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Maple Leafs vs Blue Jackets Game Preview, Odds, Picks & Predictions

Toronto Coming Off Brutal Loss at Montreal

Josh Burton by Josh Burton
Feb 22, 2022, 12:06pm ET
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Maple Leafs vs Blue Jackets Game Preview, Odds, Picks & Predictions

Maple Leafs vs Blue Jackets Game Preview, Odds, Picks & Predictions

Maple Leafs Look to Halt Slide

Panic in Toronto? That’s the thought on Toronto Maple Leafs’ fans’ minds the day after a shocking loss to the Montreal Canadiens. The Maple Leafs will try to avoid losing three straight games as they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets, winners of five of their last six. Columbus has lost just once since the All-Star break so, if Toronto plays as lackadaisical as it did in Montreal on Monday, the Maple Leafs are in trouble.

Toronto is still a big road favorite based on the current NHL betting lines.

Test for Maple Leafs

Monday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens was a great spot for the Toronto Maple Leafs to bounce back following a tough loss to the St. Louis Blues over the weekend. Instead, Toronto got smoked 5-2 as massive road favorites in its worst performance of the season. The Canadiens, with the rest disadvantage, scored the game’s first five goals and dominated their rivals.

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So, the pressure’s on for Toronto to beat the Blue Jackets with starter Jack Campbell back in net. The Maple Leafs outshot Montreal 37-24 but the defense and goaltending were terrible and both need to be better against a Columbus team that is on fire offensively. The Leafs are sliding down the Atlantic Division standings and can’t afford an extended skid.

The good news for the Maple Leafs is that they have lost three games in a row just once ( in October) so they’ve been good at cutting losing streaks short.

Blue Jackets Scoring at Will

In the past three weeks, the up-and-down Columbus Blue Jackets seem to have figured something out. The Blue Jackets are 7-2-0 in their last nine games and have won two games in a row, each with seven goals on the board.

The goaltending has been an issue between Elvis Merzlikins and Joonas Korpisalo, but both are hurt  and journeyman Jean-Francis Berube is the presumptive starter. Berube was great in Columbus’ 7-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday in his first NHL action in four years. He saved 33 of the 36 shots he faced to lead the Blue Jackets to a comfortable win as -150 home favorites.

The offense is what has been propelling the Blue Jackets, with guys like Patrik Laine (12 points in his last six games) and Boone Jenner (nine points in that span) playing out of their minds. That’ll need to continue if Columbus is going to beat an angry Toronto squad.

Maple Leafs vs Blue Jackets Head-to-Head

The Maple Leafs won the first meeting, a 5-4 barnburner in Toronto in early December. Auston Matthews (two goals and an assist) led the way for Toronto, which led 5-1 in the second period but let Columbus score three unanswered in the third period to make it a game.

So, the Maple Leafs did win as massive -270 home favorites but weren’t able to cover the puckline. The over (six goals) easily hit.

Maple Leafs vs Blue Jackets Game Information

  • Game: Toronto Maple Leafs (32-14-3) at Columbus Blue Jackets (25-23-1)
  • Location: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
  • Day/Time: Tuesday, 7 p.m. ET
  • Television: ESPN+

Maple Leafs vs Blue Jackets Betting Lines

Maple Leafs vs Blue Jackets Prediction

If you’re betting online, look for the Maple Leafs to get off the schneid with a big win on Tuesday. Monday’s loss to the Canadiens was so shocking and disappointing that a really talented team in Toronto, which has Stanley Cup aspirations, will respond from it positively even with the rest disadvantage.

The Maple Leafs didn’t deserve to win, by any means, but they outshot Montreal handily and didn’t get great net play from backup goalie Petr Mrazek. Having Campbell back should settle things down a bit, particularly against the Blue Jackets, who don’t take a ton of shots (26th in the NHL) and rely on a high shooting percentage (10.9, sixth-best in the league) to score goals.

Toronto is a huge road favorite on the BetUS sportsbook so the value in the Maple Leafs is on the puckline. That’s a good play down to -110 or so, at which point it might just make sense to take Toronto to win in regulation.

The goal total is pretty high but the over is an intriguing pick and it’s a smart bet even at a number like -130. Both of these teams score a lot of goals and the Maple Leafs are due for a big offensive night.

Pick: Toronto Maple Leafs -1½ goals (Ev)

BET THIS PICK: Maple Leafs -1½ goals (Ev)
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Josh Burton

Josh Burton

Josh Burton has always been a big sports fan, but didn't become interested in sports betting until college where he and his friends started gambling on NFL games every fall Sunday and on MLB games throughout the spring and summer. Josh loves how sports betting can be approached from a logical and rational angle, even when there are so many unknown factors that go into how any particular game or bet turns out. There's no magic bullet for figuring out what the right play is from a betting perspective but, with enough research and preparation, you can create a smart and informed betting strategy that — over time — proves to be successful. Josh is a 2018 graduate of Northwestern University and a 2021 graduate of the Cardozo School of Law who wants to make working in sports his lifelong career.

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