The Toronto Maple Leafs meet the Tampa Bay Lightning for Game 3 of their four-game regular-season series, as Week 27 of the 2021-22 NHL season gets underway with this Eastern Conference showdown from the Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay. These teams have split the first two meetings, with both games played in Toronto, so let’s see what’s the best Maple Leafs vs. Lightning betting pick for Monday evening.
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Maple Leafs vs Lightning FanDuel Betting Pick
This game will be played at the Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay at 7:30 PM ET on Monday, April 4, 2022.
Why Bet The Lightning:
✅ The Tampa Bay Lightning have split the first two meetings with the Toronto Maple Leafs, winning the last game in Toronto on December 9, 5-3. Tampa Bay is 6-3-1 in the last 10 meetings between these teams.
✅ The Tampa Bay Lightning are 21-6-5 at home this season. That includes going 4-2-1 at the Amalie Arena since the start of March. These teams have split the last four games in Tampa Bay.
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✅ The Toronto Maple Leafs have won their last two games on the road and are 19-12-3 away from Toronto, but they had lost their previous three contests on the road and are 6-7-0 in their last 13 road games.
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs (44-19-5; 30-38 ATS) defeated the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, 6-3. That was their fourth straight victory and they are 7-3-0 in their last 10 contests. Toronto has been a solid road team this season, going 19-12-3, but they are 6-7-0 in their last 13 road games. Toronto is currently in second place in the Atlantic Division, tied with Tampa Bay with 93 points each.
Auston Matthews scored his 51st goal of the season and Morgan Rielly scored a goal and added two assists in the victory over Philadelphia. Mitchell Marner had two assists, and now has 12 points over his last five games. Marner has 81 points, trailing Matthews for the team lead who has 88. Toronto has been an outstanding offensive team this season, averaging 3.76 goals per game, second in the NHL.
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning (43-18-7; 31-37 ATS) lost to the Montréal Canadiens in a shootout on Saturday, 5-4. Tampa Bay is 2-0-1 through the first three contests of their four-game homestand and is an impressive 21-6-5 at home this season. Tampa Bay also has 93 points, nine behind Florida for the top spot in the division. They lead Boston by two points.
Nikita Kucherov had a goal and two assists in the loss to Montréal. He now has nine points over his last five games, including eight assists. It took some time for Kucherov to get healthy enough to play, but he has 43 points in 33 games. The Lightning are also a very good scoring team, eighth in the NHL in goals per game at 3.32.