Maple Leafs vs Canadiens

The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. The pregame narrative: Toronto's racking up the wins, and winning by two or more ...

Toronto’s defence and goaltending have done a good job stifling inferior opponents, holding four of the squad’s last six under this total. Canadiens under 2.5 goals (-130): Leaning into how bad the Canadiens’ offence has been, we’re targeting the under on their team total. Under 6.5 goals (-106): Sound goaltending and underwhelming offence is a good recipe for unders, and that’s exactly what Montreal’s getting as of late. Their only blemish during this run was a 4-3 road loss to the Boston Bruins, which isn’t a concerning result, all things considered. The Habs, however, own the fourth-best team save percentage (.930) across the last seven days. The pregame narrative: Toronto’s racking up the wins, and winning by two or more shouldn’t be too tall of a task against Montreal.

It will be a battle of Eastern Canada as the Toronto Maple Leafs visit Centre Bell to face off with the Montreal Canadiens. Come skate with us as we look at ...

Now, Montembeault gets the start against a red-hot Maple Leafs team and leads a team that ranks 28th in goals allowed and 26th on the penalty kill. The Leafs usually struggle against the Canadiens. Together, these guys lead a struggling offense that ranks 28th in goals, 25th in shooting percentage, and 31st on the powerplay. The Maple Leafs enter this matchup with a record of 28-11-7. The Canadiens have won six of the past 10 contests between the teams. The Canadiens are not a great team. The Habs have a 10-12 record at Centre Bell. They also went 0 for 1 on the powerplay and allowed a powerplay goal. However, the Leafs also blocked 16 shots in what was a long day for the defense and goaltending. The Canadiens mustered two goals in the third, but the deficit was too large to overcome. The Canadiens fell 6-2 to the Florida Panthers. The Maple Leafs are coming off a 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadiens odds, picks and best bets for Saturday, January 21st. Prediction for TOR vs MTL on Hockey Night in Canada.

MTL TOR 3 MTL 2 TOR 2 MTL 1 Carrying a hot hand for Montreal is forward Kirby Dach (five points in five games). Over the past five games, forward Mitch Marner is pacing the Leafs with four assists and six points. When it comes to the total of 6.5 goals, the people are divided. U 6.5 (-105) +1.5 (-105) O 6.5 (-115) -1.5 (-115) Still, oddsmakers are sticking with the form charts and backing the Maple Leafs. the Canadiens are 3-1 SU in the last four games.

It's always a big deal when the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens square off on a Saturday night.

He fired seven shots on goal in his most recent outing against the Jets, and Montreal’s not well-equipped to limit his chances. Hoffman under 1.5 shots on goal (+150): Hoffman isn’t entering an encouraging matchup as Toronto is excellent at suppressing opposing team shot totals. In Matthews’ lone meeting against the divisional rival this season, he recorded five shots. He’s coming off arguably his most impressive performance of the season, scoring two goals on seven shots in a 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets. The Canadiens are allowing the fifth-most shots against per 60 (35.75) across the last week. Key stat: Matthews leads Toronto in expected goals (1.85), Corsi (21), and scoring chances (19) over the last seven days.

It's always a big deal when the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens square off on a Saturday night.

He fired seven shots on goal in his most recent outing against the Jets, and Montreal’s not well-equipped to limit his chances. Hoffman under 1.5 shots on goal (+150): Hoffman isn’t entering an encouraging matchup as Toronto is excellent at suppressing opposing team shot totals. In Matthews’ lone meeting against the divisional rival this season, he recorded five shots. He’s coming off arguably his most impressive performance of the season, scoring two goals on seven shots in a 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets. The Canadiens are allowing the fifth-most shots against per 60 (35.75) across the last week. Key stat: Matthews leads Toronto in expected goals (1.85), Corsi (21), and scoring chances (19) over the last seven days.

Get a recap of the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens hockey game.

[Mark Giordano](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3006/mark-giordano) and [Calle Jarnkrok](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/2555316/calle-jarnkrok) scored for Toronto. - Linesmen: - Referees: Jarnkrok made it 2-0 with 2:30 left in the first. [Josh Anderson](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3069687/josh-anderson) and [Rafael Harvey-Pinard](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4391250/rafael-harvey-pinard) scored as Montreal overcame a two-goal deficit to reach 20-24-3. [Rem Pitlick](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4197199/rem-pitlick) whipped a wrist shot past goalie [Ilya Samsonov](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3900505/ilya-samsonov) 2:14 into overtime to give the [Montreal Canadiens](http://www.espn.com/nhl/team/_/name/mtl/montreal-canadiens) a 3-2 victory over the [Toronto Maple Leafs](http://www.espn.com/nhl/team/_/name/tor/toronto-maple-leafs) on Saturday night.