Maple Leafs Vs Lightning: NHL Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – December 20, 2022

Written By PlayPicks Staff on December 19, 2022

The Toronto Maple Leafs (19-7-6) host the Tampa Bay Lightning (20-9-1) — who’ve won five in a row — on Tuesday at 7:00 PM ET. The Maple Leafs are listed at -141 to win on the moneyline, while the Lightning currently have +118 odds to win this matchup. This game has an over/under set at 6 goals.

This article references odds updated as of December 20, 2022 at 5:32 PM ET. Find all the latest odds for this outing in the table below and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Maple Leafs Vs Lightning Betting Odds

Injury Report as of December 20

Maple Leafs: Morgan Rielly: Out (Knee), Calle Jarnkrok: Probable (Groin), Jake Muzzin: Out (Neck), Jordie Benn: Questionable (Upper Body), Carl Dahlstrom: Out (Shoulder), Victor Mete: Out (Lower Body), Nicholas Robertson: Out (Shoulder)

Lightning: Mikhail Sergachev: Probable (Undisclosed), Rudolfs Balcers: Out (Upper Body)

Computer Picks

Moneyline Pick Maple Leafs
Total Pick Over (6)
Spread Pick Lightning (+1.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Maple Leafs Vs Lightning Team Stats

Maple Leafs Avg. (Rank) Lightning Avg. (Rank)
3.22 (15th) Goals Scored 3.67 (3rd)
2.44 (2nd) Goals Allowed 2.83 (11th)
31.5 (16th) Shots 31.6 (15th)
29.0 (5th) Shots Allowed 30.5 (12th)

Maple Leafs Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Mitchell Marner 32 12 25 37 81 2 +3
Auston Matthews 32 16 21 37 143 7 +14
William Nylander 32 18 16 34 106 6 +11
John Tavares 32 14 16 30 107 7 -2
Michael Bunting 32 7 15 22 55 0 +17

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Lightning Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Nikita Kucherov 30 12 34 46 108 5 +3
Steven Stamkos 30 16 20 36 102 7 +6
Brayden Point 30 16 15 31 91 5 +4
Mikhail Sergachev 28 5 21 26 48 2 +2
Brandon Hagel 30 12 14 26 58 3 +10

Betting Trends

  • The Maple Leafs are 14-12 when favored on the moneyline this season.
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Maple Leafs’ implied win probability is 58.5%.
  • This season the Lightning have been an underdog four times, and won one of those games.
  • Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Lightning have a 45.9% chance to win.
  • Toronto’s games this season have gone over this matchup’s total of 6 goals 16 times.
  • Tampa Bay has played 20 games this season that ended with more than 6 goals.
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