This is a 10* TOTAL OF THE MONTH on the OVER Rangers/Leafs.

I'm expecting a wide-open affair between the Rangers and the Leafs tonight, and I look for this total to fly OVER the number sooner, rather than later.

New York is coming off a 3-1 road win over the Canadiens, while the Leafs enter off a 3-1 home win over the Senators.

The Rangers Igor Shesterkin is 1-0-1 with a 1.98 GAA so far this season, but the Rangers have allowed nine goals so far this year, which ranks 23rd in the league.

The Leafs have had to use Jack Campbell with Petr Mrazek sidelined. Overall Toronto has conceded just five goals over three games. No big surprise to learn that the Leafs have to this point seen all three of their games go UNDER the posted number.

These goaltenders have already been overworked in the early going and these two talented offenses are about to take over.

Both teams have played to several lower-scoring affairs to this point, but that trend ends today.

All signs point to the OVER as the correct call in this one.

Good luck, NP