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Los Angeles -½ +120 over Toronto

7:07 PM EST. Regulation only. Toronto’s recent stretch tells the story of a fragile team with a leaky defense, inconsistent goaltending, and very little structure. Over their last dozen games, they’ve given up five goals in five different contests and haven’t looked sharp in any of them.

They’ve dropped three straight, 5–3 to Boston, 5–4 to Carolina (outshot 47-20) and 5–3 to Boston again in games where they were outplayed physically and on the forecheck. Before that, they scraped out a win over Utah (5–3), and stole one from Pittsburgh (4–3) only after sleepwalking through two and a half periods. The Penguins game was a perfect snapshot of where Toronto is right now: lifeless, mistake-prone, and relying on random third-period bursts just to stay afloat.

Even their “good” wins look shaky:

4–3 (OT) vs Buffalo — they blew a two-goal lead and were hemmed in for most of the third.

4–3 vs Calgary — they were outshot 41–28.

5–2 at Philly — one of the few nights the opponent didn’t show up.

This is not a team trending up. They’ve used three different goalies in two weeks, their blue line is constantly chasing, and their breakouts are disorganized. Toronto’s power play remains top-heavy, and once you get past the top line, the depth disappears.

Meanwhile, the Kings are a machine. Los Angeles brings structure, composure, and balance. They roll four lines, win puck battles, and limit high-danger chances. They’re among the league leaders in expected goal share and continue to suffocate weaker teams by controlling possession and forcing mistakes. Their blue line moves the puck efficiently, and they don’t rely on luck or comebacks, they simply wear teams down.

This matchup heavily favors L.A.’s discipline and consistency. The Kings forecheck hard, control the middle, and make you pay for every turnover — and there will be plenty of those against this version of the Leafs.

Toronto is showing all the signs of a team cracking under its own hype: defensive breakdowns, shaky goaltending, and zero chemistry. The Kings, on the other hand, are everything Toronto isn’t — poised, structured, and relentless.

L.A. shouldn’t need overtime to handle this soft, mistake-prone opponent. The better team wins this one cleanly. Toronto is a mess. 

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