Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs: Game preview, predictions and odds | January 4, 2025

The Boston Bruins (20-16-4) are on the road to face the Toronto Maple Leafs (24-13-2) on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET.

They are coming off different results on Thursday as Boston lost 2-1 on the road against the Rangers while Toronto won 2-1 win over the Islanders.

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

• Boston is 309-270-98-13 all-time against Toronto
• The Bruins are averaging 2.61 goals per game
• Toronto is 15-7 at home
• Boston is allowing 3.02 goals per game
• The Maple Leafs are averaging 3.07 goals per game
• The Bruins are 8-10-2 on the road
• Toronto is allowing 2.74 goals per game

Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs: Preview

Boston is on a two-game losing streak and is 1-3 in its last four games. The Bruins are led by David Pastrnak's 38 points, Brad Marchand's 31 points and Elias Lindholm's 20 points.

The Bruins will start Jeremy Swayman who is 13-12-3 with a 2.87 GAA and a .893 SV%. In his career against Toronto, he is 5-3 with a 2.69 GAA and a .908 SV%.

Meanwhile, the Maple Leafs are on a two-game winning streak. Toronto will start Joseph Woll who is 12-6 with a 2.39 GAA and a .917 SV%. In his career against Boston, he is 0-2-1 with a 3.97 GAA and a .865 SV%.

Toronto is led by Mitch Marner who has 51 points, William Nylander with 43 points and John Tavares with 38 points. Auston Matthews is still out with an injury.

Bruins vs Maple Leafs: Odds & Prediction

Boston is a +110 underdog while Toronto is a -132 favorite. The over/under set at 5.5 goals.

Whenever these two teams play, it's usually a competitive and high-energy game. Swayman is still one of the best goalies in the NHL; however, Woll is also solid in goal at home. Toronto should be able to edge out a win that could even go to overtime.

Prediction: Maple Leafs 3, Bruins 2.

Bruins vs Maple Leafs: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Toronto ML (-132)

Tip 2: Under 5.5 goals (+110)