Minnesota at Toronto

Toronto fought back from 2-0 and 5-3 deficits and won a thrilling season opener 6-5 over the Montreal on Wednesday when Auston Matthews scored two late goals to cap a hat trick and Mitch Marner had the only shootout goal. Ilya Samsonov had 37 saves for the Maple Leafs and is confirmed for this game. Samsonov was 27-10-5 with a 2.33 goals-against average and .919 save percentage in 2022-23. Minnesota defeated Florida 2-0 on Thursday although the Panthers had a 41-21 edge in shots as Filip Gustavsson had 41 saves. Toronto is picked to win the Atlantic Division and it has won five of the past six meetings and the favorite has won 18 of 23 meetings. The Maple Leafs have won 60 of their past 89 home games and they are 24-8 after allowing at least five goals their previous game. Take the Maple Leafs.