Toronto Maple Leafs vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, Picks & Odds | 27 Mar 2025

Sharks to Give Leafs a Hard Time

Our prediction is that the Sharks can stay close to the Maple Leafs and that brings the +1.5 puck line into play. The -112 looks more than generous for a 2+ goal defeat to be avoided.

Previous H2H Was Sharks Shootout Win

Toronto Maple Leafs won their previous game which was at home. It was a 7-2 triumph at Scotiabank Arena against Philadelphia Flyers. William Nylander landed 4 points, comprising 2 goals and 2 assists.

San Jose Sharks won their last game, beating Boston Bruins at home. It was a 3-1 win at SAP Center at San Jose. William Eklund, Lucas Carlsson and Barclay Goodrow scored one goal each. Goalie Alexandar Georgiyev produced a great performance and had 22 saves (.957).

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Sharks triumphed 3-2 when they last played the Leafs. This head-to-head was played at Scotiabank Arena. The previous 9 games featuring these teams have resulted in five the Leafs victories.

Starting Goalies

Joseph Woll (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	27-14-1	2.7	.909	1
23/24	12-11-1	2.93	.907	0

Alexandar Georgiev (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	15-26-4	3.7	.875	0
23/24	38-18-4	3.02	.897	2

5 wins and 5 losses, averaging 3.4 goals from 26.5 shots on goal, with a 30.3% powerplay efficiency. The Leafs have given up 3.5 goals from 28.8 shots, averaging 3.7 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 78.4%.

William Nylander is the top points scorer with 15 points, 5 goals and 10 assists, with John Tavares racking up 13 points, 8 goals and 5 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Anthony Stolarz have a 3.18 goal against average with a .878 save percentage.

The Sharks have 4 wins and 6 losses, averaging 2.7 goals from 27.9 shots on goal, with a 20.5% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 3.4 goals from 26.6 shots, averaging 4.2 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 73.8%.

Will Smith and William Eklund have scored the most points on 10, with each player managing 4 goals and 6 assists. Goalie Alexandar Georgiyev have a 3.27 GAA with a .876 SV%.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs San Jose Sharks Prediction & Picks

Game Prediction

There could be value in backing San Jose Sharks with a 1.5 goal start on the spread. You can get -112 and our pick is that they’ll be able keep pace with their opponents in this NHL encounter.

It’s always a case of checking out the latest team news to make expert NHL predictions. Then we get to work when it comes to unearthing the player and goalie stats that are the most valuable.

Key Maple Leafs vs Sharks stats:

• The +1.5 line has been covered by Sharks in 6 of their last 10 games at home.
• The +1.5 line has been covered by Sharks in 12 of their last 20 games.
• The -1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Maple Leafs in 5 of their last 5 games on the road.
• The -1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Maple Leafs in 9 of their last 10 games on the road.
• The -1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Maple Leafs in 8 consecutive games on the road.

Sharks +1.5 Probability

According to the sportsbooks, there’s a 52.9% likelihood of our pick landing a return. However, our analysts have this figure closer to 60% based on their in-depth research. It’s the reason why we are recommending this hockey bet.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Will Smith Over 1.5 Shots -143

Will Smith (Sharks) has finished with Over 1.5 shots on goal in 9 of the past 10 games. We think this could be a telling statistic and we’ll back him to cover the line which is available at odds of -143.

Latest Will Smith Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+270

First

+1400

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

-143

Under 1.5

+110

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Correct Score Prediction

Maple Leafs 2 - 5 Sharks

We’ve picked out a correct score of 5-2 being landed by the Sharks. You can secure odds of +3300 and this provides an alternative way to place a wager.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Maple Leafs

Sharks

1-0

Maple Leafs

+5000

Sharks

+5500

2-0

Maple Leafs

+4500

Sharks

+5500

2-1

Maple Leafs

+1400

Sharks

+1600

3-0

Maple Leafs

+2200

Sharks

+5500

3-1

Maple Leafs

+1600

Sharks

+2500

3-2

Maple Leafs

+850

Sharks

+1050

4-0

Maple Leafs

+2400

Sharks

+7000

4-1

Maple Leafs

+1000

Sharks

+3000

4-2

Maple Leafs

+1300

Sharks

+2200

4-3

Maple Leafs

+1050

Sharks

+1300

5-0

Maple Leafs

+4000

Sharks

+13000

5-1

Maple Leafs

+1400

Sharks

+5000

5-2

Maple Leafs

+1100

Sharks

+3300

5-3

Maple Leafs

+2000

Sharks

+3400

5-4

Maple Leafs

+2000

Sharks

+2500

6-1

Maple Leafs

+3000

Sharks

+12000

6-2

Maple Leafs

+1900

Sharks

+6600

6-3

Maple Leafs

+2200

Sharks

+5500

6-4

Maple Leafs

+4000

Sharks

+7000

6-5

Maple Leafs

+5000

Sharks

+6000

7-3

Maple Leafs

+4000

Sharks

+11000

7-4

Maple Leafs

+5000

Sharks

+11000

7-5

Maple Leafs

+10000

Sharks

+14000

7-6

Maple Leafs

+12000

Sharks

+13000

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Toronto Maple Leafs vs San Jose Sharks 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 With the Books

The favorites are 71% likely to win according to the sportsbooks’ latest Moneyline odds, with Toronto Maple Leafs priced at -250 to triumph in this game. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +202 about San Jose Sharks.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 5.5. A Totals wager is always available and can often provide value selections. If you're keen on Over 5.5, this selection is available at -141.

