Maple Leafs vs. Panthers betting preview

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The Toronto Maple Leafs (45-25-4) are slight favorites when they host the Florida Panthers (44-26-4) on Wednesday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Maple Leafs are -112 on the moneyline to win, while the Panthers have -108 moneyline odds.

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Maple Leafs to win vs Panthers -112

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Maple Leafs vs. Panthers Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Maple Leafs (-112)
  • Underdog: Panthers (-108)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Maple Leafs vs. Panthers Quick Facts

  • Toronto has combined with its opponent to put up more than 5.5 goals in 43 of 74 games this season.
  • So far this season, 51.4% of Florida’s games (38/74) have had more goals than Wednesday’s over/under of 5.5.
  • The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.4, is 0.9 above Wednesday’s over/under.
  • The 5.6 goals per game these two teams are giving up this season are 0.2 more than the 5.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Maple Leafs Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Maple Leafs Season Stat Insights

  • The Maple Leafs score the seventh-most goals in the NHL, averaging 3.3 per game for a total of 241 this season.
  • Toronto ranks 15th in total goals against, allowing 2.9 goals per game (217 total) in league play.
  • The team is ranked 11th in goal differential at +24.
  • Toronto’s 53 power-play goals this season are the sixth-most in the NHL (on 202 chances).
  • The Maple Leafs have the NHL’s fifth-best power-play conversion rate at 26.24%.
  • Toronto’s six shorthanded goals this season rank 11th in the NHL.
  • The Maple Leafs kill 78.34% of their opponent’s power plays, the 16th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
  • The Maple Leafs win the second-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL at 53.8%.
  • Toronto scores on 11.5% of its shots as a team, ranking sixth in the league.
  • The Maple Leafs average 24.1 hits and 16.3 blocked shots per game.

Maple Leafs Moneyline

  • Toronto has won 32 of the 52 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
  • Through 52 games with moneyline odds shorter than -112 this season, the Maple Leafs have been victorious 32 times.
  • The moneyline odds say Toronto has a 52.8% chance of winning this game.

Maple Leafs Leaders

  • Mitchell Marner: 23 goals and 68 assists
  • William Nylander: 42 goals and 37 assists
  • John Tavares: 35 goals and 34 assists
  • Joseph Woll: 25-13-1 record, .906 save percentage, 105 goals conceded

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Panthers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Panthers Season Stats Insights

  • The Panthers have scored 230 goals this season (3.1 per game) to rank 12th in the league.
  • Florida’s 201 total goals given up (2.7 per game) are the ninth-fewest in the NHL.
  • Their +29 goal differential is ninth-best in the league.
  • Florida has put up 53 power-play goals this season, which are the sixth-most in the NHL (on 218 chances).
  • The Panthers have a 24.31% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 10 percentage.
  • Florida has scored 12 shorthanded goals this season (second among all NHL teams).
  • The 80.47% of opponent power plays the Panthers kill is the 12th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Panthers have the 22nd-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (49.1%).
  • Florida is shooting 9.9% (24th in the league).
  • The Panthers have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Panthers Moneyline Insights

  • The Panthers have claimed an upset victory in seven, or 58.3%, of the 12 games they have played while the underdog this season.
  • Florida has 12 games this season playing as the underdog by -108 or longer, and is 7-5 in those contests.
  • The win probability for the Panthers, implied from the moneyline, is 51.9%.

Panthers Leaders

  • Sam Reinhart: 36 goals and 40 assists
  • Aleksander Barkov Jr.: 19 goals and 48 assists
  • Matthew Tkachuk: 22 goals and 35 assists
  • Sergei Bobrovsky: 31-16-2 record, .907 save percentage, 118 goals conceded
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