In Toronto Maple Leafs VS Florida Panthers, four consecutive defeats lead Florida (4th position in Atlantic Division) to a road matchup with Toronto (2nd position in the Atlantic), who have just won half of their last eight outings.
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Betting Preview for Toronto Maple Leafs VS Florida Panthers NHL Regular Season
- Venue: Scotia Bank Arena, Toronto.
- Date: Wednesday, 29th, March 2023
- Time: 16:30 GMT
- Teams to play: Maple Leafs and Panthers
- NHL Picks: SPREAD -1.5
Odds as provided by 1XBet and BetMGM.
Betting On The Toronto Maple Leafs
Season Record: 44-20-9
- 1XBet Spread: -1.5
- 1XBet Total: Over 6.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 2.136
- BetMGM Spread: -1.5
- BetMGM Total: Under 7
- BetMGM Moneyline: 1.70
The Toronto Maple Leafs secured their second victory in the last three games (2-1-0) after ending their five-date road trip with a 3-2-0 total following a 3-2 victory against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Sunday.
John Tavares (32 goals, 75 points this season) scored two power-play snipes and nabbed an assist. Alexander Kerfoot (30 points) got his ninth marker of the season, while Auston Matthews (36 goals, 77 points) picked two helpers extending his point streak to six outings (5 goals, 5 assists).
Going 4-2-1 in their last 7 fixtures, puts the Maple Leafs 2nd in the Atlantic Division, seven points ahead of the Tampa Bay Lighting who have played an additional game.
Joseph Woll the Maple Leafs’ goaltender (3-1-0 on the season with a 2.03 GAA and a .934 save percentage) made 23 saves on Sunday but will be replaced by Matt Murray (14-8-2 with a 2.97 GAA and a .905 save percentage) or Ilya Samsonov (24-9-3 with a 2.46 GAA and a .914 save percentage) ahead of Wednesday. Ilya posted a 2-1-0 career record versus Florida with a 2.66 GAA and a .918 save percentage.
Toronto is 8th in the most number of goals scored per game this season (3.42), 8th in the least goals allowed on average (2.75), 2nd best in power play (25.7%) and 14th in penalty kill (80.4%).
Betting On The Florida Panthers
Season Record – 36-31-7
- 1XBet Spread: +1.5
- 1XBet Total: Under 6.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 3.04
- BetMGM Spread: +1.5
- BetMGM Total: Over 7
- BetMGM Moneyline: 2.20
The Florida Panthers (36-31-7) suffered their fourth consecutive defeat (0-4-0) after they began their four-game road trip with a 5-2 setback against the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre on Monday.
Gustav Forsling (12 goals, 38 points this season) picked up two markers for the Panthers, cutting it to 2-1 at the beginning of the second period and to a 3-2 midway through the third before the hosts buried two more snipes including an empty-netter.
Florida which missed only one of its 4 penalties against the Senators, sits behind the Pittsburgh Penguins for the 2nd Wild Card of the Eastern Conference by three points, they played an additional game.
Sergei Bobrovsky the goaltender prevented 21 shots on Monday and now has a 24-20-23 tally for the campaign with a 3.07 GAA and a .901 save percentage. Bobrovsky registered a past 12-7-1 record against the Maple Leafs with a 2.75 GAA and a .907 save percentage.
Florida is netting the 5th highest quantity of strikes per game this season (3.45) while forfeiting the 9th highest amount of the defensive end (3.45). They rank 11th in the powerplay with a success rate of 22.1% success rate and 5th from the bottom in penalty kill with 74.1% proficiency.
MatchPlug Prediction
The last two times Toronto and Florida met this season, ended in a win for the Maple Leafs. Getting a similar outcome is possible in today’s match against the Panthers.
Florida is riding its worst skid. The current campaign, dropped four decisions in a row, three of them coming by more than one snipe.
Out of the last 10 defeats to the Panthers, seven posted a goal-gap of at least two tallies, while 11 of the most current victories by the Maple Leafs have been by more than one marker, so has five of their past six wins against Florida.
Final Prediction: Toronto Maple Leafs Spread
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