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Saturday night is the best night of the week for hockey and is the ultimate opportunity for NHL fans, with a pair of thrilling matchups that fans eagerly anticipate. The game that sticks out is the newest addition to the hardened rivalry between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens. For bettors, this matchup provides a chance to capitalize on some of our recent strong trends, like our 28-18 record on our last 46 picks and our 15-10 record on our last 25 player prop picks.
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Bet: Habs ML (+120), Habs Over 2.5 goals (-140), Maple Leafs Habs Over 5.5 goals (-135), Cole Caufield anytime goal (+165)
This is the third meeting this season between Montreal and Toronto with each side winning one game a piece. Since mid-December, there is few hotter teams than the Canadiens with an 11-2-1 record and the second-best goals per game average at 3.64 in their last 14 games.
Montreal will look to stay hot and take advantage of a Leafs team that has lost three of their last four games but may have picked up some steam after recording a shocking come-from-behind win over the Devils on Thursday. The win has given sportsbooks confidence that the Buds should edge out another victory Saturday as they are listed as slight favourites on the road.
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The Habs have a 6-2-1 record in their last nine home games and have won six of their last eight home matchups versus the Leafs. We can expect a high-scoring affair led by the red hot Montreal offence as they’ve combined for six or more goals in seven of their last 12 matchups with Toronto. Their previous two meetings this season have under but we can rely on a Habs offence that has peppered some of the league’s best defences as of late like the Stars, Capitals, Canucks and Golden Knights.
Habs forward Cole Caufield should lead the way as he’s been red hot with goals in seven of his last ten games along with six assists for 13 points in his last 11 games. Everyone will be wanting to bet Auston Matthews to score in this spot but Caufield is the better chance with goals in seven of his last nine games versus the Leafs, including the game winner in their first matchup this season.
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