Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 12/20/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (+100) Maple Leafs (-120)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (20-9-1) are headed to Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday where they will play the Toronto Maple Leafs (19-7-6). The odds on this game have Tampa Bay at +100 while Toronto is at -120. The betting total comes in at 7.

The Tampa Bay Lightning had a good night with a 5-1 victory against the Canadiens in their previous outing. The Lightning had a impressive offensive output in the victory. In the matchup, they scored on 5 out of the 27 shots they attempted. Moreover, they had 6 power play opportunities and notched 2 goals. Tampa Bay earned 13 mins in the box in this contest.

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While at even strength, the Lightning let the opposition score 66 goals while getting 79 themselves. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have tallied 100 power play opportunities (15th in the NHL) and have a total of 19 goals in those attempts. Pertaining to scoring goals, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accounted for 110 goals (5th in pro hockey) so far this season and have conceded 85. Tampa Bay has taken 948 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 11.6%. For the current season, they have tallied 41 points and their points percentage sits at .683. The Lightning have seen 916 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .907. Tampa Bay has accounted for 113 power play chances and they have notched 31 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 27.43%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. The opposition has racked up 948 goals against Vasilevskiy in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.51. Vasilevskiy has participated in 387 games over the course of his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .919 in his 22,706 minutes on the ice. He has earned an overall record of 242-109-25 and he has gotten the start in 377 games. Over the course of his time in hockey, Vasilevskiy has accrued 217 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .576. Vasilevskiy has had 11,697 shots taken against him and has garnered 10,749 total saves.

In their last contest, Toronto squared up with the Capitals in a matchup where the Maple Leafs ended up taking the loss by a score of 5-2. They had 2 power play chances in this one but weren't able to notch a goal. The Maple Leafs recorded 2 goals of the 36 shots on goal they were seeking.

Toronto has put up 1,007 shots (15th in professional hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.23%, while allowing the other team 928 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 79.59% on their opponents 98 tries on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 91.6%. They have a total of 103 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 23.30%. The Maple Leafs have 79 goals at even strength and 24 goals (12th in hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 78 goals to be scored by of a combination of 58 goals at even strength and 20 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this season, the Toronto Maple Leafs have earned a total of 103 goals, 44 points, in addition to a points percentage of .688.

Across the ice you are going to see Matt Murray in the crease. Murray has accumulated a lifetime mark of 139-80-24 and has participated in 257 contests. Murray's rate of quality starts comes out to 53.4% and he has 133 quality starting assignments in his career. He has gathered 6,940 stops out of the 7,611 shots taken, giving him a save % of .912. Opponents are averaging 2.76 goals/game and he has surrendered 671 goals altogether. He got the starting nod in 249 games and has played for a total of 14,612 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Toronto (-120)

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