Toronto Maple Leafs VS Edmonton Oilers ( BETTING TIPS, Match Preview & Expert Analysis )
PREVIEW & TIPS Toronto Maple Leafs VS Edmonton Oilers
The Leafs are and will remain the Edmonton Oilers’ fearsome opponent this season. They have already drawn the short straw six times against the leaders of the North Division. The ninth and last duel of this regular season will take place on Monday. On Saturday, McDavid, Draisaitl and Co. did not even have a 3-1 lead well into the third third to finally win again against Toronto. So they conceded the 2: 3 just eight minutes before the end and then finally 3: 3 five minutes later.
Toronto Maple Leafs News
The Maple Leafs have the Oilers under control this year. This is not entirely surprising, however, since the balance of these two teams has been 13: 3 for Toronto since the start of the 2016/17 season. The way the Leafs play just doesn’t suit Edmonton and that’s understandable. Hardly any team in the league plays more physically than Toronto, for which they have signed some very tough and great players in recent years, see Thornton, Marner or Tavares. These are on average significantly slower than McDavid and his colleagues, but with the right tactics that is not decisive.
Edmonton Oilers News
The Oilers were close to a success in Toronto, but at the end they let themselves be pushed far too deep into their own third. Since this has happened to them several times this season, we have to ask the question of strength here. It almost seems as if the team regularly ran out of breath towards the end, which of course is also due to their very fast style of play. However, this shouldn’t be the case, especially since they are a slightly younger team in terms of age – especially compared to Toronto.