Monday, February 29, 2016

Air Canada Centre

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday, February 29, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at -170 and the Maple Leafs at +153. The over/under has been set at 5.

Tampa Bay comes into this matchup having played 61 games. They have an overall record of 35-22-4 and on the road they have a record of 15-12-2. Currently they are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 169 goals and given up 149 goals for a point differential of +20. The Lightning have 4 overtime losses including 3 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 6-4-0. For the season they have an ATS record of 34-26 and an over/under record of 25-29-7. Toronto shows up with a record of 21-29-10 including 9-10-8 at home this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 146 goals and surrendered 180 for a goal differential of -34. The Maple Leafs have 10 losses in OT and 5 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 2-7-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 20-39 while their over/under record sits at 25-27-8.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 49 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 27 goals this season with 170 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 24 goals on 156 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 49 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 25 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 1,237 shots against him and has given up 94 goals. He has made 1,143 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Nazem Kadri has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 11 goals this season with 208 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Leo Komarov has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 18 goals on 111 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Jonathan Bernier has 7 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 794 shots against him and has given up 81 goals. He has made 713 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Lightning have 74 total points this season. They have scored 166 goals while giving up 146 goals. They have had 212 power play opportunities and have scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Lightning have allowed 182 power play opportunities and given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.35% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Maple Leafs have a total of 52 points on the season. They have 28 power play goals on 192 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 202 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Lightning have a total of 141 goals scored while they've given up 175 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.52%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Tampa Bay has a Corsi percentage of 51.3% as they've attempted 3,367 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,190 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.8% as they have 2,523 attempts while they've given up 2,441 shots on the defensive end. The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 53.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.3% for the season. They have 1,793 face off wins compared to 1,821 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.6%. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,234 hits and they've blocked 749 shots from the opposition.

Toronto has attempted 3,711 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,360 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.4% as they have 2,751 shots while they've given up 2,599 attempts on defense. The Maple Leafs have an offensive zone percentage of 51% and their defensive zone percentage is 49% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.3% as they've compiled 1,972 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,875 face off losses. On defense Toronto has blocked 761 shot attempts and they have 1,659 hits as a unit.

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 34-26 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 25-29-7 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 20-39 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 25-27-8 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely
02/28/16 D Jason Garrison Lower Body expected to miss Sunday vs. Boston
02/28/16 D Victor Hedman Hand is upgraded to probable Sunday vs. Boston

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/18/15 GO Garret Sparks Lower Body out indefinitely
11/17/15 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely
10/17/15 D Stephane Robidas Knee out indefinitely
02/28/16 RW P.A. Parenteau Neck "?" Monday vs. Tampa Bay
02/27/16 C Byron Froese Hand injured last game, "?" Monday vs Tampa Bay
02/25/16 LW James Van Riemsdyk Foot out for season
02/25/16 LW Joffrey Lupul Hernia out for season
02/10/16 C Tyler Bozak Concussion out indefinitely
01/22/16 LW Milan Michalek Finger out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Toronto

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