NHL Betting Preview: Sharks vs Maple Leafs

The San Jose Sharks meet the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena, with face-off scheduled for 19:00 on Thursday, December 11.

Under 6.5 Has to Be the Best Bet

The Sharks and the Maple Leafs should fail to surpass a total of 6.5 goals. Our prediction is available at -120 and these look like attractive odds.

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Shootout Joy for Sharks in Previous H2H

San Jose Sharks were defeated in their previous game. On the road, they suffered a 4-1 loss against Philadelphia Flyers at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Collin Graf found the net from 18 Sharks shots.

Toronto Maple Leafs won their last game which was at home. It was a 2-0 triumph at Scotiabank Arena against Tampa Bay Lightning. Morgan Rielly and Auston Matthews scored one goal apiece. Dennis Hildeby made 29 saves for his shutout.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Sharks have beaten the Leafs in the last two encounters. A 3-2 (SO) victory at Scotiabank Arena was followed by a 6-5 (SO) win at SAP Center. The past 10 H2H clashes have seen both teams record five wins.

Starting Goalies

Yaroslav Askarov (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	10-8-1	3.2	.901	0
23/24	1-0-0	1.47	.943	0

Dennis Hildeby (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	2-2-2	2.2	.936	1

San Jose Sharks – Last 10 Games

4 wins and 6 losses, averaging 2.4 goals from 23.3 shots on goal, with a 17.4% powerplay efficiency. The Sharks have given up 3.5 goals from 31.0 shots, averaging 4.1 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 85.4%.

Macklin Celebrini is the top points scorer with 12 points, 2 goals and 10 assists, with Will Smith racking up 9 points, 5 goals and 4 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Alex Nedeljkovic have a 3.08 goal against average with a .894 save percentage.

Toronto Maple Leafs – Last 10 Games

The Leafs have 6 wins, 2 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.0 goals from 25.5 shots on goal, with a 6.1% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 2.0 goals from 31.5 shots, averaging 3.5 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 91.4%.

Morgan Rielly and Oliver Ekman-Larsson have scored the most points on 7, with each player managing 2 goals and 5 assists. Goalie Joseph Woll have a 2.18 GAA with a .931 SV%.

San Jose Sharks vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction & Picks

Prepare for San Jose Sharks vs Toronto Maple Leafs with our expert betting guide featuring a trusted match prediction, likely scoreline, key player props and a well-crafted bet builder.

Game Prediction

There is an appealing -120 when it comes to Unders which is our confident pick. The lamp might not be lit too many times when it comes to this NHL encounter.

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Key Sharks vs Maple Leafs stats:

The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 4 of the last 5 Sharks games on the road.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 15 of the last 20 Sharks games.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 3 Sharks games.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 4 Maple Leafs games.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 8 of the last 10 Maple Leafs games.

Under 6.5 Probability

When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 54.6% chance of landing a return. In the opinion of our analysts, there’s actually a probability of success closer to 60%. The wager can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Collin Graf To Score +400

Collin Graf (Sharks) has scored in 3 straight games. When it comes to him scoring, we think that the +400 available is attractive when it comes to betting on Anytime Goalscorer.

Same Game Parlay Picks

Totals Under 6.5

To Score Collin Graf

Shots on Goal John Tavares Over 2.5

Our same game parlay pick is Under 6.5 goals, Collin Graf (Sharks) to score and John Tavares (Maple Leafs) to have Over 2.5 shots.

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Correct Score Prediction

Sharks

2 - 4 Maple Leafs logo

Maple Leafs

Our prediction for the correct score is the Maple Leafs to land a 4-2 victory and this is available at +1300. It’s a fun wager to place which lands a bigger potential return.

Latest Correct Score Odds

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2-0

2-1

San Jose Sharks vs Toronto Maple Leafs Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Leafs Big Favorites According to Latest Odds

Sportsbooks’ favorites Toronto Maple Leafs are regarded as likeliest victors for this game and the -200 about them triumphing means a 67% chance based on their current Moneyline betting odds. The market suggests that San Jose Sharks are least likely to win at +164.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 6.5. Hockey bettors regularly enjoy the opportunity to wager on Totals. If you want to wager Over 6.5, there are odds of -102.

