Toronto Maple Leafs vs New York Rangers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/05/26

The Toronto Maple Leafs will take on the New York Rangers Thursday night. The Maple Leafs are riding a 5-game losing streak into this one. Though, in their last 2 games they played much more competitively and lost both in overtime to the Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils. The Maple Leafs currently rank 13^th in the Eastern Conference. The Maple Leafs also hold the worst away record in the Eastern Conference at 11-14-4. This weak record is a result of them giving up 3.43 goals per game on 31.8 shots.

For the Rangers, they have lost 8 of their last 10 overall. On the season, they rank last in the Eastern Conference. Making matters worse, they have impressively bad home form. They are 7-15-6 at home this season giving up 94 goals while only scoring 59 goals. The Rangers scoring has been a problem all year, with them ranking 24^th with 2.62 goals per game. The Rangers also rank 27^th in shots on goal and overall shot percentage. Taking all of this in, we have a battle between 2 struggling teams. I believe that the recently improved play of the Maple Leafs and better offense give them the edge in this one. I am taking the Maple Leafs on the money line.

Maple Leafs vs. Rangers Prediction: Maple Leafs ML (-105) available at the time of publishing. Playable at that number.