Toronto Maple Leafs vs St. Louis Blues Prediction 2-13-24 Picks

The St. Louis Blues and the Toronto Maple Leafs meet in NHL action from the Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday night. Who comes out on top in this inter-conference duel? Let’s dive in and find out with our Blues vs. Maple Leafs Prediction.

St. Louis Blues Team Preview

The St. Louis Blues come into this game looking to build on back-to-back wins after a 7-2 win over Montreal last time out. Robert Thomas leads the Blues in scoring with 57 points including team-highs of 18 goals and 39 assists while Pavel Buchnevich has 40 points split between 17 goals and 23 assists. Jordan Kyrou also has 40 points with 17 goals and 23 assists while Brayden Schenn has 29 points with 13 goals and 16 assists as well this season. Jordan Binnington’s gone 18-13-2 with a 2.89 GAA and a .909 save percentage between the pipes for St. Louis while Joel Hofer is 10-8 with a 2.78 GAA and a .915 save percentage this season.

St. Louis Blues Team Facts

• The underdogs have won each of the Blues’ last seven games at Scotiabank Arena.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Blues’ last seven games at Scotiabank Arena.
• The road team has won the third period in four of the Blues’ last five games.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Blues’ last 10 games following a road win.

Toronto Maple Leafs Team Preview

The Toronto Maple Leafs will look to rebound from a 5-3 loss to Ottawa last time out. William Nylander leads the Leafs in points with 65 points this season including 25 goals and a team-high 40 assists while Auston Matthews has 63 points with a team-high 42 goals. Mitch Marner has 57 points with 35 assists while John Tavares has 40 points with 15 goals and 25 assists and Morgan Rielly has 43 points with 36 assists this season. Ilya Samsonov has gone 9-4-6 with a 3.38 GAA and an .879 save percentage and Joseph Woll has posted a 8-5-1 record with a 2.80 GAA and a .916 save percentage while Martin Jones is also 9-7-1 with a 2.73 GAA and a .908 save percentage as well this season.

Toronto Maple Leafs Team Facts

• The underdogs have won each of the last seven games between the Blues and Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the last nine games between the Blues and Maple Leafs.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Maple Leafs’ last 12 games as favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
• The road team has won the first period in each of the last five games between the Blues and Maple Leafs.

Blues vs. Maple Leafs Prediction

I’m on the Blues here. I love my Maple Leafs, but the Leafs are more than capable of putting up clunkers, and the Leafs more often than not get overvalued by oddsmakers. There’s also a strong possibility that Morgan Rielly misses this game depending on the in-person hearing he has for his cross-check against Ottawa at the end of that game. I think St. Louis is live here given the current run that they’re on, and I think they get it done here. Give me St. Louis.