Bruins vs Maple Leafs

The Boston Bruins visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday before entering the NHL all-star break.

The talented centre took 22 shots in his three games before Sunday’s surprisingly quiet performance. Even though the unit’s faltering, it can strike at any time with players like Bergeron, David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand powering the man advantage. Although he only fired one shot on goal against the Washington Capitals on Sunday, his previous outings suggest he’s operating under a shoot-first mentality. What’s even more impressive is his commanding edge over his teammates in scoring chances and high-danger chances. The pregame narrative: John Tavares is leading the way for Toronto offensively, making him a good pick to score a goal. The Maple Leafs captain is also a great wager to top his shot prop, too.

Greg Liodice breaks down Wednesday's NHL game between the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Maple Leafs are not a team to count out. The content on this page is for informational purposes only. Get up-to-the-minute [NHL Odds](https://www.actionnetwork.com/nhl/odds)here. We may be compensated for the links provided on this page. I really like both teams’ chances in this game, but I truly think this goes to Boston. Circle this one game on the schedule because we have the top two teams in the NHL squaring off. These teams have faced off twice already with both teams each coming out on top, and have both been one goal games. The B’s head to Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs on Wednesday and they’re looking vulnerable, after falling to defeat three times in a row. Since the turn of the calendar year, Samsonov has posted a .937 SV% along with a legitimate +12.7 GSAx over the course of the season. They currently have four players averaging over a point per game in Mitch Marner, William Nylander, Auston Matthews and captain John Tavares. They have nine (almost 10) players with 30+ points. Not only that, but are third in expected goals allowed.

There will be no overlooking the final game before the All-Star break for either of these teams with the anticipation for part three of the Leafs vs.

He brings a lot to our team in terms of the energy, the voice, the experience, and the presence in the lineup. We also have 12 forwards on the roster right now that are healthy and ready to play. He goes to the front of the net and he goes to the corners. It became true in the game that we played them. We are a lot to handle when that is the case. In the third period, you could probably point to a lot of different things for Boston and their strengths. If you look at a lot of their games, sometimes, they are really close, and they just pull away in the end. They just stay with it, pull away, and win games in the end. They are at the top of the league in every facet. Even the refs, as soon as you start talking — because they know there are mics around — they don’t want anyone to get in trouble and shut it down pretty quickly. On the ice, the Bruins are expected to load up their power line of Marchand – Bergeron – Pastrnak after the team scored a combined six goals over their three losses. The recent dip came at the end of a five-games-in-eight-days stretch for them with a four-game road trip through Tampa, Florida, and Carolina (in a back-to-back).

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Greer](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3648015/aj-greer) also scored in the final period and [Linus Ullmark](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3069285/linus-ullmark) made 33 saves. [Calle Jarnkrok](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/2555316/calle-jarnkrok) had a goal in the third to keep the Maple Leafs in the game. [Ilya Samsonov](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3900505/ilya-samsonov) stopped 24 shots in his eighth consecutive game in net for Toronto. [Derek Forbort](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/5829/derek-forbort) and [Brandon Carlo](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3904175/brandon-carlo) both had goals in the second period as Boston snapped a three-game winless skid. [Pavel Zacha](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3899949/pavel-zacha) scored twice in the third period as the [Boston Bruins](http://www.espn.com/nhl/team/_/name/bos/boston-bruins) held off the [Toronto Maple Leafs](http://www.espn.com/nhl/team/_/name/tor/toronto-maple-leafs) 5-2 on Wednesday night. [Mitchell Marner](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3899937/mitchell-marner) scored on the power play, his 19th goal of the season, for Toronto.