New Jersey Devils vs. Toronto Maple Leafs: Game preview, predictions and odds | January 16, 2025

The New Jersey Devils are on the road to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. ET.

New Jersey (26-15-5) is coming off a 2-1 shootout loss to Florida. Toronto (27-16-2) is coming off a 4-1 loss to Dallas.

Devils vs. Maple Leafs: Head-to-head & key stats

• New Jersey is 53-70-20-13 all-time against Toronto
• The Devils are averaging 3.15 goals per game
• The Maple Leafs are 17-8 at home
• New Jersey is allowing 2.53 goals per game
• Toronto is averaging 3.02 goals per game
• The Devils are 13-9-1 on the road
• The Maple Leafs are allowing 2.84 goals per game

New Jersey Devils vs. Toronto Maple Leafs: Preview

New Jersey is coming off a shootout loss to Florida. The Devils will start Jacob Markstrom, who's 21-8-3 with a 2.19 GAA and a .911 SV%. In his career against Toronto, he's 5-9-2 with a 2.92 GAA and a .899 SV5.

The Devils are led by Jack Hughes, who has 52 points; Jesper Bratt, who has 51 points; Nico Hischier, who has 37 points; and Timo Meier, who has 30 points.

Toronto, meanwhile, is on a three-game losing streak as the Maple Leafs haven't been playing good hockey at all. The Maple Leafs are led by Mitch Marner, who has 60 points; William Nylander, who has 44 points; John Tavares, who has 42 points; and Auston Matthews, who has 32 points.

The Maple Leafs will start Joseph Woll, who's 14-8 with a 2.65 GAA and a .908 SV%. In his career against New Jersey, he's 1-1 with a 3.54 GAA and a .841 SV%.

Devils vs. Maple Leafs: Odds & Prediction

New Jersey is a -110 while Toronto is a -110, and the over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Maple Leafs haven't been playing well at all, as Toronto is struggling defensively and on offense. The Maple Leafs, meanwhile, will struggle to score against Markstrom, who is one of the best goalies in the NHL.

Ultimately, Toronto's offense will continue to struggle here, while New Jersey will get out to an early lead and cruise to another win.

Prediction: Devils 4, Maple Leafs 2.

Devils vs. Maple Leafs: Betting tips

Tip 1: New Jersey ML (-110)

Tip 2: Over 5.5 goals (-138)