Maple Leafs vs Lightning Betting Odds
When: May 06, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. EST
Venue: Amalie Arena – Tampa, FL
Maple Leafs vs Lightning Betting Preview
The most exciting series of the first-round switches venue when the Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Tampa Bay Lightning Friday night for game three of this Eastern Conference series. The defending champs came out with a purpose in game two and tied the series up as we head back to the States. This game will air live on TBS.
Auston Matthews, probably, is going to win the Hart Trophy after leading the Maple Leafs with 106 points and 60 goals, 16 of which came on the power play. Mitch Marner was the top setup man with 62 assists. Toronto scored 3.80 goals per game and allowed 3.07.
During the regular season, Steven Stamkos had a career best season and led Tampa Bay with 106 points and 42 goals, 16 of which came on the power play. Victor Hedman was the top setup man with 65 assists. The Lightning scored 3.48 goals per game and allowed just 2.78.
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Maple Leafs vs Lightning Betting Trends
Maple Leafs
- Toronto are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 12 of Toronto’s last 15 games on the road.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay.
- Toronto are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
- Toronto are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games played in May.
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Lightning
- The total has gone OVER in 9 of Tampa Bay’s last 11 games.
- Tampa Bay are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 5 games against Toronto.
- Tampa Bay are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games at home.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 7 games when playing at home against Toronto.
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay’s last 8 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
- Tampa Bay are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Division division.
Maple Leafs vs Lightning Pick & Prediction
Game two saw the defending champs show their teeth as Tampa Bay won 5-3. Toronto scored two late third period goals to make this game look much closer than it was. The Lightning led 3-1 after the second period and tacked on two goals early in the third to even up the series. Victor Hedman had one goal and three assists and Nikita Kucherov had one goal and two assists.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 31 of the 34 shots he faced, and the Lightning killed off all four Toronto power plays. Jack Campbell saved 29 of the 34 shots on his net, and the Leafs killed off four of the seven Tampa power plays.
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