Calgary Flames at Toronto Maple Leafs 4/13/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 04/12/2021 at 10:30 PM ET

The Calgary Flames look for their second consecutive victory on Tuesday when visiting the Toronto Maple Leafs. Calgary is 17-21-3 with 37 points following a 5-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Jacob Markstrom stopped each of the 17 shots he faced in goal for Calgary. The Flames are in 5th place in the North division six points behind their closest to competitor Montreal and 22 points behind first-place Toronto.

Johnny Gaudreau is leading Calgary in goals scored with 14, while Elias Lindholm is the leader in assists with 24 and points with 34. In goal, Jacob Markstrom is 13-14-2 with a goals-against average of 2.91, save percentage of .901 and three shutouts. Calgary is scoring an average of 2.55 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.93 goals per game. Calgary's power play is scoring 20.0% of the time and it's penalty-kill unit has been successful 80.3% of the time.

The Toronto Maple Leafs complete a back-to-back when hosting Calgary on Tuesday after playing on the road Monday against the Montreal Canadiens. Toronto is 28-10-3 with 59 points following a 6-5 victory over the Ottawa Senators. Toronto has won six straight and the Maple Leafs are first in the North division, leading second place Winnipeg by six points.

Auston Matthews is leading Toronto in goals scored with 31 and points with 52, while Mitchell Marner is the leader in assists with 38. In goal, Jack Campbell is 11-0-0 with a goals-against average of 1.88 and save percentage of .934 with two shutouts. Toronto is scoring an average of 3.37 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.56 goals per game. Toronto's power play is scoring 23.3% of the time and the penalty-kill unit has been successful 78.0% of the time.

Toronto is playing as well or better than any other team in the NHL. Toronto has won six straight prior to the first half of its back to back on Monday. Maple Leafs goalie Jack Campbell is a perfect 11-0-0 with a pair of shutouts and a goals-against average of 1.88. Toronto has won four of the last five head-to-head versus Calgary. In contrast, Calgary has lost eight of its last 10. Final Score Prediction, Toronto Maple Leafs win 5-1.

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