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Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Auston Matthews Favorite to Be First Goalscorer

Those interested in favorite Auston Matthews to find the net first are able to get +700. If the Anytime Goalscorer angle makes appeal, then this is -100.

Player Goals

Auston Matthews (Maple Leafs)

William Nylander (Maple Leafs)

John Tavares (Maple Leafs)

Macklin Celebrini (Sharks)

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Player Assists

William Nylander (Maple Leafs)

Macklin Celebrini (Sharks)

Auston Matthews (Maple Leafs)

Matthew Knies (Maple Leafs)

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Player Shots

Auston Matthews (Maple Leafs)

William Nylander (Maple Leafs)

John Tavares (Maple Leafs)

Macklin Celebrini (Sharks)

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Last 5 Games

Sharks

NHL: 10/12 Sharks1 Flyers 4
NHL: 07/12 Sharks4 Hurricanes 1
NHL: 06/12 Sharks1 Stars 4
NHL: 04/12 Capitals7 Sharks 1
NHL: 02/12 Mammoth3 Sharks 6

Maple Leafs

NHL: 09/12 Lightning0 Maple Leafs 2
NHL: 07/12 Canadiens2 Maple Leafs 1
NHL: 05/12 Maple Leafs5 Hurricanes 1
NHL: 03/12 Maple Leafs4 Panthers 1
NHL: 30/11 Maple Leafs7 Penguins 2

Head to Head

San Jose vs Toronto

NHL: 28/03 2025 Maple Leafs 5 Sharks 6
NHL: 04/03 2025 Sharks 3 Maple Leafs 2
NHL: 10/01 2024 Sharks 1 Maple Leafs 7
NHL: 07/01 2024 Maple Leafs 4 Sharks 1
NHL: 01/12 2022 Sharks 1 Maple Leafs 3
NHL: 28/10 2022 Maple Leafs 3 Sharks 4
NHL: 27/11 2021 Maple Leafs 4 Sharks 1
NHL: 23/10 2021 Sharks 5 Maple Leafs 3
NHL: 04/03 2020 Maple Leafs 2 Sharks 5
NHL: 26/10 2019 Sharks 1 Maple Leafs 4

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

San Jose Sharks Stats

Toronto Maple Leafs Stats

Moneyline

4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games
5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 6 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 5 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 4 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 2 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.90 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 5.60 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 6.5: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 on the Road: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.40 goals and allowed 3.50 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.40 pts and allowed 3.20 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.10 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.10 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6.5: Covered in 2 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 at Home: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.00 goals and allowed 2.10 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.10 goals and allowed 3.00 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.8
Shots: 23.3
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.1
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 9.3
Blocks: 13.7
Faceoff Wins : 25.9
Hits: 21.8
Giveaways: 13.8
Takeaways: 4.6

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 21.4
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.4
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 6.8
Blocks: 15.3
Faceoff Wins : 24.2
Hits: 21.8
Giveaways: 14
Takeaways: 4.3

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.2
Shots: 25.5
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.5
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 9.5
Blocks: 12.3
Faceoff Wins : 33.5
Hits: 22.6
Giveaways: 15.5
Takeaways: 5

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 24.9
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.1
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 7.1
Blocks: 10.7
Faceoff Wins : 33.6
Hits: 23.7
Giveaways: 16.5
Takeaways: 5

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San Jose Sharks Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
71	Macklin Celebrini	31	20.15	15	28	43	7
2	Will Smith	31	18.03	12	17	29	4
73	Tyler Toffoli	31	15.69	7	11	18	0

