Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers odds, picks and predictions
The Toronto Maple Leafs (46-24-10) take on the Florida Panthers(51-24-6) Tuesday at Amerant Bank Arena. Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Maple Leafs vs. Panthersodds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Leafs have 2 games left, and they have nothing to play for locked in to the 3rd spot in the Atlantic Division. They've lost 2 straight after a 6-5 loss to New Jersey and 5-4 OT loss to Detroit. C Auston Matthews has goals in 8 straight games. He has a career-high 69, and you had better believe he's gunning for the 1st 70-goal season since Teemu Selanne and Alexander Mogilny each had 76 in 1992-93.
The Panthers are 1 point out of the top spot in the Atlantic behind the Boston Bruins. The Panthers have won 3 straight after a 3-2 OT win against the Buffalo Sabres Saturday. If things remain the same, the Panthers would take on Toronto in the 1st round. If Florida moves up, they'd face the Tampa Bay Lightning. LW Matthew Tkachuk, in the midst of a bit of a down season, has points in 5 of 6 games.
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Maple Leafs at Panthers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:40 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Maple Leafs +135 (bet $100 to win $135) | Panthers -160 (bet $160 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Maple Leafs +1.5 (-175) | Panthers -1.5 (+145)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: -120 | U: +100)
Maple Leafs at Panthers projected goalies
Joseph Woll (12-10-1, 2.88 GAA, .907 SV%) vs. Anthony Stolarz (15-7-2, 2.03 GAA, .926 SV%, 2 SO)
Woll receives his 1st start since last Tuesday when he stopped 18 of 20 shots in a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils. He beat the Panthers in a 2-1 shootout W Nov. 28, stopping 38 of 39.
The Panthers are going with their backup in the season finale, and he's coming off a shutout over the Ottawa Senators last Tuesday. He stopped all 26 shots he faced, and he has stopped 65 of 70 shots fired his way in 3 appearances this month. He was between the pipes in a 2-1 shootout loss to Toronto Nov. 28, stopping 31 of 32.
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Maple Leafs at Panthers picks and predictions
Prediction
Maple Leafs 3, Panthers 2
Moneyline
The Panthers are so invested in this game that . . . they're running their backup goalie out there. You know who is invested? AM34 and his pursuit of 70 goals.
The Leafs are 24-9-6 on the road this season, and I see them as the hungrier team. Take MAPLE LEAFS +135.
Puck line/Against the spread
There were no anytime goal props available at press time, but I'm looking for Matthews to continue lighting the lamp. A sharp book has his anytime goal at -137, and FanDuel Sportsbook has him at -110. Head over there and snag that before the market corrects.
Over/Under
The Over is just 1-9 in the last 10 meetings. We have had 6 goals in a meeting just once in the last 7 matchups.
LEAN UNDER 6 (+100).
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