The Leafs are -170 to make the 3-goal mark first should you want to back the favorites. On the flip side, there’s the chance to get +375 that neither franchise hits this total.

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Moneyline

Maple Leafs

-250

Sharks

+202

3-Way Moneyline

Maple Leafs

-152

Tie

+370

Sharks

+320

Puck Line

Maple Leafs -1.5

-100

Sharks +1.5

-122

Total Goals

Under 5.5

+114

Over 5.5

-141

Auston Matthews is the First Goalscorer Favorite

Auston Matthews is priced at +525 when it comes to First Goalscorer. He’s the favorite and also available at odds of -133 to light the lamp at anytime.

Player Goals

Auston Matthews (Maple Leafs)

First

-133

Anytime

+525

William Nylander (Maple Leafs)

First

+118

Anytime

+750

Mitchell Marner (Maple Leafs)

First

+165

Anytime

+950

John Tavares (Maple Leafs)

First

+175

Anytime

+1000

Matthew Knies (Maple Leafs)

First

+175

Anytime

+1000

Macklin Celebrini (Sharks)

First

+185

Anytime

+1050

Tyler Toffoli (Sharks)

First

+200

Anytime

+1100

Will Smith (Sharks)

First

+270

Anytime

+1400

Bobby McMann (Maple Leafs)

First

+280

Anytime

+1400

William Eklund (Sharks)

First

+285

Anytime

+1500

Max Domi (Maple Leafs)

First

+300

Anytime

+1500

Nicholas Robertson (Maple Leafs)

First

+360

Anytime

+1800

Scott Laughton (Maple Leafs)

First

+360

Anytime

+1800

Pontus Holmberg (Maple Leafs)

First

+360

Anytime

+1800

Nikolai Kovalenko (Sharks)

First

+380

Anytime

+1900

Calle Järnkrok (Maple Leafs)

First

+390

Anytime

+1900

Alexander Steeves (Maple Leafs)

First

+390

Anytime

+1900

Klim Kostin (Sharks)

First

+410

Anytime

+2000

Collin Graf (Sharks)

First

+440

Anytime

+2000

Alexander Wennberg (Sharks)

First

+475

Anytime

+2200

David Kämpf (Maple Leafs)

First

+480

Anytime

+2200

Morgan Rielly (Maple Leafs)

First

+480

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Auston Matthews (Maple Leafs)

Over 3.5

-130

Under 3.5

-100

Macklin Celebrini (Sharks)

Over 3.5

+110

Under 3.5

-143

William Nylander (Maple Leafs)

Over 2.5

-175

Under 2.5

+135

Mitchell Marner (Maple Leafs)

Over 2.5

+140

Under 2.5

-185

Tyler Toffoli (Sharks)

Over 2.5

-164

Under 2.5

+125

Will Smith (Sharks)

Over 1.5

-143

Under 1.5

+110

Bobby McMann (Maple Leafs)

Over 1.5

-185

Under 1.5

+140

William Eklund (Sharks)

Over 1.5

-164

Under 1.5

+125

Morgan Rielly (Maple Leafs)

Over 1.5

-123

Under 1.5

-105

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Last 5 & H2H

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Toronto Maple Leafs Stats

San Jose Sharks Stats

Moneyline

• 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
• 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

• 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
• 3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

• -1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 2 of the last 10 games
• -1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 1 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

• +1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 5 of the last 10 games
• +1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 6 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

• Game Totals: An average of 7.00 goals in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals on the Road: An average of 7.40 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
• Over 6: Covered in 7 of the previous 10 games
• Over 6 on the Road: Covered in 8 of the previous 10 games on the road
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.50 goals and allowed 3.50 goals in the last 10 games
• Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.60 pts and allowed 3.80 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

• Game Totals: An average of 6.20 goals in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals at Home: An average of 5.50 goals in the previous 10 home games
• Over 6: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games
• Over 6 at Home: Covered in 2 of the previous 10 home games
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.80 goals and allowed 3.40 goals in the last 10 games
• Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 2.20 goals and allowed 3.30 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

• Goals Powerplay: 1
• Shots: 26.5
• Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
• Penalties: 3.7
• Empty Net Goals: 0
• Penalty Minutes: 8.6
• Blocks: 11.7
• Faceoff Wins : 33.2
• Hits: 26.8
• Giveaways: 15.8
• Takeaways: 4.7

Last 10 Games on the Road

• Goals Powerplay: 0.8
• Shots: 26.8
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 3.4
• Empty Net Goals: 0.1
• Penalty Minutes: 7.4
• Blocks: 12.2
• Faceoff Wins : 31.5
• Hits: 24.2
• Giveaways: 16.2
• Takeaways: 4.4

