Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 5/12/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Friday, May 12, 2023

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (+145) Maple Leafs (-170)

The Toronto Maple Leafs will compete against the Florida Panthers at Scotiabank Arena on Friday in Game 5 of their series. The Panthers lead 3-1. The moneyline on this game has the Panthers at +145 and the Maple Leafs are at -170. The total has been set at 7.

The Florida Panthers were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 2-1 loss to the Maple Leafs in Game 4. Florida amassed 26 penalty minutes for this contest. The Panthers didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. They also had 3 power play tries and scored 1 goal. For the outing, they converted 1 out of the 25 shots they launched.

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With respect to their scoring, the Florida Panthers have racked up 288 goals (6th in the National Hockey League) this year and have conceded 272. For the season, they have racked up 92 points and their points percentage comes in at .561. Florida has accounted for 276 power play chances and they have scored 63 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 22.83%. When playing at even strength, the Panthers let the opposition score 202 goals while scoring 225 on the offensive side of the ice. Florida has taken 3,019 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.5%. The Panthers so far have had 2,603 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .896. Florida Panthers opponents have 291 power play opportunities (3rd in the league) and have a total of 70 goals in those attempts.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Sergei Bobrovsky. Bobrovsky has played in 642 games over the course of his pro hockey career. He has accumulated an overall mark of 360-207-51 and he has started in 626 games. The opposition has been able to score 1,603 goals against Bobrovsky in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.61. Bobrovsky has had 18,835 shots against him and has amassed 17,232 total saves. He has a save percentage of .915 for his 36,909 mins between the pipes. Over the course of his pro career, Bobrovsky has earned 359 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .573.

In Game 4, Toronto had 2 attempts on the power play in this contest and scored 1 out of those chances. The Maple Leafs scored 2 goals of the 25 shots on goal they attempted.

Toronto has taken 2,628 shots (12th in the league) and has a shot percentage of 10.58%, while allowing their opponents 2,420 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 81.85% on their oppositions 248 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 90.9%. They have earned 246 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 26.02%. The Maple Leafs are sitting with 214 goals at even strength and 64 goals (5th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 220 goals to be scored by way of 175 goals at even strength and 45 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the campaign, the Toronto Maple Leafs have accounted for 278 goals, 111 points, in addition to a points percentage of .677.

For the opposition you are expected to see Joseph Woll in net. He is sitting with 316 saves out of the 342 shots tried, which gives him a save percentage of .924. Woll has compiled a career mark of 9-2-0 and has played in 11 games. He has started in 11 contests and has been on the ice for 655 mins. Woll's quality start percentage sits at 72.7% and he has 8 quality starts in his professional career. The opposition is averaging 2.38 goals per game and he has yielded 26 goals altogether.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Florida (+145)

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