Minnesota Wild vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 1/19/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Monday, January 19, 2026

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Toronto Maple Leafs (23-16-8) will go up against the Minnesota Wild (26-13-9) at Scotiabank Arena on Monday.

The Minnesota Wild will look for better times on the ice after their 6-2 defeat to the Jets in their previous outing. Minnesota accrued 8 penalty mins for this contest. In addition, they had 3 power play opportunities but weren't able to make the most of them. The Wild didn't have a great showing offensively in the loss. For the matchup, they netted 2 of the 34 shots they launched.

When discussing their scoring, the Minnesota Wild have racked up 147 goals (14th in hockey) over the course of the season and have allowed 133. For the year, they have accumulated 61 points and their points percentage comes in at .635. Minnesota skates onto the rink with 157 power play opportunities and they have added 35 goals out of those chances, giving them a percentage of 22.29%. While playing at even strength, the Wild have allowed the opponent to score 106 goals while scoring 112 themselves. Minnesota has taken 1,377 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.7%. The Wild have had 1,424 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .907. Minnesota Wild opponents have tallied 116 power play tries (31st in the league) and have scored 27 goals in those chances.

The man in goal for this game is Filip Gustavsson. Gustavsson has been in goal for 198 games during his professional hockey career. He has earned a win-loss record of 97-68-25 and was named the starter in 189 games. Opponents have scored 506 goals against Gustavsson in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.68. Gustavsson has had 5,773 shots taken against him and has recorded 5,267 saves. His save percentage currently sits at .912 for his 9,028 minutes guarding the cage. In his career, Gustavsson has accrued 117 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .619.

Their last time out, Toronto played the Golden Knights in a matchup where the Maple Leafs ended up taking the loss by a tally of 6-5. They had 1 opportunity on the power play in this one and earned 1 on that try. The Maple Leafs earned 5 goals out of the 28 shots on goal they attempted.

The Maple Leafs have racked up 138 goals at even strength and 20 goals (31st in the league) while having more men on the ice. Toronto has put up 1,261 shots (21st in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 12.53%, while allowing the other team 1,476 shots. Over the course of the season, the Toronto Maple Leafs have tallied 158 goals, 54 points, and a points percentage of .574. They have allowed 154 goals to be scored by way of 134 goals at even strength and 20 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 116 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 17.24%. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 83.87% on their oppositions 124 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently comes in at 89.6%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Joseph Woll protecting the net. The opposition is averaging 2.74 goals per contest and he has allowed 258 goals in total. Woll's rate of quality starts comes out to 61.7% and he has 58 quality starts in his career. He got the starting nod in 94 games and has accumulated 4,179 mins. Woll is the owner of a career record of 59-31-5 and has participated in 97 games. He has a tally of 2,630 stops out of 2,888 shots tried, giving him a save percentage of .911.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota

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