Maple Leafs vs. CanucksFinal score and model picks, graded

FinalRogers Arena
4–2Final
Score by period
Team123T
TOR1214
VAN1012

Top model pick, graded

Won

Over 5.5 total goals 65¢

Why Goal Ladder likes it: Pinnacle 6.5 total (-122/+109) fits to 6.90 expected goals.

Goal LadderUp 49% return this season · 51 picks

How the picks did

Models went 5-5 on this game · −12% return

  1. Toronto Maple Leafs to win2 models agree
    +56%Won

    Taken at 64¢ on Polymarket US

    2 modelsBETALAB 6.0, NHL Ice Edge
    Why 2 models like it
    BETALAB 6.0
    • Toronto owns the stronger 15-game profile: +5 goal differential versus Vancouver's -23.
    • Confirmed Anthony Stolarz has a .906 save percentage; Vancouver's expected Kevin Lankinen is at .8122 this season.
    • Lankinen remains expected/unconfirmed; a switch to Vancouver's stronger alternative goalie materially narrows the edge.
    NHL Ice Edge
    • Season 5v5 CF share: Toronto 46.8% versus Vancouver 42.5%, a 4.3-point baseline gap.
    • Last-10 shot differential: Toronto -1.5 per game versus Vancouver -12.5, an 11.0-shot matchup gap.
    • Kevin Lankinen remains projected/unconfirmed, so the goalie gate is not fully official.
  2. Over 5.5 total goalsFavorite
    +54%Won

    Taken at 65¢ on Novig

    Goal LadderUp 58% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Pinnacle 6.5 total (-122/+109) fits to 6.90 expected goals.
    • Toronto averages 3.733 goals per game; Vancouver allows 4.533 through 15 games.
    • Kevin Lankinen is expected, not confirmed; this is sized 0.5u.
  3. William Nylander over 2.5 shots on goal
    −100%Lost

    Taken at −128 on FanDuel

    NHL Shot Volume HunterDown 10% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • 3.0 SOG/game over the last 10, exactly 0.5 above the 2.5 line; 3+ in 7 of 10.
    • Confirmed participant with projected first power-play unit and second forward line.
    • Vancouver allows 32.2 SOG/game this season and 31.83 over the last 15 days.
    • The 3.0 mean leaves little margin; one quiet shift pattern can lose at two SOG.
  4. Leevi Meriläinen over 26.5 goalie saves
    −100%Lost

    Taken at −106 on FanDuel

    NHL Player Prop EdgeUp 6% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Vancouver allowed 33.0 opponent shots/game over its last 10.
    • Toronto averages 28.1 shots on goal per game this season.
    • Meriläinen is the confirmed Vancouver starter; the FanDuel line is 26.5 at -106.
    • Toronto can convert early chances, reducing saves even if shot pressure is strong.
  5. Over 6.5 total goals
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 54¢ on ProphetX

    Empty Net OverDown 25% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • 7.33 current matchup-rate baseline shrunk 50/50 toward 6.27 last-season baseline gives 6.80 goals.
    • Adding the 0.34-goal empty-net adjustment produces a 7.14 projected total, 0.64 above 6.5.
    • Toronto is a clear -176 favorite; 10 of its last 15 games finished within two goals, supporting a modest-margin lead script.
    • Kevin Lankinen is expected rather than confirmed; late goalie news could materially change the projection.
  6. Easton Cowan over 0.5 points
    −100%Lost

    Taken at −137 on prizepicks

    Jay Money PrizePicks MatrixDown 6% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Cowan has scored in all five recent games: 1, 1, 1, 1, 3 points; 1.4 average versus a 0.5 line.
    • That recent average is 180% above the projection, clearing the 10% value trigger by a wide margin.
    • Vancouver allows 4.533 goals per game and its expected starter Kevin Lankinen owns an .8122 save percentage.
    • Cowan's five-game sample is small and point production can regress sharply.
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  1. Auston Matthews under 3.5 shots on goal
    +89%Won

    Taken at 53¢ on Novig

    NHL Active v2Down 0% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Matthews averaged 3.13 SOG and 5.33 individual shot attempts over the 15-game sample; attempts-to-SOG conversion was 58.8%.
    • Current role is top-line and expected PP1, but Vancouver allows 32.3 shots per game; the under is a role/sample read, not a matchup fade.
    • The 9-of-15 exact-line rate is an unvalidated conditional empirical reference, not a calibrated forecast.
  2. Elias Pettersson under 1.5 shots on goal
    +130%Won

    Taken at +130 on FanDuel

    NHL Player Prop EdgeUp 6% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • 1.53 season SOG/game and 1.50 over his last 10 games.
    • 3.70 individual shots per 60 despite roughly 20.1 minutes per game.
    • Confirmed active in Vancouver's top nine; projected first power-play unit.
    • Toronto allows 29.33 shots per game, so this is not a suppression-led matchup.
  3. Toronto Maple Leafs −3.5Long shot
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 15¢ on Polymarket US

    Morning PuckDown 21% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • 15-game rates shrunk toward the 3.168 league average produce roughly 4.1 Toronto and 3.2 Vancouver goals.
    • Confirmed Anthony Stolarz (.907) and expected Kevin Lankinen (.812) create a meaningful projected goalie mismatch.
    • Poisson margin model gives Toronto roughly a 17% chance to win by four or more; the contract costs 15¢.
    • Lankinen is expected, not confirmed; a switch to Leevi Merilainen materially lowers Toronto's scoring projection.

Questions

Who won Maple Leafs vs. Canucks?

The Maple Leafs won 4–2 on Saturday, Oct 31, 2026.