St. Louis Blues Vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Odds, Picks, and Predictions (2/19/22)

By Scott Steinberg | Feb 19, 2022, 7:00am

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On Thursday night St. Louis lost to Montreal 3-2 in overtime. Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchevich scored for the Blues, and goalie Ville Husso, making his 17^th start of the season made 27 saves in the loss. St. Louis is 28-14-6 with 62 points, third in the Central Division. Superstar Auston Matthews extended his point streak to nine games with a goal and an assist in the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 home victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday. Additionally, goaltender Jack Campbell made a season-high 45 saves for Toronto as the Maple Leafs have won seven games in a row at home and eight of 10 overall. Toronto is 32-12-3 with 67 points, third in the Atlantic Division.

St. Louis Blues Vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Odds

Over is 10-3-1 in St. Louis’s last 14 games vs. Eastern Conference opponents. The Blues are 5-1 in their last six games when their opponent allows two goals or less in their previous game. Over is 15-5-1 in St. Louis’s last 21 games vs. Atlantic Division foes. The Blues are 7-2 in the last nine meetings with the Maple Leafs. St. Louis is +2500 to win their second Stanley Cup in franchise history. Over is 6-1 in Toronto’s last seven games vs. Central Division opponents. Over is 7-1 in the Maple Leafs last eight games following a win. Over is 6-1-1 in Toronto’s last eight games vs. a team with a winning record. The Maple Leafs are +850 to win their first Stanley Cup since 1966-67.

St. Louis Blues Odds

Vladimir Tarasenko who looked like he was on his way out of St. Louis this past off-season, is the Blues leading scorer with 45 points and tied for the team lead in goals with 18 this year. The dangerous winger has 15 points on the power play (four goals and 11 assists) and a club leading four game-winning goals this season. Pavel Buchnevich, traded to the Blues this past off-season from the Rangers, is tied for second on the team in scoring with 43 points (16 goals and 27 assists). The winger in his sixth season is third on the team in plus/minus at +18 while averaging 18:06 of ice time per game. Center Jordan Kyrou is tied for second on the team in scoring with 43 points and is tied with Vladimir Tarasenko for the team lead in goals with 18. He has 12 points on the power play (three goals and nine assists), two game-winning goals, and is a +4 on the campaign. Robert Thomas has 37 points in 41 games with a team-leading 30 assists. He’s a +4 and has scored two game-winning goals this year. Captain Ryan O’Reilly has 31 points (10 goals and 21 assists) on the season. He has eight points (five goals and three assists) on the power play on 2021

Torey Krug is the leading scoring defenseman on the Blues with 28 points (six goals and 22 assists). He’s second on the team in plus/minus at +21 while logging 21:07 of ice time per game. The former Boston Bruin has 12 points on the power play this campaign. Justin Faulk leads the team in plus/minus at +30 while averaging 22:49 of ice time per game. In his third year with the Blues, he has 23 points in 42 games this season (seven goals and 16 assists). He leads the team with 87 hits and has 49 blocked shots in 2021-22. Colton Parayko leads St. Louis in blocked shots with 108 and has registered 48 hits on the season. He’s chipped in 19 points on the year (five goals and 14 assists).

Ville Husso has played in 18 games this year. In 2021-22 he is 11-3-2 with a .937 save percentage and a league-leading 1.91 GAA. Jordan Binnington has started 24 games this season. In his fifth season, he’s 11-10-3 with .898 save percentage and a 3.35 GAA. He has lost his last three games, giving up a total of 18 goals in those contests. Expect to see more of Husso between the pipes with Binnington looking like a liability in goal for the Blues.

Toronto Maple Leafs Odds

In his third season as a Maple Leaf, Jack Campbell is 23-7-3 with a .924 save percentage and a 2.33 GAA. Additionally, he has four shutouts on the season. The 11^th overall pick in the 2010 draft has won two straight games this week allowing 1.5 goals per contest. The Toronto netminder is currently +1200 to win the Vezina Trophy.

Morgan Reilly leads Toronto’s defensive group with 42 points (six goals and 36 assists). He’s averaging 24:20 of ice time per game and is leading the team in plus/minus at +16 this season. In his ninth year, he’s blocked 47 shots and delivered 49 hits. Morgan Reilly is +5000 to win the Norris Trophy in 2021-22. T.J. Brodie is a +11 with 12 points (three goals and nine assists) in his second season with Toronto. He has blocked 61 shots and is averaging 20:56 of ice time per game. Jake Muzzin leads all Maple Leaf defensemen in hits this season with 81. He averages 21:09 of ice time per game and has 12 points in 2021-22.

Center Auston Matthews is tied with the Rangers Chris Kreider for second in the NHL in goals scored with 33, while leading the Maple Leafs in scoring with 59 points. The sniper has scored 40 or more goals in three different seasons and has 232 career goals. In his sixth season, he has scored 18 points (eight goals and 10 assists) during his nine-game point scoring streak. Matthews leads the team in game winning goals with five this campaign. The number one pick in the 2016 draft is +200 be the league’s top goal scorer and +700 to win his first Hart Trophy. William Nylander has 45 points this season (17 goals and 28 assists) and tied for second on the team in scoring. He has 20 points on the power play (six goals and 14 assists) and is averaging 18:43 of ice time per game this season. Mitch Marner has 45 points on the year (17 goals and 28 assists). He’s second on the team in plus/minus at +15 and has 13 points on the power play (four goals and nine assists). In his fourth season with Toronto, captain John Tavares has 45 points (17 goals and 28 assists). This year he has won an impressive 61.8% of his face-offs. Michael Bunting has been impressive in his rookie season, with 33 points (16 goals and 17 assists) in 47 games. He has four points on the power play this season is averaging 15:16 of ice time per game. He’s +900 to win the 2021-22 Calder Trophy.

St. Louis Blues Vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Picks & Prediction

St. Louis is scoring 3.5 goals per game, fifth in the league and taking 31 shots per game, 16^th overall. Defensively the Blues are allowing 2.8 goals per game, ranked eighth overall and 30.7 shots per game, 12^th in the league. Toronto is scoring 3.6 goals per game, ranking them fourth in the NHL and attempting 34.6 shots per game, seventh overall. On the defensive side, the Maple Leafs are allowing 2.7 goals per game which ranks fifth in the NHL and yielding 30.7 shots a game, 12^th overall. I like the home team Maple Leafs in this game, with under six combined goals scored in the game, due to their ability to put the puck in the net and the trouble the Blues are having in goal.

Scott Steinberg

Scott has been a sports fan since he received a New York Mets jacket as a toddler. He’s been playing fantasy baseball and football for over 20 years, dating back to Frank Thomas being one of his first fantasy baseball picks. As a professional, he has covered the NFL, MLB, NCAAF, and NCAAB and is looked to as the go-to guy for fantasy sports amongst family, friends, and co-workers.