Vegas Eastern Conference NHL Odds: Toronto Maple Leafs at Winnipeg Jets
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Frank Martin
Toronto's push to the playoffs has been given a major boost with the resurgence of netminder James Reimer, whose recent play has sent Jonas Gustavsson back to the bench.
Gustavsson will be given his time to shine Tuesday as the Toronto Maple Leafs visit Winnipeg Jets for a fourth and final meeting with the Jets. Reimer wasn't as sharp Monday as he had been while posting back-to-back shutouts in his previous two games, but he had plenty of help as the Maple Leafs cruised past the Edmonton Oilers 6-3. It has taken a while for Reimer to return to form after suffering a concussion early in the season, but his recent play has given coach Ron Wilson something to think about as he looks to lead Toronto to its first postseason berth since the lockout.
The Leafs will face a Jets team that is clinging to its own playoff hopes following back-to-back losses to the Florida Panthers and Montreal Canadiens. Winnipeg enters Tuesday 10th in the Eastern Conference, seven points behind eighth-place Ottawa and eight points behind seventh-place Toronto.
- Toronto Maple Leafs @ Winnipeg Jets
When: 8:30 PM ET, Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Where: MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
TV: 8:30 p.m. ET, RS Ontario (Maple Leafs), TSN Jets
The Jets have opened as 120-moneyline favorites on SBG Global Sportsbook’s Live NHL Hockey Odds.
Toronto Maple Leafs (28-19-6): While the recent focus has been on Toronto's vastly improved goaltending, the season story has been the Maple Leafs' vaunted offense. Toronto ranks fifth in the NHL in offense, averaging just over three goals per game. That puts the club in some impressive company, as it ranks behind only the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Vancouver Canucks and Philadelphia Flyers. Toronto has scored 14 goals during its three-game winning streak.
Winnipeg Jets (24-24-6): Winnipeg began its climb to respectability thanks to a heavy December home schedule. With the club's road woes continuing into the second half of the season - the Jets are only 9-16-4 outside of Manitoba - an eight-game homestand beginning later this month can't arrive quickly enough. As expected, generating offense has been the club's biggest weak point to date, - the Jets rank third-last in the Eastern Conference with 129 goals, ahead of only the Islanders and Sabres.
1. Toronto has taken five of a possible six points in the head-to-head series, with the home team winning all three previous meetings.
2. The Maple Leafs didn't incur a single minor penalty Monday night, making it 15 straight games the club has gone without allowing a power-play goal - the first time a Toronto team has done that since 1940-41.
3. Thirteen different Winnipeg players have scored at least one game-winning goal, led by Andrew Ladd with four.
NHL PREDICTION: Maple Leafs 4, Jets 2
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