Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 5/6/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Friday, May 6, 2022

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Maple Leafs (+102) Lightning (-124)

The Toronto Maple Leafs (53-21-7) are hitting the road to Amalie Arena on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning (50-23-8) in Game 3 of their series. The series is tied 1-1. The moneyline on this contest has Toronto at +102 and Tampa Bay is coming in at -124. The betting total comes in at 7.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 5-3 loss to the Lightning in Game 2. Toronto accumulated 8 penalty minutes for this contest. Furthermore, they had 4 power play attempts but weren't able to net one. The Maple Leafs had an average offensive performance in the defeat. While out there on the ice, they earned a goal on 3 out of the 34 shots they attempted.

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Toronto Maple Leafs opponents have recorded 233 power play opportunities (13th in professional hockey) and have scored 41 goals in those attempts. The Maple Leafs have had 2,511 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .900. Toronto has tried 2,835 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.0%. While playing at even strength, the Maple Leafs have surrendered 211 goals while notching 250 themselves. Toronto skates onto the rink with 228 power play chances and they have notched 62 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 27.19%. For the year, they have racked up 113 points and their points percentage sits at .698. With respect to their scoring capabilities, the Toronto Maple Leafs have notched 312 goals (2nd in the league) for the season and have allowed 252.

The player in the crease for this game is Jack Campbell. Campbell has played in 135 games over the course of his NHL career. He has amassed a mark of 71-39-14 and he started in 125 games. The opposition has scored 320 goals versus Campbell in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.53. Campbell has had 3,818 shots taken against him and has accrued 3,498 total saves. His save percentage is at .916 during his 7,586 mins in the crease. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Campbell has accounted for 70 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .560.

In Game 2 Tampa Bay had 7 power play attempts in this one and notched 3 goals out of those chances. The Lightning tallied 5 goals out of the 34 shots on goal they were seeking.

Tampa Bay has taken 2,535 shots (17th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 11.24%, while allowing the other team 2,441 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 80.88% on their opponents 251 power play tries, and their save percentage is 90.7%. They have a total of 258 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 23.64%. The Lightning are sitting with 224 goals at even strength and 61 goals (6th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 228 goals to be scored by way of 180 goals at even strength and 48 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have tallied 285 goals, 108 points, in addition to a points percentage of .667.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Andrei Vasilevskiy protecting the goal. He has gathered 10,147 saves out of the 11,039 shots attempted, giving him a rate of .919. Vasilevskiy has a career record of 229-101-24 and has been in net for 365 games. He got the starting nod in 355 games and has racked up 21,390 mins. Vasilevskiy's percentage of quality starts is 57.2% and he has 203 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. The opposition is averaging 2.50 goals per contest and he has yielded 892 goals in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-124)

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