{"id":375506,"date":"2025-10-16T10:23:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=375506"},"modified":"2025-10-16T10:23:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:23:16","slug":"rangers-vs-maple-leafs-prop-picks-oct-16-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/rangers-vs-maple-leafs-prop-picks-oct-16-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Rangers vs. Maple Leafs prop picks Oct. 16: Bet on Matthew Knies, Easton Cowan to contribute for Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Toronto Maple Leafs can win back-to-back games for the first time this season, but need to get past the New York Rangers at home to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: The Rangers are 2-3-0, but both victories came on the road while being winless at home. Toronto&#8217;s offence came alive against the Nashville Predators, and I expect more of the same led by the first line of forwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Maple Leafs prop picks for Oct. 16, featuring predictions on Easton Cowan, Matthew Knies and Alexis Lafreniere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maple Leafs picks vs. Rangers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet: Cowan to record a point (+123)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the Leafs&#8217; rookie is going to be put into positions to succeed, I&#8217;ll happily back him to find the scoresheet at this plus-money price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In his first two NHL games, Cowan has played most of his time on the first line with Knies and Auston Matthews.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He recorded his first career point in Tuesday&#8217;s win over the Predators on a beautiful play that involved the trio of first liners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Easton Cowan first NHL point alert \ud83e\udd20 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PBBNEZ2LYW\">pic.twitter.com\/PBBNEZ2LYW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sportsnet\/status\/1978270351134974230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cowan has provided a spark of energy to the Leafs&#8217; lineup and should continue to get more minutes from coach Craig Berube as he builds trust with his strong play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rookie isn&#8217;t getting any power play time at the moment, but that&#8217;s irrelevant when Toronto has zero PP goals in four games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthews and Knies are both -165 or shorter to get a point tonight, so I&#8217;ll back their newest linemate to contribute on the score sheet at a much more playable price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> In the OHL playoffs last season, Cowan had 39 points in 17 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:119571\">Embed: #119571<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best NHL prop predictions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Knies over 2.5 shots (+150):<\/strong> This line doesn&#8217;t make much sense for Knies. Here&#8217;s why:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The forward is 3-1 against this wager this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He plays the second most time for any Leafs&#8217; forward behind only Matthews (20:34)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In fact, Knies ranks 23rd amongst all NHL forwards for time on ice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Playing top-end minutes naturally raises his production floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last season, Knies averaged just under two shots per game but played two fewer minutes a night. His added workload provides an opportunity to get that number up, which we&#8217;ve seen so far this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn&#8217;t a great matchup by any means. The Rangers concede the eighth fewest shots on target (26.0), but I can comfortably look past that at this value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lafreniere to record a point (-115):<\/strong> I want to finish things off by fading the Leafs&#8217; defence in some capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through four games, the Leafs are allowing 27.8 shots and 3.8 goals per game. Both numbers rank in the bottom half of the NHL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New York has struggled mightily to score, getting shut out three times in five games, but all those contests were at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the road, the Rangers have scored 10 goals in two games. It&#8217;s also safe to assume they will improve on their woeful 6.5% shooting rate (30th).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That brings me to Lafreniere. The former first overall pick is finally getting his opportunity with the Rangers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the departure of a few key forwards in the offseason, Lafreniere now skates on the first line and top power play unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has just two points in five games, but almost every skater on the Rangers is underperforming thanks to their play at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The good news is he gets a lot of ice time and has taken the second-most shots on the team. Everyone on the Rangers is due for more offence, and Lafreniere is a top candidate to chip in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Maple Leafs picks made at 9:06 a.m. ET 10\/16\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Maple Leafs can win back-to-back games for the first time this season, but need to get past the New York Rangers at home to do so. The pregame narrative: The Rangers are 2-3-0, but both victories came on the road while being winless at home. 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