{"id":331919,"date":"2025-03-05T12:38:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T17:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=331919"},"modified":"2025-03-05T12:38:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T17:38:37","slug":"maple-leafs-prop-picks-vs-golden-knights-march-5-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/maple-leafs-prop-picks-vs-golden-knights-march-5-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Leafs prop picks vs. Golden Knights March 5: Back John Tavares and Matthew Knies for Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Toronto Maple Leafs continue their Western Conference road trip with a game against the Vegas Golden Knights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Toronto has a plethora of offensive options at its disposal and I&#8217;m backing two of its forwards \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/players\/john_tavares\">John Tavares<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/players\/matthew_knies\">Matthew Knies<\/a> \u2014 to get on the score sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Maple Leafs prop picks vs. the Golden Knights for March 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maple Leafs prop picks vs. Golden Knights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/ice_hockey\">NHL betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nhl-injury-report\"><strong>NHL injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\"><strong>NHL player stats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\"><strong>NHL standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Tavares 1+ points (-137)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:110832\">Embed: #110832<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former captain is having a bounce-back season and the Leafs needed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tavares is in the final year of his lucrative deal with his hometown Leafs and fans were ready to start a riot after he looked washed last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His 65 points in 80 games were the fewest in his career (aside from the shortened 2020 season, when he had 50 points in 56 games).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, he&#8217;s at nearly a point-per-game pace, recording 52 points in 54 outings. That&#8217;s probably still not worth the $11 million he&#8217;s owed, but it&#8217;s more manageable for a Toronto squad in serious pursuit of a Stanley Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus Tavares has been rolling since the break. He has seven points in six games and is 5-1 against this wager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> In the Leafs&#8217; first game against Vegas back on Nov. 20, Tavares had two assists in a 3-0 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Knies 1+ points (+110):<\/strong> I think it&#8217;s gone way under the radar, but Knies is having a breakout season on the offensively stacked Leafs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s not only been productive, but he&#8217;s carved out an important role on the Atlantic Division&#8217;s best team. Take a look at his stats:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>57 games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>41 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>18:26 average ice time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2:21 power play time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Knies is on a tidy four-game point streak, too, tallying three goals and two assists during that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shea Theodore remains sidelined for Vegas after picking up an injury in the 4 Nations Face-Off. The Golden Knights allowed five goals against in two of the four games since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knies plays on the first line with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner, and while those two skaters carry odds shorter than -220 to score a point, the left winger has a plus-money price tag on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 11:22 a.m. ET 03\/05\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Maple Leafs continue their Western Conference road trip with a game against the Vegas Golden Knights. 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