Maple Leafs vs. Lightning betting preview

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Monday’s NHL schedule features a matchup between the Toronto Maple Leafs (29-16-2) and the Tampa Bay Lightning (25-16-3) at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario. The Maple Leafs are -135 on the moneyline to win at home against the Lightning (+114) in the game, which begins at 7:30 PM ET on NHL Network.

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Maple Leafs to win vs Lightning -135

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Maple Leafs vs. Lightning Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Maple Leafs (-135)
  • Underdog: Lightning (+114)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Maple Leafs vs. Lightning Quick Facts

  • Toronto and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 20 of 47 matches (42.6%) so far this season.
  • Tampa Bay’s games have gone over 6.5 goals in 19 of 44 chances this season.
  • These two teams combine to average 6.8 goals per game, 0.3 more than the total set for this match.
  • This game’s over/under is 0.9 above the 5.6 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.

Maple Leafs Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Maple Leafs Season Stat Insights

  • The Maple Leafs’ 3.1 average goals per game add up to 147 total, which makes them the 11th-ranked scoring team in the league.
  • Toronto ranks 13th in total goals against, conceding 2.8 goals per game (134 total) in NHL action.
  • The squad has the league’s 10th-best goal differential at +13 this season.
  • Toronto has put up 29 power-play goals on 134 chances this season, to rank 11th in the NHL.
  • The Maple Leafs’ offense has the league’s 16th-ranked power-play conversion rate (21.64%).
  • Toronto has scored a total of four shorthanded goals this season.
  • The Maple Leafs rank 11th in the NHL in penalty-kill success rate at 81.38%.
  • The Maple Leafs’ players win 52.1% of their faceoffs to rank sixth in the NHL.
  • Toronto scores on 10.9% of its shots as a team, ranking 12th in the league.
  • The Maple Leafs average 24.8 hits and 16.1 blocked shots per game.

Maple Leafs Moneyline

  • Toronto has won 21 of its 34 games as a favorite this season.
  • The Maple Leafs have been victorious in 19 of the 28 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -135.
  • Toronto has a 57.4% chance of winning this game, per the moneyline odds.

Maple Leafs Leaders

  • Mitchell Marner: 14 goals and 50 assists
  • William Nylander: 27 goals and 21 assists
  • John Tavares: 20 goals and 22 assists
  • Joseph Woll: 16-8-0 record, .907 save percentage, 63 goals allowed

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Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stats Insights

  • The Lightning have scored the third-most goals (161 goals, 3.7 per game) in the NHL.
  • Tampa Bay has conceded 2.8 goals per game, and 122 total, the fifth-fewest among all league teams.
  • Their third-best goal differential is +39.
  • Tampa Bay has put up 35 power-play goals this season (fifth-most in the NHL) on 129 chances.
  • The Lightning have the NHL’s fourth-best power-play conversion rate of 27.13%.
  • Tampa Bay has scored eight shorthanded goals this season (second among all NHL teams).
  • The 82.35% penalty-kill percentage the Lightning have put totgether is the league’s eighth-best rate.
  • The Lightning win 50.2% of their faceoffs. That’s the 18th-ranked rate in the NHL.
  • Tampa Bay is shooting 12.8% (second in the league).
  • The Lightning have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Lightning Moneyline Insights

  • The Lightning have secured an upset victory in six, or 40.0%, of the 15 games they have played as an underdog this season.
  • Tampa Bay has won three of its seven games when it is the underdog by +114 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The win probability for the Lightning, implied from the moneyline, is 46.7%.

Lightning Leaders

  • Nikita Kucherov: 21 goals and 46 assists
  • Brayden Point: 27 goals and 22 assists
  • Brandon Hagel: 20 goals and 29 assists
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy: 20-13-2 record, .915 save percentage, 81 goals given up
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