72	William Eklund	27	19.63	7	11	18	-15
9	Dmitri Orlov	31	21.65	0	16	16	-6
21	Alexander Wennberg	31	20.51	6	9	15	-13
96	Philipp Kurashev	29	16.28	6	9	15	-1
51	Collin Graf	30	15.69	6	7	13	-1
3	John Klingberg	22	21.05	4	6	10	-7
81	Adam Gaudette	27	12.19	7	3	10	-7
10	Ty Dellandrea	31	14.9	2	7	9	-11
38	Mario Ferraro	31	20.93	1	6	7	3
53	Jeff Skinner	19	12.63	4	3	7	-6
85	Shakir Mukhamadullin	14	16.48	1	4	5	3
37	Timothy Liljegren	25	20.06	0	4	4	-9
4	Nick Leddy	13	17.56	0	3	3	-6
23	Barclay Goodrow	31	11.74	1	2	3	-10
	Michael Misa	7	11.74	1	2	3	-1
75	Ryan Reaves	25	7.61	2	0	2	-8
6	Sam Dickinson	24	14.81	1	1	2	-5
5	Vincent Desharnais	20	16.56	0	2	2	1
40	Pavol Regenda	2	12.7	2	0	2	-2
56	Ethan Cardwell	4	12.35	1	0	1	1
54	Patrick Giles	3	8.87	0	1	1	1
30	Yaroslav Askarov	19	56.26	0	0	0	0
63	Zack Ostapchuk	11	9	0	0	0	-3
	Vincent Iorio	8	16.05	0	0	0	-5

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
33	Alex Nedeljkovic	14	3.02	0.899
	Jakub Skarek	-	-	-
	Justin Kowalkoski	-	-	-

Toronto Maple Leafs Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
88	William Nylander	25	19.89	11	21	32	8
91	John Tavares	29	18.49	13	17	30	3
23	Matthew Knies	26	20.22	7	21	28	4

44	Morgan Rielly	28	22	5	17	22	0
34	Auston Matthews	24	21.16	12	8	20	12
95	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	29	20.95	4	16	20	7
74	Bobby McMann	29	14.3	8	6	14	1
89	Nick Robertson	27	12.66	6	6	12	-2
22	Jake McCabe	29	21.9	3	8	11	14
11	Max Domi	28	13.79	3	8	11	-10
55	Nicolas Roy	26	15.07	2	8	10	2
63	Matias Maccelli	22	13.2	4	5	9	2
53	Easton Cowan	21	15.05	3	6	9	2
81	Dakota Joshua	28	12.35	4	4	8	-2
18	Steven Lorentz	23	11.2	2	5	7	0
19	Calle Jaernkrok	19	11.58	4	0	4	-7
28	Troy Stecher	16	17.61	1	3	4	9
24	Scott Laughton	11	12.88	3	0	3	0
79	Sammy Blais	8	8.29	1	2	3	-2
2	Simon Benoit	27	17.63	0	3	3	0
25	Brandon Carlo	18	20.06	0	2	2	2
8	Christopher Tanev	8	17.34	0	2	2	5
36	Dakota Mermis	11	13.03	1	0	1	-3
51	Philippe Myers	14	13.89	0	1	1	-6
35	Dennis Hildeby	9	46.41	0	0	0	0
70	Artur Akhtyamov	0	0	0	0	0	0
61	Jacob Quillan	2	8.65	0	0	0	1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
	Cayden Primeau	3	4.3	0.838
60	Joseph Woll	8	2.3	0.928
41	Anthony Stolarz	13	3.59	0.881

Injuries & Suspensions

San Jose Sharks Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Logan Couture

Injured

Carey Price

Injured

Ryan Ellis

Injured

Vincent Desharnais

Injured

Yaroslav Askarov

Injured

Toronto Maple Leafs Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Christopher Tanev

