The Toronto Maple Leafs are favoured against the Columbus Blue Jackets, with Auston Matthews' history of success against Columbus being a key factor. The article analyzes both teams' performance, highlighting the Blue Jackets' struggles on the road and Matthews' recent hot streak.
Auston Matthews has had a ton of success against Columbus in his career, and our NHL picks expect that to continue tonight.We’ve got eight games on the NHL betting slate today, including an Eastern Conference clash between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena.
The Jackets have been excellent inside Nationwide Arena, sporting a 16-5-3 record. However, things drop off massively when they hit the highway. The team has the worst record in the conference with a lowly .348 points percentage and a -28 goal differential, allowing the third-most goals per game in the NHL .
This is why his Over 1.5 points is super appealing to me, especially with the Leafs captain finally looking healthy again amid his strongest stretch of games this year. He's scored in four straight games and has gone Over the 1.5-point total in two of those four. Given how hot he is and his past success against the Blue Jackets, I think he’s bound to do it again. We’ll mirror the best bet with a goal from Auston Matthews.
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