{"id":379122,"date":"2025-11-03T11:13:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T16:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=379122"},"modified":"2025-11-03T11:13:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T16:13:33","slug":"maple-leafs-vs-penguins-prop-predictions-november-3-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/maple-leafs-vs-penguins-prop-predictions-november-3-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Leafs vs. Penguins prop predictions Nov. 3: Expect Crosby, Knies to provide offence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday at Scotiabank Arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Toronto looks for a second consecutive win but will need to overcome a red-hot Penguins team led by Sidney Crosby. I expect a lot of goals in this game, so I&#8217;m backing Crosby to be productive as well as Toronto&#8217;s Matthew Knies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Maple Leafs prop picks vs. the Penguins for the game on Nov. 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Join NorthStar Bets to start betting on the Maple Leafs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maple Leaf vs. Penguins predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: <strong>Crosby over 2.5 shots (-114)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crosby is having a great season, scoring nine goals and 17 points so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He started the year slowly but has turned in eight goals in his last nine games. The Penguins&#8217; longtime captain wasn&#8217;t shooting much to start, but the chances have come in bunches lately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First eight games: 1-7 vs. this line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Last five games: 4-1 vs. this line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Even at age 38, Crosby is playing close to 19 minutes a night. He is still the best player on a playoff-hopeful Penguins team that is 8-3-2 to begin the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjcxODg1JnA9MzEwMjY%3D\">Bet on Crosby and Knies tonight<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\">Plus, the Leafs provide a good matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto gives up 3.7 goals on 28.8 shots per game. Both of those are below-average in the NHL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Crosby had 11 shots in three games vs. the Leafs in 2024-25. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"product_only\"><a href=\"cacheembed:120584\">Embed: #120584<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best NHL prop picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Knies to score 2+ points (+255):<\/strong> I think there&#8217;s some strong value in backing Knies to grab multiple points on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is the only Leafs forward other than Auston Matthews to average more than 20 minutes on ice per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knies has six more points than Matthews, though, scoring 15 in 12 games while his linemate has nine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjcxODg1JnA9MzEwMjY%3D\">Don&#8217;t miss out \u2014 Bet on Maple Leafs vs. Penguins props<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So Matthews being priced at +148 just doesn&#8217;t sit right with me, especially when I can back Knies at +255.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pittsburgh has excelled at limiting opponent goals (2.6 against per game), but it gives up the fourth-most shots (30.9\/game).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually, that should come back to haunt the Penguins, and Toronto is a team that can take advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knies has seven points in his last four games, going 2-2 against this wager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Maple Leafs prop picks made at 9:45 a.m. ET 11\/03\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Sign up to NorthStar Bets today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday at Scotiabank Arena. The pregame narrative: Toronto looks for a second consecutive win but will need to overcome a red-hot Penguins team led by Sidney Crosby. I expect a lot of goals in this game, so I&#8217;m backing Crosby to be productive as well as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":379144,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[49,8],"class_list":["post-379122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nhl","tag-nhl","tag-nhl-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Maple Leafs vs. Penguins predictions: NHL prop picks | The Boost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Maple Leafs vs. Penguins predictions for Nov. 3, 2025. 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