Vegas Golden Knights vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 01/23/26

The much-anticipated return of Mitch Marner to Toronto will be happening Friday night as the Vegas Golden Knights visit the Toronto Maple Leafs. These teams met just over a week ago in what was an absolute thriller of a game. The Leafs carried a lead into the third period but ended up losing in overtime by a score of 6-5. The Golden Knights were in Boston on Thursday night, so they will be on the second half of a back-to-back, while the Leafs were sitting idle. The Leafs have been playing some good hockey of late, but the injury bug seems to have found their team. They will be without William Nylander up front, and it is unlikely that we will see Brandon Carlo and Oliver Ekman-Larsson on the back end. However, I expect the Leafs to show up and have a solid performance against their old teammate. The crowd will be all over him every time he touches the puck and this should motivate the players.

The Golden Knights have now lost consecutive games after a seven-game winning streak. This will be no easy game for the Leafs, and they will need to grind for these two points. They are the more rested team, and it will play to their advantage. Give me the Leafs in this one.

Golden Knights vs. Maple Leafs prediction: Leafs ML (-105) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.