Eichel has 2 goals and 8 assists in four games.
Golden Knights Form
Vegas beat Chicago 5-2 and lost 4-3 to Anaheim at home, then won 3-2 in Vancouver and 6-2 in Seattle on Tuesday. Carter Hart has started three of the four games, stopping 65 of 73 shots.
Eichel leads the team with 10 points, and Tomas Hertl has three goals on a team-high 14 shots. Mitch Marner faces his old team with a goal and an assist so far, while Mark Stone has four points.
Victor Olofsson, who leads Vegas with four goals, left Tuesday's game in Seattle with an undisclosed injury and was waiting on an update before Thursday.
Maple Leafs Form
Toronto opened with four straight home games, losing 3-2 to Montreal, beating the Islanders 2-1, losing 3-2 to Ottawa and edging Nashville 5-4 in overtime on Tuesday. Anthony Stolarz allowed four goals on 25 shots against the Predators.
William Nylander leads the Leafs with 6 points, and Auston Matthews has 5 points with a goal and three assists against Nashville. Matthews and John Tavares share the team lead with 14 shots, and rookie Gavin McKenna scored his first NHL goal on Tuesday.
Max Domi and Dakota Joshua are both on injured reserve, according to CBS Sports, heading into the trip.