The Toronto Maple Leafs will be aiming to build on their dominant 4-0 win over the hapless Buffalo Sabres earlier this week when they travel to Columbus on Friday night to face the Blue Jackets as a virtual moneyline pick.
The Leafs have done little to inspire the confidence of fans or sports bettors in the early going this season, losing three of four SU prior to their recent win over the Sabres. But Toronto has enjoyed early road success this season, posting a pair of statement wins in New York over the Rangers and Islanders while picking up a point in a 1-0 OT loss to the Red Wings in Detroit.
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The Maple Leafs return home on Saturday to take on their Original Six rivals, the Chicago Blackhawks. The Hawks, who opened a brief two-game road trip with a 5-4 shootout win over Ottawa on Thursday night, travel to Southern Ontario as strong 7/1 Stanley Cup favorites according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Chicago has also enjoyed the upper hand in recent visits to Toronto, 5-2-1 SU in their last eight, including three SU wins as moneyline underdogs.
The Calgary Flames will look to end a two-game winning streak when they welcome the streaking Nashville Predators to town on Friday night, in a game pegged as a moneyline pick’em at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
Calgary rewarded bettors with five SU wins in their first nine outings of the season, but have scored just two goals in two straight losses ahead of Friday night’s game at the Saddledome.
Following their matchup with Nashville, the Flames travel to Montreal for a rare Sunday night date against the Canadiens.
The Senators will look to get back on track when they welcome the Boston Bruins to Ottawa on Saturday night. The Sens have been winners in their last two home meetings with Boston, who maintain strong 11/1 odds in Stanley Cup betting at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com, despite their mediocre 6-6-0 SU early season record.
The Senators have suffered just two regulation losses in their first nine contests, but will need to continue their strong play to improve their current longshot 40/1 odds in Stanley Cup online betting.