Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Parlay 3/20/2018

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Amalie Arena

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The Toronto Maple Leafs head to Amalie Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Maple Leafs at +131 and the Lightning at -145.

Toronto has a record of 43-22-7 this year and away from home they have a record of 18-14-5-2. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 243 goals and surrendered 204 goals for a point differential of +39. For the year they have an ATS mark of 43-29-0 and an over/under record of 36-32-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 49-19-4, including 26-8-2-0 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 260 goals and have given up 202 for a goal differential of +58. Their record against the spread is 49-23-0 while their over/under mark is 45-26-0.

Valuable Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 43-29-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 36-32-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 49-23-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 45-26-0 against the over/under this season

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

11/06/17 LW Joffrey Lupul Hernia IR (10/03)
03/19/18 C Auston Matthews Upper Body is downgraded to OUT Tuesday vs Tampa Bay
03/19/18 GO Frederik Andersen Upper Body is upgraded to probable Tuesday vs Tampa Bay
03/19/18 C Leo Komarov Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/19/18 D Nikita Zaitsev Flu is downgraded to OUT Tuesday vs Tampa Bay

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

01/22/18 LW Ondrej Palat Lower Body IR (01/20)

Player Spotlight

Frederik Andersen has 33 wins and 18 losses this season in goal for the Maple Leafs. He has 1,955 shots against him and he's surrendered 159 goals. He's made 1,796 stops for a save percentage of 92%. William Nylander has scored 52 total points this year for the Maple Leafs. He has 15 goals this season with 154 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 37 assists on the year and averages 16.7 minutes played per contest. Mitch Marner averages 16.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 19 goals on 174 attempts. He has 41 assists, giving him a total of 60 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Brayden Point has 58 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 27 goals this year with 194 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 31 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 40 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 1,854 shots against him and he's given up 144 goals. He's made 1,710 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Nikita Kucherov averages 19.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 36 goals on 252 attempts. He has 57 assists, giving him a total of 93 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs have given up 203 power play opportunities and surrendered 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this season. That is 9th in the league. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.48% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, ranking them 5th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Maple Leafs are 6th overall with 93 total points this year. They are 3rd in the league with 243 goals and 20th in goals allowed with 204. They've had 196 power play chances and scored 45 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 4th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Lightning are 1st with a total of 260 goals scored while they are 21st with 202 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.06%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 6th in the league. The Lightning have a total of 102 points this season, which is 2nd in the NHL. They have had 59 power play goals on 246 chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 2nd overall. They've given up 237 power play opportunities and surrendered 55 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking 26th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Toronto is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.9%, as they've attempted 4,375 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,393 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.8% as they have 3,251 attempts while they have given up 3,405 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 21st in the league. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 48.9% of the time, which is 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 2,361 face-off wins compared to 2,216 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense Toronto has 1,455 hits and they have blocked 988 shots from the opposition, putting them 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 52.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.5% for the year. That ranks them 7th and 24th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,129 face-off wins as opposed to 2,314 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.9%. That is 29th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,501 hits and they've blocked 995 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 24th in blocked shots. Tampa Bay is ranked 6th in Corsi percentage with 51.5% as they've tried 4,410 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,146 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 14th in the NHL at 51.4%, as they have 3,328 shots while they've given up 3,151 attempts on defense.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -145 and under 5.5 total goals

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