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On Wednesday, April 17 at 7:00 PM ET, airing on ESPN+ and BSSUN, the Tampa Bay Lightning (44-29-8) and Nikita Kucherov (43 goals and 99 assists) take on the Toronto Maple Leafs (46-25-10) and Auston Matthews (69 goals and 38 assists), two of the greatest players in the league.
The last game Tampa Bay played was on April 15 at home against the Buffalo Sabres, losing 4-2.
In their most recent game on April 16, Toronto was defeated 5-2 away to the Florida Panthers.
This is what you need to get ready for the action on Wednesday.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Odds and Betting Lines
- Favorite: Lightning (-130)
- Underdog: Maple Leafs (+110)
- Over/under: 6.5
Lightning Stats and Trends
- Tampa Bay has gone 29-20 as the favorite this season.
- The Lightning have been victorious in 21 of the 35 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -130.
- There is a 56.5% chance that Tampa Bay wins this game, per the moneyline.
- Tampa Bay’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 40 of 81 times.
- In their last 10 matchups, the Lightning have gone 5-4-1 to earn 70.0% of the possible points.
- They have averaged 3.5 goals per game (35 total) over that stretch.
- Defensively, the Lightning have given up 27 goals (2.7 per game) in those 10 matchups.
Maple Leafs Trends and Statistics
This season, the Maple Leafs have upset their opponent seven times while being the underdog 17 times.
This season, Toronto is 5-5 when playing as the underdog by +110 or more in ten of its games.
Based on the moneyline, the Maple Leafs have a 47.6% chance of winning.
In 45 of 81 games this season, Toronto has scored more goals than its opponent combined.
The Maple Leafs have won 6-3-1 in their last ten games, collecting 75.0% of the possible points.
Over that time, they have scored 38 goals at an average of 3.8 goals per game.
In those ten games, the Maple Leafs’ defense has let up 30 goals (3.0 goals per game).
