Lightning vs. Maple Leafs betting preview

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The Tampa Bay Lightning (45-26-6) are favorites when they welcome in the Toronto Maple Leafs (47-26-4) on Wednesday, April 9 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Lightning are -192 on the moneyline to win, while the Maple Leafs have +160 moneyline odds.

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Lightning to win vs Maple Leafs -192

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Lightning vs. Maple Leafs Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Lightning (-192)
  • Underdog: Maple Leafs (+160)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Lightning vs. Maple Leafs Quick Facts

  • Tampa Bay has combined with its opponent to put up more than 5.5 goals in 41 of 77 games this season.
  • Toronto’s games have gone over 5.5 goals in 43 of 77 chances this season.
  • The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 6.8, is 1.3 above Wednesday’s over/under.
  • These two clubs give up 5.5 goals per game combined, 0.0 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

  • The Lightning offense’s 274 total goals (3.6 per game) are ranked second in the NHL this year.
  • On defense, Tampa Bay has been one of the best units in NHL competition, allowing 199 total goals to rank third.
  • The squad has the league’s second-best goal differential at +75 this season.
  • Tampa Bay’s 56 power-play goals this season (on 218 chances) are the fifth-most in the NHL.
  • The Lightning’s 25.69% power-play conversion rate ranks sixth-best in the NHL this season.
  • Tampa Bay’s 10 shorthanded goals this season rank third in the league.
  • The Lightning defeat 81.63% of opponent power plays, currently the sixth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • With a 50.3% faceoff win percentage, the Lightning have the 15th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
  • Tampa Bay scores on 12.4% of its shots as a team, ranking second in the league.
  • The Lightning’s players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 17.6 hits and 14.5 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

  • In 57 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has won 39 times.
  • The Lightning have been victorious in 13 of the 19 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -192.
  • The moneyline odds say Tampa Bay has a 65.8% chance of winning this game.

Lightning Leaders

  • Nikita Kucherov: 34 goals and 80 assists
  • Brandon Hagel: 35 goals and 48 assists
  • Brayden Point: 41 goals and 38 assists
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy: 37-20-3 record, .922 save percentage, 127 goals given up

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Maple Leafs Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Maple Leafs Season Stats Insights

  • The Maple Leafs have the league’s eighth-best scoring offense (250 total goals, 3.2 per game).
  • Toronto has conceded 222 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank 13th.
  • Their +28 goal differential is ninth-best in the league.
  • Toronto has scored 53 power-play goals this season (on 206 chances). That’s the ninth-most in the NHL.
  • The Maple Leafs have a 25.73% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 5 percentage.
  • Toronto has scored six shorthanded goals this season (13th in NHL).
  • The 78.28% penalty-kill percentage the Maple Leafs have put totgether is the league’s 16th-ranked rate.
  • The Maple Leafs win 53.5% of their faceoffs. That’s the third-best rate in the NHL.
  • Toronto’s collective 11.6% shooting percentage ranks sixth in the league.
  • The Maple Leafs have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Maple Leafs Moneyline Insights

  • The Maple Leafs have claimed an upset victory in 13, or 56.5%, of the 23 games they have played while the underdog this season.
  • Toronto has not played a game with bigger moneyline odds than +160.
  • Oddsmakers have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Maple Leafs have a 38.5% chance to win.

Maple Leafs Leaders

  • Mitchell Marner: 24 goals and 70 assists
  • William Nylander: 44 goals and 38 assists
  • Auston Matthews: 30 goals and 41 assists
  • Joseph Woll: 25-14-1 record, .907 save percentage, 107 goals given up
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