Maple Leafs Home Underdogs To Avalanche In Wednesday NHL Picks

• What: Wednesday NHL Picks
• Who: Colorado Avalanche at Toronto Maple Leafs
• When: Wednesday, March 19, 7:00 p.m.

It's a showdown of two legitimate Stanley Cup contenders in the Wednesday NHL picks, as the Toronto Maple Leafs play host to the Colorado Avalanche. Toronto (40-24-3) is currently third in the Atlantic Division. Colorado (41-24-3) is situated third in the Central Division.

It's the visiting Avalanche who are set by oddsmakers as the -120 away favorite in this game.

Let's look at the latest betting line on this game. Remember, odds are subject to change.

	Puck Line	Moneyline	Total
Colorado Avalanche	-1.5 (+215)	-120	O 6.5 (+102)
Toronto Maple Leafs	+1.5 (-260)	EVEN	U 6.5 (-122)

The Avalanche are 4-4-1 in their last nine road games. Toronto is 21-13-1 at home this season.

There are just two NHL games on the agenda during a quiet Wednesday night of action. This game is the one that we think provides the best bet of the night in the NHL picks.

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Avalanche vs Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Avalanche whipped the Maple Leafs 7-4 just 11 days ago in Denver. Overall, Colorado is 3-1 straight up in the past four games against Toronto. At Toronto, the Maple Leafs are 1-6 SU in the last seven meetings with the Avalanche.

The red hot Avalanche are 8-1 SU in their past nine games. Colorado is 5-1 SU in the last six games against Eastern Conference opposition.

The struggling Maple Leafs are 2-5 SU in the last seven games. Toronto is 2-3 SU in the last five contests against Western Conference squads.

The last three and six of the past seven games between the Avalanche and Maple Leafs have gone over. At Toronto, the over is 3-2-1 in the last six games.

Six of Colorado's last nine games have gone over. On the other hand, 13 of the past 20 road games played by the Avalanche hit on the under. In the last 15 games Colorado has played against Atlantic Division clubs, 10 went over.

Eight of Toronto's last 12 games have gone over. As well, the NHL picks show five of the last six games in which the Maple Leafs were facing Western Conference teams and five of the past seven against Central Division clubs also went over.

The Leafs are 8-8-1 SU as a betting underdog this season. Toronto is 18-17 against the puck line as a home team. Colorado is 14-19 against the puck line as the away club. The Avalanche are 36-20-3 SU as the favorite in the betting line.

Avalanche Are Rolling After Retooling

The Avalanche are displaying a 13-5-1 slate since trading away top-line forward Mikko Rantanen. Colorado is on an 8-0-1 run heading into this game. Rantanen's replacement Martin Necas has seven goals and 11 assists in 19 games since arriving in Colorado. Forwards Jack Drury and Blake Nelson and goalies Scott Wedgewood and Mackenzie Blackwood have also been added since the start of the NHL season.

Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog presents Nathan MacKinnon with the gold stick to honor him reaching 1,000 career points! 👏 pic.twitter.com/UVjdetyUix

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 16, 2025

Colorado center Nathan MacKinnon leads the NHL with 76 assists and 103 points. He scored a pair of goals in the March 8 win over Toronto. Right-winger Valeri Nichuskin was good for a hat-trick in that game. He's accounted for five goals and seven points in the past five games. Defenseman Cale Makar has 25 goals and 53 assists.

Maple Leafs Get Test Of Mettle

Both the Maple Leafs and captain Auston Matthews turned in bounce back performances in Monday's 6-2 home-ice win over the Calgary Flames. Matthews delivered two power-play goals and an assist in the win. Matthews has five goals and eight assists over the last 10 games.

Maple Leafs head Craig Berube on what he's noticed about captain Auston Matthews after two goals last night:

"He grabbed a hold of the room. It's not good enough what's going on here and he went out, he talked, and then he walked."

— Nick Barden (@nickbarden) March 18, 2025

Mitch Marner has scored 21 goals with 61 assists for the Maple Leafs. Right-winger William Nylander shows 3-5-8 totals through the past five games. The Maple Leafs are 5-4-1 over the past 10 games. They are averaging 3.5 goals per game, while giving up 3.4 goals per game.

Colorado vs Toronto NHL Picks

The Leafs are 3-3 SU as a home underdog this season. They were easy fodder for the Avalanche in Colorado, squandering a lead and allowing Colorado to score five unanswered goals. Toronto has given up three or more goals in eight of the past 10 games. That's not a winning recipe against the potent Colorado offense.

Colorado Avalanche To defeat Toronto Maple Leafs

-120

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Beginning a three-game road trip, Colorado has gone 18-14-1 on the road this season. The Maple Leafs are 1-7 SU in the last eight games facing teams ahead of them in the standings. Go with Colorado in the Wednesday NHL picks.