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Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs predictions, picks and best bets

Esten McLaren
Sportsbook Wire

The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since the 2003-04 season Sunday when they host Game 6 of their first-round series against the Boston Bruins at Scotiabank Arena at 3 p.m. Eastern.

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Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs: By the Numbers

  • Toronto holds a 3-2 series lead after picking up a 2-1 win in Game 5 in Boston Friday. Neither team has been able to win back-to-back games in the series, but the Bruins won each of the final two games of the regular-season matchup.
  • Each team has scored 14 goals through five games. LW Brad Marchand leads the Bruins with six points, while C Auston Matthews leads the Maple Leafs with five.
  • The Bruins have outshot the Maple Leafs in four of the five games, but Toronto has a slight advantage in overall possession with a Corsi For Percentage (percentage of all shot attempts) of 51.68 to the Bruins' 48.32 percent, according to Corsica.Hockey.

Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs: Projected Goalie Starters

Tuukka Rask vs. Frederik Andersen

Rask's .922 save percentage in the series is slightly below his career mark for the postseason but it's his best since the 2013-14 playoffs. He's given up 13 goals on 166 shots.

Andersen has upped his save percentage from .917 in the regular season to .925 in the playoffs. It's his best postseason save percentage in three years with the Maple Leafs.

Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs: Key Injuries

Bruins Ds Connor Clifton and Kevan Miller both remain questionable heading into Sunday's game.

Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs: NHL Best Bet

Moneyline: The Maple Leafs are laying -121 odds to close out the series on home ice. There's great value on the Bruins at +100 to even up the series once again and force Game 7.

Against the spread: Take the outright win instead of backing the Bruins to cover +1.5 at far less palatable -276 odds.

Over/under: Sunday's total is set at 6 despite four of the first five games playing below that number. Take the UNDER with a fair amount of confidence at -105.

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