Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Analysis

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28 November 2023

Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Analysis

The Toronto Maple Leafs (10-6-3) and Florida Panthers (13-7-1) meet Tuesday in a rematch of the second round of last year’s playoffs. Florida is four points ahead of the Maple Leafs in the NHL standings for the Atlantic Division and beat Toronto 3-1 at home on October 19. They’re coming off of a victory Monday in Ottawa, while the Maple Leafs have lost two NHL games in a row.

Panthers vs Maple LeafsPicks

The Maple Leafs are slight favorites in the Panthers vs Maple Leafs betting analysis with -140 moneyline

Pick: Maple Leafs -140

Anthony Stolarz (2.29 GAA, .917 save percentage) is the projected starting goaltender for the Panthers. Joseph Woll (2.92 GAA, .910 save percentage) is likely to start in goal for the Maple Leafs. Let’s take a closer look at the Panthers vs Maple Leafs betting analysis.

Florida Panthers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Odds

Panthers vs. Maple Leafs Information

Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Location of the game: Scotiabank Arena. Toronto, Ontario.

Date & Time: Tuesday, November 28. 7:00 p.m. ET.

How to Watch: ESPN+ | TSN4 (Canada)

Recent Scores

Toronto hasn’t had an enjoyable NHL schedule as of late as they’ve lost two games in a row to the Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks.
They were outshot 35-33 by the Penguins on Saturday.
Woll made 32 saves, while Tyler Bertuzzi and Matthew Knies scored for the Maple Leafs.
Florida beat the Ottawa Senators 5-0 on Monday.
Sergei Bobrovsky started in goal and made 20 saves, while Sam Reinhart scored two goals and Sam Bennett, Carter Verhaeghe, and Eetu Luostarinen also found the back of the net for the Panthers.

Florida Panthers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Analysis

Panthers Struggling to Score Lately

Florida, among the early season NHL picks to win the East, broke out offensively with a five-goal outburst on Monday, but had been struggling to find the back of the net before that. They had just one goal in their prior two games and nine goals in their last five games. The Panthers are T19 in goals per game (3.0) but are second in shots (33.7). They’re 29th in shooting percentage (8.9) and have the league’s 22nd-best power-play (18.3).

Reinhart leads the Panthers in NHL player stats with 27 points (15 goals, 12 assists), while Aleksander Barkov is second with 20 points (6 goals, 14 assists).

Maple Leafs Need More from Matthews and Marner

William Nylander hasn’t recorded a point in consecutive games after starting the season on a 17-game point streak. He’s due for a couple of games without finding the scoresheet, but Toronto needs a lot more from Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner. Matthews leads the team in NHL player stats with 14 goals and is second in the league, but has just one goal in the last seven games. Marner, his linemate, is third on the team with 20 points (5 goals, 15 assists), but hasn’t scored in eight games and has just three assists during that span.

Toronto is T9th among all NHL teams in goals per game (3.42) and ranks 22nd in goals allowed (3.42). They have the fifth-best power-play in the league, operating at 26.8 percent. Their penalty kill is 18th at 77.8 percent, although they haven’t given up a power-play tally in four Maple Leafs games.

Updates

Defenseman Josh Mahura is on the NHL injury report for the Panthers. The Maple Leafs are without defensemen Timothy Liljegren and John Klingberg, the latter of whom was placed on LTIR last week and could miss the entire season.

Panthers vs. Maple Leafs Betting Preview

The Maple Leafs are slight favorites in the Panthers vs Maple Leafs betting analysis with -140 moneyline odds and -1.5 (+170) puck line odds. The Panthers are +120 moneyline underdogs with a +1.5 (-215) puck line. The over/under is 6.5.

Florida Panthers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Prediction

It’s worth noting for the Panthers vs Maple Leafs betting analysis that Florida is 9-11 against the spread (ATS), including 5-5 on the road. Their over-under record is 10-10 and also 5-5 on the road. Toronto, meanwhile, has a league-worst 4-13 record ATS, including 2-7 at home. Their over-under record is -8, including 7-2 at home.