The Tampa Bay Lightning (+125) head to face the Toronto Maple Leafs (-145) at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday. The total is 6 (O: +100, U: -120)The Lightning took advantage of their power play opportunities, scoring once on two shots while holding Detroit without a power play goal.
Brayden Point was the top goalscorer for the Lightning with two goals. Brian Elliott earned his second shutout of the season with an impressive 32 saves.
Timothy Liljegren, William Nylander, and Noel Acciari each scored once for the Maple Leafs. Joseph Woll had 22 saves.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Maple Leafs won two of the three regular season games between the teams this season, including a 4-3 victory in their last meeting on April 11. Nylander led Toronto with three points (1G 2A). Mikhail Sergachev led Tampa Bay with two points (1G 1A). Woll got the win, saving 45 of 48 shots (.937%).
FACING OFF
Tampa Bay is averaging 3.41 goals per game for the season, eighth in the NHL, and they are taking on a Maple Leafs team that is allowing 2.68 goals a game (7th).
Meanwhile, Toronto has found the net 3.39 times a game on average, ninth in the league, and the Lightning are allowing opponents to score 3.07 goals per game (14th).
Power play opportunities are likely to be plentiful for the Maple Leafs, as the Lightning are averaging 4.50 penalties per game, fourth-most in the NHL. The visitors’ 12.13 penalty minutes a game ranks third-highest. The home team has been penalized 3.68 times a game (15th) for an average of 8.45 minutes (20th).
The Maple Leafs’ 25.61% power play percentage is the second-best in the league, while Tampa Bay’s 25.36% conversion rate ranks third. In terms of defending power plays, Toronto has the league’s 10th-ranked PK% at 82.26%, while Tampa Bay is 15th at 79.69%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 113 points this season, fourth-most in the NHL, Nikita Kucherov is the top skater for the Lightning. He is among the league leaders with 83 assists (2nd) and has added 30 goals of his own. In the net, Andrei Vasilevskiy (34-22-4) is Tampa Bay’s top goaltender. He has a 2.65 GAA and a .915% save percentage.
Mitchell Marner leads the Maple Leafs in scoring with 99 points. He has 30 goals and 69 assists (5th). Ilya Samsonov (27-10-5) has the best goals against average for Toronto at 2.33, fifth-best in the league. He has a save percentage of .919%.
HOME AND AWAY
Tampa Bay is looking to avoid a fourth straight defeat away from home this season. Toronto is 27-8-6 at Scotiabank Arena this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Toronto Maple Leafs (-160)
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