With the Stanley Cup playoffs drawing near, there are plenty of good games to choose from in the NHL on today including the Boston Bruins host the Toronto Maple Leafs. BetOnline.com has the Boston Bruins -125 odds against the Toronto Maple Leafs +105 with the over/under set at 5.5 goals.
Saturday's wild 5-4 win over the Senators gives Toronto a three-game winning streak heading into Tuesday's action. The Leafs are 12-4-1 since February 16 and have crept back into the Eastern Conference playoff picture. Despite missing Mats Sundin – the big forward has missed four games with a pulled groin – the team has battled hard. Alex Ponikarovsky is one of the many Leafs who have stepped up in Sundin's absence, riding a five-game point streak. Matt Stajan has three points in his last two games, including the game-winner against Ottawa.
Boston has gone from surprising upstart to disastrous meltdown in less than six weeks. Saturday's 3-2 shoot out loss to Montreal made the Bruins winless in three, and they're just 3-4-4 in March. It wasn't long ago Boston looked like a contender for the fifth seed in the conference; now it will be lucky to hold onto a playoff spot. The team is woefully incapable of scoring right now and has produced just 16 goals in its 10 games. The Bruins better put a few more than that on the board if they want to remain in postseason contention.
Though the Bruins lead the season series 3-1-2, the Leafs are as hot as just about anyone in the NHL. Get your Free NHL Pick in Now!
Toronto at Boston, Thursday @ 7:00 p.m. ET
Free NHL Pick: Toronto
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