Injured

Anthony Stolarz

Injured

Brandon Carlo

Injured

Joseph Woll

Injured

Dakota Mermis

Injured

Morgan Rielly

Injured

Bobby McMann

Suspended

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous San Jose Sharks Lineups

09 Dec NHL

Sharks 1-4 Flyers

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Washington	30	18	9	3	39	0.65	17	18	103	75	28	10-5-1	8-4-2	0-3	8-2	1W
2 Carolina	29	18	9	2	38	0.655	13	17	98	83	15	10-5-1	8-4-1	1-1	5-5	1W
3 NY Islanders	31	17	11	3	37	0.597	12	15	92	89	3	8-6-2	9-5-1	2-3	5-5	1W
4 Pittsburgh	28	14	7	7	35	0.625	13	14	88	81	7	6-4-3	8-3-4	0-5	5-5	2L
5 Philadelphia	28	16	9	3	35	0.625	9	11	85	78	7	10-5-2	6-4-1	5-0	7-3	1W
6 New Jersey	30	17	12	1	35	0.583	11	15	88	92	-4	9-4-1	8-8-0	2-0	4-6	1W
7 NY Rangers	32	15	13	4	34	0.531	11	14	83	84	-1	3-8-3	12-5-1	1-0	5-5	3L
8 Columbus	30	13	11	6	32	0.533	7	9	91	103	-12	6-3-3	7-8-3	4-1	3-7	3L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Detroit	31	17	11	3	37	0.597	13	15	99	105	-6	9-6-1	8-5-2	2-2	5-5	3W
2 Tampa Bay	30	17	11	2	36	0.6	14	17	94	76	18	8-7-0	9-4-2	0-0	6-4	1W
3 Boston	31	18	13	0	36	0.581	12	16	101	96	5	11-5-0	7-8-0	2-0	6-4	3W
4 Montreal	29	15	11	3	33	0.569	8	13	93	105	-12	7-8-1	8-3-2	2-2	5-5	2L
5 Florida	29	15	12	2	32	0.552	13	14	92	93	-1	10-6-2	5-6-0	1-1	5-5	3W
6 Toronto	29	14	11	4	32	0.552	10	14	97	93	4	9-4-4	5-7-0	0-1	6-4	1W
7 Ottawa	29	13	12	4	30	0.517	9	10	90	96	-6	6-6-2	7-6-2	3-0	4-6	3L
8 Buffalo	30	12	14	4	28	0.467	8	10	92	106	-14	9-5-2	3-9-2	2-0	5-5	1W

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	30	21	2	7	49	0.817	19	21	118	70	48	11-0-2	10-2-5	0-4	7-3	1L
2 Dallas	31	21	5	5	47	0.758	17	18	109	80	29	10-4-1	11-1-4	3-2	8-2	4W
3 Minnesota	30	16	9	5	37	0.617	10	13	85	81	4	8-3-4	8-6-1	3-1	7-3	1W
4 Chicago	30	13	11	6	32	0.533	12	13	89	91	-2	7-5-3	6-6-3	0-2	3-7	1W
5 Utah	32	14	15	3	31	0.484	11	14	96	94	2	7-5-1	7-10-2	0-0	3-7	3L
6 Winnipeg	29	14	14	1	29	0.5	12	13	88	89	-1	7-6-0	7-8-1	1-1	2-8	2L
7 St Louis	31	11	13	7	29	0.468	11	11	79	109	-30	5-7-4	6-6-3	0-2	5-5	1L
8 Nashville	29	11	14	4	26	0.448	7	9	78	103	-25	7-8-2	4-6-2	2-0	5-5	1W

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	30	19	10	1	39	0.65	11	15	111	98	13	11-4-0	8-6-1	4-0	6-4	3W
2 Vegas	29	14	6	9	37	0.638	11	13	90	86	4	7-4-4	7-2-5	1-3	5-5	1L
3 LA Kings	30	14	8	8	36	0.6	9	13	82	80	2	4-6-3	10-2-5	1-5	4-6	1L
4 Edmonton	30	13	11	6	32	0.533	8	13	99	106	-7	7-3-3	6-8-3	0-2	4-6	1L
5 San Jose	31	14	14	3	31	0.5	8	13	87	103	-16	9-5-3	5-9-0	1-1	4-6	1L
6 Seattle	28	12	10	6	30	0.536	7	12	70	85	-15	7-5-3	5-5-3	0-3	3-7	1W
7 Calgary	32	12	16	4	28	0.438	10	10	82	96	-14	7-5-2	5-11-2	2-2	6-4	1L
8 Vancouver	30	11	16	3	25	0.417	7	9	85	108	-23	4-9-1	7-7-2	2-0	2-8	1L

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NHL Betting Preview: Sharks vs Maple Leafs

Head-to-Head Statistics

Starting Goalies

San Jose Sharks vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction & Picks

Game Prediction

Under 6.5 Probability

Player Prop Picks

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Correct Score Prediction

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Player Goals

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Head to Head

Injuries & Suspensions

San Jose Sharks Injury Table

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Starting Lineups

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