An Atlantic division showdown is set for Tuesday night when the Tampa Bay Lightning (41 points) visit the Toronto Maple Leafs (44 points). Tampa Bay is currently third in the division, with Toronto second, and both teams are trailing the Boston Bruins for the top spot in the Atlantic. Below is my NHL betting pick for Lightning vs Maple Leafs.
Lightning vs Maple Leafs Betting Pick
ℹ️ The Pick: | Maple Leafs Moneyline (-140) |
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This game will be played at Scotiabank Arena at 7:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 20, 2022.
Why Bet the Maple Leafs:
✅ Toronto has won nine of their last 12 games.
✅ The Maple Leafs are 5-2 in their last six home games.
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Tampa Bay Lightning
Toronto Maple Leafs
Team Records
TB | Team Records | TOR |
---|---|---|
45-29-8 | Overall | 46-26-10 |
3-1 | Shootout | 5-2 |
5-7 | Overtime | 8-8 |
25-11-5 | Home | 22-15-4 |
20-18-3 | Road | 24-11-6 |
26-19-5 | EAS | 22-20-8 |
19-10-3 | WES | 24-6-2 |
12-9-5 | ATL | 11-12-3 |
14-10-0 | MET | 11-8-5 |
8-7-1 | CEN | 12-2-2 |
11-3-2 | PAC | 12-4-0 |
11-3-8 | ≤1 | 19-6-10 |
21-13-0 | ≥3 | 21-11-0 |
4-2-3 | Oct | 5-3-1 |
6-7-2 | Nov | 7-3-2 |
8-6-0 | Dec | 5-4-4 |
9-3-0 | Jan | 8-4-1 |
5-6-1 | Feb | 9-3-0 |
9-1-1 | Mar | 8-5-1 |
4-4-1 | Apr | 4-4-1 |
Team Stats
TB | Team Stats | TOR |
---|---|---|
288 | Goals For | 298 |
267 | Goals Agst | 261 |
3.02 | PP For GM | 2.9 |
.87 | PP Goals GM | .70 |
28.63 | PP% | 23.95 |
2.85 | PP Agst GM | 2.9 |
.48 | PP Agst Goals GM | .67 |
83.33 | PK% | 76.89 |
11.0 | PIM GM | 9.9 |
11.0 | oPIM GM | 10.2 |
Goalies
A. Vasilevskiy | M. Murray | |
---|---|---|
52 | GP | 26 |
52 | GS | 26 |
30-20-2 | W-L-T/O | 14-8-2 |
148 | Goals Allowed | 74 |
2.90 | GAA | 3.01 |
1477 | Shots Against | 761 |
.900 | SV% | .903 |
2 | SO | 1 |
27 | Quality Starts | 13 |
.519 | QS% | .500 |
9 | Bad Starts | 8 |
104 | Goals All.% | 102 |
-5.23 | Goals Sv Above Avg | -1.13 |
Recent Starts
Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/4/22 TOR | Campbell ML N/A | W5-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 34 | 31 | .912 |
5/2/22 TOR | Campbell ML N/A | L0-5 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 32 | 27 | .844 |
4/29/22 NYI | Sorokin ML N/A | W6-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 37 | 33 | .892 |
4/26/22 CBJ | Merzlikins ML N/A | W4-1 TOTAL N/A | 1 | 21 | 20 | .952 |
4/24/22 FLA | Bobrovsky ML N/A | W8-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 39 | 35 | .897 |
Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/5/22 ARI | Wedgewood ML N/A | L5-8 TOTAL N/A | 8 | 31 | 23 | .742 |
3/1/22 TB | Vasilevskiy ML N/A | L2-5 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 22 | 17 | .773 |
2/26/22 MON | Hammond ML N/A | L1-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 32 | 30 | .938 |
2/15/22 STL | Husso ML N/A | L2-5 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 31 | 27 | .871 |
2/12/22 BOS | Swayman ML N/A | L0-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 37 | 35 | .946 |
Betting Trends
TB | Betting Trends | TOR |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
3-0-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 1-2-0 |
3-0-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
5 | Avg Score | 3.33 |
1.33 | Avg Opp Score | 2.67 |
AWAY | HOME | |
2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
3.33 | Avg Score | 5.67 |
1.67 | Avg Opp Score | 1.33 |
TB | Betting Trends | TOR |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
5-0-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
5-0-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-3-0 |
4.8 | Avg Score | 4 |
1.4 | Avg Opp Score | 2.4 |
AWAY | HOME | |
4-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
3.8 | Avg Score | 4.4 |
2.4 | Avg Opp Score | 1.6 |
TB | Betting Trends | TOR |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
8-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
6-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 7-3-0 |
4.1 | Avg Score | 3.8 |
2.3 | Avg Opp Score | 2 |
AWAY | HOME | |
7-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 6-4-0 |
3-7-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-6-0 |
3.3 | Avg Score | 3.7 |
2.8 | Avg Opp Score | 2.3 |
Head to Head
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Tampa Bay Lightning
Last time out, Tampa Bay visited the Montreal Canadiens and easily won 5-1. This game was all Lightning as they scored two goals in the first period and added two more in the second. Montreal got on the board early in the third period, but it was too little too late as Tampa finished the game off with one more goal.
Brandon Hagel has two goals and one assist on the night. Nick Paul, Anthony Cirelli, and Nikita Kucherov each scored a goal in the win. Steven Stamkos had two assists and seven other Lightning players got in on the assist action.
Tampa Bay is led by their two stars as Steven Stamkos has a team high 16 goals and Nikita Kucherov leads the way with 35 assists and 47 points. The Lightning score 3.67 goals per game and allow 2.83.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto visited the Washington Capitals and left with a disappointing 5-2 defeat. There were three goals scored in under four minutes and it was Washington who took a 2-1 lead into the first intermission. The Capitals made it 3-1 early in the second period, but the Leafs made it a one score game heading into the second intermission. Washington scored two goals in the first four minutes of the third period to take control and get the win.
Auston Matthews had one goal and assist on the night. William Nylander got the scoring started for the Leafs in the first period. Four Toronto players had assists in the defeat.
Toronto has been balanced this year as William Nylander has a team high 18 goals, Mitch Marner has 25 assists, and Auston Matthews leads the way with 37 points. The Maple Leafs score 3.22 goals per game and allow just 2.41.
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