Anaheim Ducks vs Toronto Maple Leafs: Game preview, predictions, and odds | December 12, 2024

The Anaheim Ducks are on the road to play the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second half of a back-to-back on Thursday.

Anaheim (10-13-4) is coming off a 5-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators. Toronto (17-9-2) is coming off a 2-1 OT win over New Jersey.

Ducks vs Maple Leafs: Head-to-head & key stats

• Anaheim is 14-28-5-5 all-time against Toronto
• The Ducks are averaging 2.37 goals per game
• The Maple Leafs are allowing 2.57 goals per game
• Anaheim is allowing 3.07 goals per game
• Toronto is averaging 2.93 goals per game
• The Ducks are 5-4-3 on the road
• The Maple Leafs are 12-4 at home

Anaheim Ducks vs Toronto Maple Leafs: Preview

Anaheim is coming off a 5-1 loss to Ottawa on Wednesday and now plays Toronto on Thursday. The Ducks have struggled this season offensively as only Troy Terry, who has 21 points, has 20+ points.

The Ducks will start Lukas Dostal who's 6-7-3 with a 2.67 GAA and a .921 SV%. In his career against Toronto, Dostal is 0-1-1 with a 5.92 GAA and a .878 SV%.

Toronto, meanwhile, is coming off a 2-1 OT win over New Jersey in a game that Anthony Stolarz stole. The Maple Leafs are likely to turn to Joseph Woll who's 7-3 with a 2.20 GAA and a .919 SV%. He's never played Anaheim in his career.

The Maple Leafs are led by Mitch Marner who has 38 points, William Nylander has 28 points, John Tavares has 23 points and Auston Matthews has 19 points.

Ducks vs Maple Leafs: Odds & Prediction

Anaheim is a +330 underdog, while Toronto is a -425 favorite. The over/under is set at 6 goals.

The Ducks were blown out by Ottawa on Wednesday and now have to play the second half of a back-to-back against a very good Maple Leafs team. Toronto has struggled to get depth scoring this season, but this is a good spot for the Maple Leafs offense to get back on track.

Anaheim allows too many shots, as the Maple Leafs should control the puck and cruise to a lopsided win at home.

Prediction: Maple Leafs 5, Ducks 2.

Ducks vs Maple Leafs: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Toronto -1.5 (-148)

Tip 2: Over 6 goals (-112)

Tip 3: William Nylander 4+ shots on goal (-130)