Toronto vs. Calgary

CALGARY (Interstat) — The Toronto Maple Leafs will visit the Calgary Flames on Monday for a National Hockey League game at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. Toronto enters with a 7-6 record, while Calgary is 4-6. The matchup features two teams riding recent winning streaks: Toronto has won four straight, and Calgary has won three in a row. The Maple Leafs’ 7-6 record includes a 7-2 win at Edmonton and a 5-4 win over the New York Rangers.

William Nylander is the player to watch for Toronto. Nylander has 6 goals and 9 assists over his past 10 games. He had two goals and three shots on goal in Toronto’s most recent game, a 7-2 win at Edmonton. Nylander also produced two goals and three assists in a win at Colorado earlier this season, and he had a goal and two assists against Nashville. Nylander recorded five shots on goal in a loss to Buffalo and five shots on goal in a loss at Vegas. Auston Matthews added a goal in the Edmonton victory, and goaltender Anthony Stolarz made 30 saves on 32 shots. Toronto’s recent stretch includes wins over the New York Rangers, Columbus, San Jose and Edmonton. The Maple Leafs also have losses to the New York Islanders, Buffalo in overtime, Utah, Vegas in a shootout and Ottawa.

Devin Cooley is the player to watch for Calgary. The Flames goaltender made 28 saves on 29 shots in Calgary’s 4-1 win over Detroit in the Flames’ most recent game. He also stopped 36 of 37 shots against Minnesota and 34 of 36 against Carolina. Joel Farabee had a goal and two assists against Detroit, and Matvei Gridin added a goal and an assist. Calgary’s recent wins have come against Detroit, Minnesota and Carolina, and the Flames also beat Anaheim on the road. Calgary has losses to Vegas, Anaheim, Colorado, Seattle and Vancouver.

Toronto will continue its road trip after this game, with upcoming visits to Seattle and Vancouver. Calgary will remain in Alberta for its next game at Edmonton before returning home to face Seattle. Toronto’s next 10 games include home dates against Utah, Montreal, New Jersey, Colorado, Minnesota, Edmonton and Los Angeles. Calgary’s next 10 games include home dates against Seattle, Anaheim, Philadelphia and the New York Rangers. Both teams will look to carry their recent success into the Monday matchup.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Calgary 3, Toronto 2. The ELO system gives Toronto a 51.4% probability to win. Toronto is a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5, and the over/under is 6.5.