Toronto Maple Leafs vs Nashville Predators Prediction 12/20/2025 Today’s NHL Picks
Chris Ruffolo
Dec 11, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (34) and San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini (71) skate after the puck during the second period at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images
MATCHUP
Toronto Maple Leafs
Nashville Predators
Team Records
15-13-5
13-16-4
Spread
-1.5 215
+1.5 -265
Moneyline
-110
-110
Total
Over 5.5 (-135)
Under 5.5 (114)
Where
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
When
Saturday, December 20, 2025
Time
07:00 PM EST
TV
ESPN+
The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Nashville Predators meet Saturday in NHL action from the Bridgestone Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Nashville Predators prediction.
Toronto Maple Leafs Recap
The Toronto Maple Leafs come into this game looking to bounce back from a 4-0 loss at the hands of the Washington Capitals last time out to fall to 15-13-5 this season. After this game, the Maple Leafs will head on the road again for a game against the Dallas Stars.
Maple Leafs Looking To Rebound From Shutout
William Nylander leads the Maple Leafs with 36 points on 11 goals and a team-high 25 assists while John Tavares has 30 points with a team-high 13 goals and 17 assists and Matthew Knies has 29 points with 7 goals and 22 assists. Auston Matthews has 23 points with 14 goals and 9 assists and Morgan Rielly has 23 points with 18 assists. Oliver Ekman-Larsson has 22 points with 16 assists. Anthony Stolarz has gone 6-5-1 with a 3.51 GAA and an .884 save percentage in goal for the Maple Leafs while Joseph Woll is 5-3-1 with a 2.39 GAA and a .927 save percentage. Dennis Hildeby is also 2-4-3 with a 2.85 GAA and a .918 save percentage this season.
Nashville Predators Recap
The Nashville Predators come into this game looking to bounce back from a 4-1 loss at the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes last time out to sit at 13-16-4 this season. After this game, the Predators will head home for a game against the New York Rangers.
Predators Alternate Wins & Losses In 4 Straight
Ryan O’Reilly leads the Predators in scoring with 27 points along with 10 goals and 17 assists while Filip Forsberg has 26 points with 15 goals and 11 assists. Erik Haula has 17 points with 4 goals and 13 assists and Luke Evangelista has 23 points with a team-high 19 assists as well this season. Michael Bunting has 19 points with 9 goals and 10 assists. Juuse Saros has gone 12-11-3 with a 2.95 GAA and an .898 save percentage while Justus Annunen has gone 1-5-1 with a 3.73 GAA and an .865 save percentage so far this season.
Toronto Maple Leafs @ Nashville Predators Betting Trends: December 20, 2025
Why the Nashville Predators will win
The Maple Leafs have lost five of their last six games as favorites.
The underdogs have won four of the Maple Leafs’ last five games at Bridgestone Arena.
The Maple Leafs have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games as favorites.
The underdogs have covered the puck line in 10 of the Maple Leafs’ last 11 games at Bridgestone Arena.
The Predators have won the third period in each of their last six home games against Atlantic Division opponents when leading after the second period.
Why the Toronto Maple Leafs will win
The Maple Leafs have won six of their last seven road games following a road loss.
The Predators have lost four of their last five home games against Atlantic Division opponents.
The Maple Leafs have covered the puck line in each of their last five games following a road loss.
The Predators have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games as home underdogs.
The Predators have lost the third period in each of their last six games as underdogs at Bridgestone Arena when trailing after the second period.
Total Goals Facts
Seven of the Maple Leafs’ last eight games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Each of the Predators’ last four games as underdogs following a home loss have gone OVER the total goals line.
The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Maple Leafs’ last nine games as road favorites.
The ‘Over 2.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in three of the Predators’ last four games as underdogs.
Nashville Predators Player Prop Facts
Ryan O’Reilly has scored at least one goal in six of his last eight appearances with his team as a home underdog against the Maple Leafs.
Filip Forsberg has recorded at least one assist in each of his last four home appearances against the Maple Leafs.
Ryan O’Reilly ranks T1st in the league for Game Winning Goals (5) this season.
Toronto Maple Leafs Player Prop Facts
Auston Matthews has scored at least one goal in four of his last five appearances against Central Division opponents.
William Nylander has recorded at least one assist in eight of his last nine appearances with the Maple Leafs as favorites.
Auston Matthews has scored two goals against the Predators this season – equal-most against any opponent.
Matchup/League Facts
The Nashville Predators rank 31st in the league for goals against per game this season (3.48).
The Nashville Predators rank 27th in the league for goals per game this season (2.76).
The Toronto Maple Leafs rank 31st in the league in power play percentage this season (14.12%).
The Toronto Maple Leafs rank T5th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (83.33%).
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Nashville Predators Prediction
I’m leaning towards Toronto here. The Maple Leafs have been able to get the better of the Predators in the last few seasons head-to-head and I think we’re starting to border on must-win territory for Toronto right now as this team is just in a bad space right now. The coaching staff seems lost, and the players are getting frustrated, but I think they galvanize here and get the job done against a subpar Nashville team that’s struggling with consistency right now. Give me Toronto.
