Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 5/2/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Monday, May 2, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: ESPN2

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

The Tampa Bay Lightning (50-23-8) are traveling to Scotiabank Arena on Monday where they will take on the Toronto Maple Leafs (53-21-7). The moneyline on this matchup has the Lightning at +100 and the Maple Leafs are priced at -120. The total comes in at 6.

The Tampa Bay Lightning came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 6-4 win against the Islanders in their previous game. The Lightning had a solid offensive outing in the win. In the game, they netted 6 of the 34 shots they put on goal. In addition, they had 1 chance on the power play and scored 1 goal. Tampa Bay compiled 2 penalty minutes in this outing.

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The Lightning have had 2,441 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .907. When at even strength, the Lightning have surrendered 180 goals while having 224 themselves. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have earned 251 power play opportunities (8th in professional hockey) and have notched 48 goals in those attempts. For the year, they have 108 points and their points % is .667. Tampa Bay has taken 2,535 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.2%. Pertaining to their scoring, the Tampa Bay Lightning have earned 285 goals (7th in pro hockey) on the season and have surrendered 228. Tampa Bay is sitting with 258 power play chances and they have tallied 61 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 23.64%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Opponents have been able to score 892 goals against Vasilevskiy in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.50. Vasilevskiy has participated in 365 matchups over the course of his pro hockey career. His save percentage currently is .919 in his 21,390 mins between the pipes. He has amassed a record of 229-101-24 and he has gotten the start in 355 games. Over the course of his time in hockey, Vasilevskiy is sitting with 203 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .572. Vasilevskiy has seen 11,039 shots taken against him and he has 10,147 saves.

In their last game, Toronto faced the Bruins in a matchup where the Maple Leafs ended up with the win by a tally of 5-2. The Maple Leafs earned 5 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they took. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this game and notched 1 goal out of those tries.

The Maple Leafs are sitting with 250 goals at even strength and 62 goals (5th in pro hockey) while on the power play. Toronto has put up 2,835 shots (7th in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 11.01%, while allowing their opponents 2,511 shots. On the campaign, the Toronto Maple Leafs have earned 312 goals, 113 points, in addition to a points percentage of .698. They have a total of 228 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 27.19%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 82.40% on the other teams 233 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 90.0%. They have allowed 252 goals to be scored by way of 211 goals at even strength and 41 goals while they were shorthanded.

On the other side of the ice you will find Jack Campbell in net. He is sitting with 3,498 stops out of 3,818 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .916. Campbell is the owner of a lifetime record of 71-39-14 and has been in net for 135 contests. He has made the start in 125 games and has played 7,586 minutes. Campbell's percentage of quality starts is 56.0% and he has qualified for 70 quality starts in his career. Opponents are averaging 2.53 goals/game and he has yielded 320 goals altogether.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Toronto (-120)

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