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The Tampa Bay Lightning go on the road to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday at 7:30 p.m. EDT.
Tampa Bay (3-1) is coming off its first loss of the season as the Lightning lost 5-4 to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon. Toronto (3-2) lost 4-1 to the New York Rangers at home on Saturday.
Lightning vs Leafs: Head-to-head & key numbers
- Toronto is 62-39-2-8 all-time against Tampa Bay
- The Maple Leafs are averaging 3 goals.
- The Lightning are allowing 2.5 goals per game.
- Toronto is allowing 2.2 goals per game.
- Tampa Bay is averaging 4 goals per game.
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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs: Game Preview
Tampa Bay is coming off its first loss of the season as the Lightning lost 5-4 on the road to the Ottawa Senators.
The Lightning have started the year well, and Nikita Kucherov is playing at an MVP level as he leads the team with nine points in four games. Andrei Vasilevskiy has also started every game for Tampa Bay this season and has a .901 save percentage.
Toronto, meanwhile, is playing a more defensive style of hockey with Craig Berube as its new coach. The Maple Leafs have a great blue line and Anthony Stolarz has also played well this season to keep Toronto in games.
Lightning vs Maple Leafs: Odds & Prediction
Tampa Bay is a +120 underdog while Toronto is a -142 favorite, while the over/under is set at 6.5 goals.
Tampa Bay has played well offensively as its top line of Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point and Jake Guentzel has been tough to beat.
Toronto's offense has struggled this season, which has been a bit of a surprise to begin the year. But, Berube has made the team play better defensively which is a key to its success to begin the season.
However, the Maple Leafs should have a tough time stopping the Lightning offense as Tampa Bay should go into Toronto and get a win.
Prediction: Lightning 3, Toronto 2.
Lightning vs Maple Leafs: Betting Tips
Tip 1: Tampa Bay ML (+120)
Tip 2: Under 6.5 goals (-112)
Tip 3: Brandon Hagel over 0.5 points (-120)
Tip 4: Bobby McMann 2+ shots on goal (-190)
