26.10.2024 | 
Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs have a solid start of the season but until they get in the top-five in the East, it cannot be labeled as successful. Which team is in better shape early in the season, we will know after their matchup at the TD Garden.
Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs meet on 26.10.2024, in an Eastern Conference classic. The game takes place at TD Garden in Boston, MA on Saturday.
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Friday, 26.10.2024, 19:00 EST | Toronto Maple Leafs |
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Boston Bruins – Toronto Maple Leafs: Initial situation
The Boston Bruins are coming off another disappointing playoff exit, and beating the Eastern Conference rival will be a good sign in the right direction. The Toronto Maple Leafs are another contender with the highest ambitions this season. Neither team has had a start as they wanted, which adds more fuel to this Saturday night matchup.
Boston Bruins Stats & Form
The Boston Bruins have been among the best teams in the NHL for years now, but until they do not win the Stanley Cup, no result will be considered a success. They went through major roster changes last season, and this year, the fans expect these guys to start playing much better next to each other. The Bruins did not start the season well given their standards and are currently eighth in the Eastern Conference with a 3-3-1 record, including 2-1-0 at home. The game against the Maple Leafs will be their second after returning from a three-game road trip that did not go well. They won the first game 5-3 against the Colorado Avalanche, but dropped the next two, 2-1 in overtime against Utah and 4-0 against the Nashville Predators. The Bruins are 19th in the league, scoring 3 goals per game, and are ranked one spot lower, allowing 3.43. Cole Koepke leads the team with 6 points so far in the season.
Toronto Maple Leafs Stats & Form
The Toronto Maple Leafs are known for their offensive play and have been constantly in the playoffs in the last couple of seasons. They made a coaching change in the offseason but kept their identity and are still one of the most fun teams to watch in the NHL. The Maple Leafs are currently seventh in the Eastern Conference with a 4-3-0 record, including 1-2-0 on the road. They started pretty well with a three-game winning streak but now have dropped two of the last three. Most recently, the Maple Leafs were blown out by the Columbus Blue Jackets by 6-2 on the road. That was their second game in back-to-back nights and were already 3-0 down in the first period. At the moment, Toronto is tied for 16th place in the league averaging 3.14 goals per game and is ranked ninth allowing 2.71. William Nylander and Mitch Marner lead the team with 7 points each so far in the season.
Boston Bruins – Toronto Maple Leafs: Head to Head
The Boston Bruins have won 5 of the last 10 head-to-head games, the Toronto Maple Leafs have won 2 and 3 games have ended in a tie in regulation. Overall including the overtime and penalty shootouts, the Bruins won 7 of the last 10 against the Maple Leafs. Last season, they split the four meetings with both teams winning one of the games in overtime or penalties. Neither of the four games last season saw more than four goals in total and none of the last nine has gone over 6.5.
Boston Bruins – Toronto Maple Leafs: Odds
At the moment of writing this article, the odds for the game Boston Bruins – Toronto Maple Leafs are still not announced. This section will be updated once the odds are out.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Boston Bruins – Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Tip | Odds |
| Under 6.5 goals | TBA |
| Under 5.5 goals | TBA |
| First period: Draw | TBA |
Betting tip and prediction: Boston Bruins – Toronto Maple Leafs (26.10.2024)
Both the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs have the Stanley Cup finals as nothing less than their goal for this season. Despite the average start, both teams have everything they need for a successful season. The Bruns have been among the elite teams in the league for a while now, and this mix of experienced and young players looks like the right recipe for success. Head coach Jim Montgomery is going into his third season as the Bruins coach and is ready to take this team one step further than last season. Unlike them, the Maple Leafs replaced Sheldon Keefe with Craig Berube, who took over the team he used to play for back in the day. Auston Matthews is still the heart and soul of the Maple Leafs team, and he is under pressure to prove his superstar status and take Toronto to another level. Matthews has been among the top scorers in the league in recent seasons, but not even he could score easily against the Bruins. Boston is one, if not the best defensive team in the league, and knows how to slow down aggressive offenses like the Maple Leafs. Just like last season, this will be a tight game without many goals, so we go with under 6.5 in total.