The Toronto Maple Leafs will look to win for the first time vs. the defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins. Toronto finished even a year ago at home. This year, they have knocked on the door twice at home, losing to Montreal in OT in their opener and suffering another near miss at home to Ottawa 2-1. This one should be a highly motivated game for the Leafs looking for their first win, and especially with an opportunity to take on the Stanley Cup Champs. The Maple Leafs have had a great deal of success vs. this Penguins team as they took three of the four meetings a season ago, winning both the contests played at home. It runs their string against the Penguins to five wins in the last seven played, and that includes three straight at home, and also four of the last five at home. This looks like a live dog here, so I'm going with Toronto.
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