Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 11/8/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Bruins (+126) Maple Leafs (-152)

The Boston Bruins (8-7-0) are headed to Scotiabank Arena on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs (8-5-1). The line on this matchup has Boston at +126 and Toronto is at -152. The betting total is set at 6.

The Boston Bruins had a decent effort after finishing in a 3-3 tie against the Islanders in their previous outing. The Bruins had a middle of the road offensive outing in this game. For the game, they earned a goal on 3 of the 27 shots they tried. They also had 4 power play attempts and netted 1 goal. Boston had 10 penalty mins for this contest.

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Boston Bruins opponents have totaled 58 power play opportunities (1st in professional hockey) and have tallied 10 goals in those chances. The Bruins thus far have had 452 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .887. Boston has taken 396 shots and has a shot percentage of 12.1%. While at even strength, the Bruins have allowed the opponent to score 41 goals while notching 37 themselves. Boston steps onto the ice with 50 power play opportunities and they have notched 11 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 22.00%. For the current campaign, they have scored 16 points and their points % is .533. With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Boston Bruins have accumulated 48 goals (5th in the National Hockey League) so far this year and have allowed 51.

The man protecting the net in this game is Jeremy Swayman. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Swayman has recorded 116 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .604. His save percentage is .910 during his 10,093 mins in the crease. Swayman has had 5,526 shot attempts against him and he has 5,027 saves. Opponents have been able to score 499 goals against Swayman in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.60. He has accumulated an overall mark of 106-66-22 and he has gotten the start in 192 games. Swayman has been involved in 199 games over the course of his professional hockey career.

In their last contest, Toronto squared up with the Mammoth in a game where the Maple Leafs notched a victory by a final of 5-3. They had 1 power play attempt in this game but weren't able to score a goal. The Maple Leafs notched 5 goals out of the 19 shots on goal they attempted.

Toronto has put up 393 shots (13th in professional hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 13.23%, while allowing their opponents 406 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 83.33% on their oppositions 42 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 87.7%. They have a total of 34 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 11.76%. The Maple Leafs have tallied 48 goals at even strength and 4 goals (30th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 50 goals to be scored by way of 43 goals at even strength and 7 goals while they had less men on the ice. Over the course of the season, the Toronto Maple Leafs have 52 goals, 17 points, and a points percentage of .607.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Anthony Stolarz defending the goal. Stolarz has compiled a career mark of 70-43-13 and has played in 153 contests. Stolarz's rate of quality starts is 60.6% and he has 77 quality starts in his pro career. He has recorded 3,859 saves out of 4,215 shots attempted, giving him a save percentage of .916. The opposition is averaging 2.80 goals per game and he has yielded 356 goals in total. He has been a starter 127 games and has played 7,553 mins.

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Guy's Pick: Take Toronto (-152)

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