The Toronto Maple Leafs are on the road to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Saturday.
FACING OFF
Toronto is averaging 3.43 goals per game for the season, ninth in the NHL, and they are taking on a Lightning team that is allowing 3.12 goals a game (16th). Meanwhile, Tampa Bay has found the net 3.44 times a game on average, eighth in the league, and the Maple Leafs are allowing opponents to score 2.73 goals per game (9th).
Power play opportunities ought to be plentiful for the Maple Leafs, as the Lightning have been penalized 4.58 times a game, fourth-most in the NHL, for an average of 12.52 minutes (first-highest). The visitors are averaging 3.75 penalties (14th) and 8.70 penalty minutes a game (13th).
The Maple Leafs’ 26.17% power play percentage is the second-best in the league, while Tampa Bay’s 25.86% conversion rate ranks third. In terms of penalty killing, Toronto has the league’s 11th-ranked PK% at 81.40%, while Tampa Bay is 17th at 78.97%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 99 points this season, Mitchell Marner is the top skater for the Maple Leafs. He is among the league leaders with 69 assists (5th) and has added 30 goals of his own. In the net, Ilya Samsonov (27-10-5) is Toronto’s top goaltender by goals against average.
He has a 2.33 GAA, fifth-best in the league, and a .919% save percentage. Nikita Kucherov leads the Lightning in scoring with 113 points (4th in the league). He has 30 goals and 83 assists (2nd). Andrei Vasilevskiy (34-22-4) is the top goalie for Tampa Bay with a goals against average of 2.65. He has a save percentage of .915%.
HOME AND AWAY
Toronto is seeking a fourth straight win away from Scotiabank Arena this season. Tampa Bay is 28-8-5 at Amalie Arena this season.
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Toronto Maple Leafs (-120)
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