Maple Leafs vs. Lightning betting preview

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The Toronto Maple Leafs (3-2) are favorites when they welcome in the Tampa Bay Lightning (3-1) on Monday, October 21 at 7:30 PM ET on NHL Network. The Maple Leafs are -142 on the moneyline to win, while the Lightning have +120 moneyline odds.

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Maple Leafs to win vs Lightning -142

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Maple Leafs vs. Lightning Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Maple Leafs (-142)
  • Underdog: Lightning (+120)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Maple Leafs vs. Lightning Quick Facts

  • In 46 of 89 games last season, Toronto and its opponent combined for more than 6.5 goals.
  • Tampa Bay played 43 games last season that finished with over 6.5 goals.
  • These two teams scored 7.1 goals per game combined, 0.6 more than this one’s total.
  • These teams together surrendered 6.4 goals per game, 0.1 fewer than this one’s over/under.
  • The Lightning were fifth in the league in goals scored, compared to the second-ranked Maple Leafs.
  • The Lightning were 22nd in the league in goals allowed, and the Maple Leafs were 21st.

Maple Leafs Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Maple Leafs Season Stat Insights

  • The Maple Leafs are ranked 21st in the league with 15 goals this season, an average of three per contest.
  • Toronto has allowed the sixth-fewest goals in NHL action this season, 11 (just 2.2 per game).
  • With a +4 goal differential, they’re ranked eighth-best in the NHL.
  • The two power-play goals Toronto has scored this season (on 16 chances) rank 24th in the NHL.
  • The Maple Leafs rank 26th in the league with a 12.5% power-play conversion rate this season.
  • The Maple Leafs rank 11th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 85%.
  • The Maple Leafs win the fifth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL at 54.4%.
  • Toronto scores on 9.1% of its shots as a team, ranking 26th in the league.
  • The Maple Leafs’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 19.2 hits and 17.6 blocked shots per game.

Maple Leafs Moneyline

  • In four games as the moneyline favorite this season, Toronto has picked up a victory twice.
  • In three games with moneyline odds lower than -142, the Maple Leafs have two wins.
  • The moneyline odds imply that Toronto has a 58.7% chance of winning this contest.

Maple Leafs Leaders

  • Mitchell Marner: one goal and four assists
  • Max Domi: five assists
  • Auston Matthews: two goals and two assists
  • Anthony Stolarz: 2-2-0 record, .937 save percentage, seven goals conceded

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Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stats Insights

  • The Lightning were fifth in the league in scoring last season (288 goals, 3.5 per game).
  • Tampa Bay’s total of 267 goals conceded (3.3 per game) was 22nd in the NHL.
  • Their +21 goal differential was 12th in the league.
  • With 71 power-play goals, Tampa Bay led the NHL (on 248 chances).
  • With a 28.63% power-play conversion rate, the Lightning led the league.
  • Tampa Bay had five shorthanded goals (24th in league).
  • At 83.33%, the Lightning had the fifth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Lightning were ninth in faceoff win rate in the NHL (51.8%).
  • The 12% shooting percentage of Tampa Bay topped the league.
  • The Lightning did not shut out an opponent last season.

Lightning Moneyline Insights

  • Last season the Lightning were an underdog 33 times, and won 14, or 42.4%, of those games.
  • Tampa Bay played 14 games last season as an underdog by +120 or more and went 6-8.
  • Oddsmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Lightning have a 45.5% chance to win.

Lightning Leaders

  • Nikita Kucherov totaled 144 points (1.8 per game) for Tampa Bay last season, with 44 goals and 100 assists in 81 games (playing 21:24 per game).
  • Brayden Point was one of the impact players on offense for Tampa Bay with 90 total points (1.1 per game), with 46 goals and 44 assists in 81 games.
  • Jake Guentzel had 77 points, including 30 goals and 47 assists.
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy was 30-20-2 last season, giving up 148 goals (2.9 goals against average) with a .900 save percentage (40th in the league).
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