Florida Panthers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, Preview, and Odds

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The Florida Panthers (12-7-1) are in Toronto to play the Maple Leafs (10-6-3) on Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. ET. Florida is set to play in Ottawa on Monday night as this is written before then, while Toronto is coming off back-to-back losses over the weekend.

Panthers On Back-To-Back

Florida will play in Ottawa at 7 p.m. ET and will then go to Toronto to play the Maple Leafs on Tuesday night. The Panthers are coming off back-to-back losses to Winnipeg and Boston while this season, Florida is second in the Atlantic Division The Panthers are averaging 2.9 goals per game which ranks 23rd while their power play is just 15.6% which ranks 25th.

The Panthers, meanwhile, will likely start Anthony Stolarz who's 3-1 with a 2.28 GAA and a .917 SV% this season while his last start happened on Nov. 17 when he allowed one goal in a win over the Anaheim Ducks. Defensively, Florida is allowing 2.75 goals per game which ranks seventh, while their penalty kill ranks 19th at 77.4%.

Florida will be without Josh Mahura.

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Maple Leafs Return Home On Losing Skid

Toronto returned from Sweden to go on the road and lost back-to-back games to the Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins. The Maple Leafs will be starting Joseph Woll who's 6-5 with a 2.92 GAA and a .910 SV% while at home is 2-4 with a 3.99 GAA and a .869 SV%. Toronto, meanwhile, is allowing 3.42 goals per game which ranks 22nd while their penalty kill ranks 18th at 77.8%.

Offensively, the Maple Leafs are averaging 3.42 goals per game which ranks ninth and at home is 5-4 this season. Toronto has been led by William Nylander who has 27 points, Auston Matthews has 21 points, Mitch Marner and John Tavares have 20 points. Their power play ranks fifth in the NHL at 26.8%.

Toronto will be without John Klingberg and Timothy Liljegren.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs didn't look good in their last two games but get a Florida Panthers team on a back-to-back which is why I like Toronto on the money line here. The Panthers will be starting backup goalie Anthony Stolarz who should struggle against this Maple Leafs offense which will be well-rested. Toronto also plays fast which should lead to odd-man rushes. Florida's offense has also struggled and won't be able to keep up with the Maple Leafs here.

Take Toronto on the ML.

Prediction: Maple Leafs ML

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I also like the over in this spot as the Toronto Maple Leafs can score plenty of goals in a hurry while at home for whatever reason they have struggled to keep the puck out of their net at home. The Maple Leafs are allowing 4.44 goals per game at home and although Florida's offense isn't as good as last year, they still will be able to score three goals in this spot.

Prediction: Over

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