The Toronto Maple Leafs, riding an impressive streak of eight wins in their last ten games, welcome the Nashville Predators to Scotiabank Arena for what promises to be an intriguing interconference battle on Wednesday night.
Toronto's recent dominance includes four consecutive home victories, with their latest triumph being a convincing 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks where Auston Matthews marked his return from injury with a crucial goal.
The Predators arrive in Toronto facing significant challenges, having lost their last four games and struggling with a 2-3-5 record in their previous ten outings.
Recent history favors the Maple Leafs, who have won five of their last nine meetings against Nashville, including a dominant 4-0 victory in their most recent encounter at Scotiabank Arena.
While Toronto's offense has been clicking with an average of 3.1 goals per game over their last ten matches, Nashville's scoring struggles continue as they rank last in the league with just 2.32 goals per game this season.
As these teams prepare to face off in what could be a pivotal December matchup, both squads will be looking to either maintain momentum or reverse their fortunes in this cross-conference collision.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Nashville Predators prediction: who will win?
For tonight's Toronto Maple Leafs vs Nashville Predators matchup, our predictive model gives the Leafs a 56.5% chance of defeating the Preds.
Toronto Maple Leafs: 56.5% win probability
- Strong defensive performance (61 goals against in 24 games)
- Excellent win-loss record (15-7 record, 4th in Eastern Conference)
- Positive momentum (WWLWW recent form)
Nashville Predators: 43.5% win probability
- Poor offensive output (58 goals scored, lowest in Western Conference)
- Negative goal differential (-21 goals, second-worst in division)
- Poor recent form (LLLLW, losing 4 of last 5 games)
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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Nashville Predators form
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Nashville Predators head to head
Toronto Maple Leafs
67%
Nashville Predators
33%
Dec 10, 2023
Toronto Maple Leafs
4 : 0
Nashville Predators
Oct 28, 2023
Nashville Predators
3 : 2
Toronto Maple Leafs
Mar 26, 2023
Nashville Predators
2 : 3
Toronto Maple Leafs
Jan 12, 2023
Toronto Maple Leafs
2 : 1
Nashville Predators
Mar 19, 2022
Nashville Predators
6 : 3
Toronto Maple Leafs
Nov 17, 2021
Toronto Maple Leafs
3 : 0
Nashville Predators
