Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction: The Maple Leafs have a very powerful squad

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on October 12. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Last season, Toronto managed to create a great sensation: for the first time in two decades, the Canadian team broke the barrier of the first round of the Stanley Cup. Every year, the Maple Leafs have had a big-name lineup that either didn't make the playoffs or were eliminated in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. Now they didn't beat Tampa Bay in six games but still failed to cope with Florida further - 1:4. Among the notable acquisitions in the off-season for the Blue-Whites are John Klingberg, Ryan Reaves, Tyler Bertuzzi, and Max Domi.

Montreal was most recently a Stanley Cup finalist, after which the results went sharply downhill. The global personnel rebuilding has begun, which makes it impossible to fight for the playoffs. Last season, the Canadiens finished in the penultimate place in the Eastern Conference standings, something they clearly can't be proud of. In the offseason, the Canadian team tried to strengthen the roster by signing forwards Gustav Lindström, Alex Newhook, and Tanner Pearson, who missed most of last season. The losses include Mike Hoffman, Jonathan Drouin, and Rem Pitlick. The Red and Blue played six games during the preseason, with three wins and three losses.

Toronto and Montreal are teams with completely different skill levels at the moment. Maple Leafs have a very powerful squad that has been great in the regular season all the last few years but failed in the playoffs, but last season, even in the cup battles, they avoided failure. The Canadiens are still in the process of a personnel rebuild; they didn't strengthen their roster too much in the offseason, and they're still without several experienced hockey players while promising youngsters aren't ready to make a difference yet.

Toronto has been great on offense lately, playing against Montreal. In five previous head-to-head meetings, the Maple Leafs have sent 21 pucks into the opponent's goal (4.20 average per game). In addition, in the past regular season and on the distance, the White and Blue had a good number: 283 scored pucks in 82 games (3.45 average per game), and now they are facing a battle with one of the weakest teams in the league.