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.8
• Shots: 27.9
• Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
• Penalties: 4.2
• Empty Net Goals: 0.3
• Penalty Minutes: 10.5
• Blocks: 12.9
• Faceoff Wins : 25.6
• Hits: 22
• Giveaways: 14.9
• Takeaways: 3.7

Last 10 Home Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.5
• Shots: 27.7
• Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
• Penalties: 3.7
• Empty Net Goals: 0.2
• Penalty Minutes: 9.4
• Blocks: 14.1
• Faceoff Wins : 25.2
• Hits: 20.8
• Giveaways: 15.9
• Takeaways: 3

Team News

Toronto Maple Leafs Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
16	Mitchell Marner	70	21.35	22	64	86	7
88	William Nylander	71	19.72	40	37	77	6
91	John Tavares	64	18.33	32	33	65	7

34	Auston Matthews	56	20.49	27	37	64	0
23	Matthew Knies	67	18.49	25	22	47	-4
44	Morgan Rielly	71	21.49	7	27	34	-19
74	Bobby McMann	63	14.54	20	13	33	12
11	Max Domi	63	14.3	7	22	29	4
95	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	70	20.99	4	24	28	11
24	Scott Laughton	69	14.8	11	16	27	-22
22	Jake McCabe	62	21.42	2	19	21	22
89	Nick Robertson	61	12.08	12	7	19	-4
8	Christopher Tanev	64	19.7	2	15	17	27
18	Steven Lorentz	69	10.46	6	10	16	2
29	Pontus Holmberg	58	13	6	9	15	-1
67	Max Pacioretty	37	13.5	5	8	13	-2
64	David Kampf	55	12.49	5	6	11	-3
25	Brandon Carlo	72	18.79	1	9	10	4
2	Simon Benoit	67	16.31	1	7	8	5
51	Phillipe Myers	29	16.52	1	3	4	-7
39	Fraser Minten	15	12.23	2	2	4	-4
19	Calle Jaernkrok	8	13.18	1	3	4	1
75	Ryan Reaves	35	7.8	0	2	2	-2
46	Alex Steeves	7	9.89	1	1	2	3
35	Dennis Hildeby	6	60.13	0	0	0	0
71	Nikita Grebyonkin	7	8.74	0	0	0	-3
92	Alexander Nylander	5	9.88	0	0	0	-1
28	Jani Hakanpaeae	2	14.1	0	0	0	-1
36	Dakota Mermis	1	10.8	0	0	0	-2
61	Jacob Quillan	1	5.4	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
41	Anthony Stolarz	28	2.4	0.917
60	Joseph Woll	37	2.74	0.907
30	Matt Murray	2	3.54	0.879

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San Jose Sharks Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
72	William Eklund	65	19.59	16	36	52	-1
71	Macklin Celebrini	58	19.78	21	31	52	-27
73	Tyler Toffoli	67	16.73	25	20	45	-19

2	Will Smith	62	15.25	13	23	36	-9
21	Alexander Wennberg	65	18.38	8	23	31	-14
	Nikolai Kovalenko	51	11.99	6	11	17	-8
38	Mario Ferraro	70	21.18	5	7	12	-24
37	Timothy Liljegren	56	18.19	6	6	12	-17
3	Henry Thrun	52	16.9	1	9	10	-16
51	Collin Graf	26	15.38	4	5	9	-7
91	Carl Grundstroem	45	9.37	2	6	8	-14
23	Barclay Goodrow	65	13.87	5	3	8	-33
84	Jan Rutta	51	16.96	2	6	8	-6
85	Shakir Mukhamadullin	26	17.5	1	7	8	-1
10	Klim Kostin	34	10.7	1	6	7	-5
53	Ty Dellandrea	56	11.81	1	6	7	-20
9	Noah Gregor	42	11.35	4	2	6	-14
26	Jack Thompson	24	15.72	3	3	6	-6
	Zack Ostapchuk	46	9.29	1	3	4	-9
55	Walker Duehr	24	8.8	2	1	3	-11
5	Vincent Desharnais	50	15.97	0	3	3	-8
44	Marc-Edouard Vlasic	17	15.46	0	2	2	-8
36	Lucas Carlsson	1	18.3	1	1	2	2
30	Yaroslav Askarov	13	55.14	0	1	1	0
54	Patrick Giles	15	8.89	1	0	1	-2
56	Ethan Cardwell	6	11.53	1	0	1	-2
22	Andrew Poturalski	3	14.47	0	1	1	-1
42	Luca Cagnoni	2	19.25	0	1	1	0
75	Daniil Gushchin	10	12.12	0	1	1	-2
5	Matt Benning	7	13.04	0	0	0	-5
59	Jimmy Schuldt	5	14.46	0	0	0	-1
5	Colin White	3	7.3	0	0	0	-1
49	Scott Sabourin	1	10.5	0	0	0	-2

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
	Alexandar Georgiyev	42	3.57	0.876
31	Georgi Romanov	2	3.1	0.875

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Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups