Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Pick Against the Spread 04/27/2023

The Toronto Maple Leafs are set for Game 1 on 04-27-2023 against the Tampa Bay Lightning, beginning at 19:00 PM ET. The oddsmakers have made the Tampa Bay Lightning solid favorites at 134.0 on the moneyline, and the Toronto Maple Leafs are at 63.8. Find more below on the Leafs vs. Lightning betting line, injury report, head-to-head stats, best bets and more.

Leafs vs Lightning Spread and Betting Line

Leafs vs Lightning Game Info

• Game Day: 04-27-2023
• Game Time: 19:00
• Location: Toronto, ON
• Arena: Scotiabank Arena

Computer Predictions for Leafs vs Lightning

Leafs vs Lightning Betting Trends

• Through xx games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay Lightning has won xx times.
• The Tampa Bay Lightning have won xx of the xx games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than xx.
• There is a 53.0% chance that Tampa Bay Lightning wins this contest, per the moneyline.

Toronto Maple Leafs Leaders

• William Nylander has been a major player for Leafs this season, with 87 points in 82 games.
• Through 74 games, Auston Matthews has 40 goals and 45 assists.
• John Tavaresseason total of 80 points has come from 36 goals and 44 assists.
• Mitch Marner has a record of 99 points. He has blocked 45 goals with a 130.0% save percentage.
• Joseph Woll has a record of 6-1-0. He has conceded 15 goals (2.16 goals against average) and racked up 204 saves with a 0.932 save percentage (fifth-best in the league).

Toronto Maple Leafs Season Stats

• Leafs’s 278 goals this season make them the one of the best scoring team in the league.
• Leafs are ranked xx in NHL action for the fewest goals against this season, having conceded 220 total goals (2.56 per game).
• With a 58 goal differential, they’re ranked one of the best in the NHL.
• The 64 power-play goalsLeafs have put up this season (on 402 power-play chances) lead the league.
• Leafs’s 26.0% power-play conversion rate ranks amoung the best in the NHL this season.
• Leafs’s offense has scored 8 shorthanded goals this season.
• Leafs have the league’s xxth-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 0.0%.
• Leafs win 54.2% of their faceoffs (xxth in the league).
• Leafs have a 9.6% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking xx in the NHL.
• Leafs’s players are looking for their shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 21.65 hits and 14.8 blocked shots per game.

Lightning vs Leafs Betting Trends

• The Tampa Bay Lightning have claimed an upset victory in xx, or 22%, of the xx games they have played as an underdog this season.
• Toronto Maple Leafs has played with moneyline odds of – or longer once this season and lost that game.
• The Tampa Bay Lightning have a 53.0% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Tampa Bay Lightning Leaders

• Brayden Point has been a major player for Lightning this season, with 95 points in 82 games.
• Through 81 games, Steven Stamkos has 34 goals and 50 assists.
• Nikita Kucherovseason total of 113 points has come from 30 goals and 83 assists.
• Brandon Hagel has a record of 64 points. He has blocked 58 goals with a 114.0% save percentage.
• Andrei Vasilevskiy has a record of 34-22-4. He has conceded 159 goals (2.65 goals against average) and racked up 1716 saves with a 0.915 save percentage (fifth-best in the league).

Tampa Bay Lightning Season Stats

• Lightning’s 280 goals this season make them the one of the best scoring team in the league.
• Lightningare ranked xx in NHL action for the fewest goals against this season, having conceded 252 total goals (2.85 per game).
• With a 28 goal differential, they’re ranked one of the best in the NHL.
• The 71 power-play goalsLightning have put up this season (on 409 power-play chances) lead the league.
• Lightning’s 25.4% power-play conversion rate ranks amoung the best in the NHL this season.
• Lightning’s offense has scored 7 shorthanded goals this season.
• Lightning have the league’s xxth-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 0%.
• Lightning win 51.9% of their faceoffs (xxth in the league).
• Lightning have a 9.5% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking xx in the NHL.
• Lightning’s players are looking for their shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 24.71 hits and 14.0 blocked shots per game.

Leafs vs Lightning Injury Report

Leafs:
Victor Mete: Out (Lower Body)
Nicholas Robertson: Out For Season (Shoulder)
Erik Gustafsson: Day To Day (Upper Body)
Matt Murray: Day To Day (Head)
Bobby McMann: Out (Knee)
Jake Muzzin: Out For Season (Spine)
Lightning:
Erik Cernak: Day To Day (Upper Body)
Mikey Eyssimont: Day To Day (Head)

Betting Tips for Leafs vs Lightning

We have the Tampa Bay Lightning (-) predicted as our best bet in this game. Our computer model has the scoring going over the total of xx points, with the teams finishing with a final score of Leafs xx, Lightning xx when it’s sorted out on the court.