The Toronto Maple Leafs head to the West Coast to play the San Jose Sharks.
The pregame narrative: William Nylander continues to add to his team-high tally in goals and I’m taking him to score on Thursday. I also like the value on Auston Matthews having a multipoint night.
Check out my Maple Leafs prop picks vs. Sharks for March 27.
Maple Leafs prop picks vs. Sharks
Best Bet: Nylander to score (+120)
The NHL’s second-leading goal scorer has a great chance to get on the board here.
San Jose allows the most goals per game (3.64) and confirmed starter Alexandar Georgiev has stopped the second fewest goals above expected this season (-15.9) out of 96 ranked goalies, per Money Puck.
Nylander sits second in the league with 40 goals and has six goals in 12 games in March. He’s coming off a two-goal, four-point performance against the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Swedish winger continues to be heavily involved in the Leafs’ offence, playing on the second line with John Tavares and the first power play that also includes Matthews and Mitch Marner.
San Jose kills penalties at a measly 74.8% rate, so any man advantage for the Leafs will be dangerous on Thursday.
Key stat: Nylander has seven points in his last three games against the Sharks.
Quick pick
Matthews to record 2+ points (+143): I’m predicting the captain to make his mark on this game.
Since the start of February, Matthews has …
- Played 20 games
- Scored 26 points
- Recorded 6 multipoint games
I’d usually back Matthews to score, but he’s been more of a playmaker this season, currently having 10 more assists (37) than goals (27). Both would do the trick for this wager.
And as I mentioned before, there isn’t a better matchup in the league than the Sharks. On top of the defensive stats I previously stated, San Jose has allowed four or more goals in six of 10 games this month.
Any team can have an explosive night against the Sharks, and I expect the Leafs’ firepower to take over and that starts with Matthews.
Maple Leafs vs. Sharks prop picks made at 1:58 p.m. ET 03/27/2025.
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