Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 5/2/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (+132) Maple Leafs (-158)

Scotiabank Arena is where the Toronto Maple Leafs will try to beat the Florida Panthers on Tuesday in Game 1 of their series. The moneyline on this game has Florida at +132 and Toronto opens at -158. The over/under is 7.

The Florida Panthers will head into this series feeling good after earning a 4-3 win against the Bruins to win their series in 7 games. Florida earned 10 penalty mins in this matchup. Furthermore, they had 3 attempts on the power play and netted 1 goal. The Panthers had a solid offensive performance and it showed in the win. In the matchup, they tallied a score on 4 out of the 31 shots they attempted.

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In the matter of scoring goals, the Florida Panthers have racked up 288 goals (6th in hockey) this year and have conceded 272. For the current season, the have a total of 92 points and their points % is .561. Florida steps onto the ice with 276 power play opportunities and they have added 63 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 22.83%. At even strength, the Panthers have conceded 202 goals while getting 225 on offense. Florida has taken 3,019 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.5%. The Panthers have had 2,603 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .896. Florida Panthers opponents have recorded 291 power play opportunities (3rd in professional hockey) and have a total of 70 goals in those attempts.

The man in net for this game is Sergei Bobrovsky. Opponents have been able to score 1,603 goals against Bobrovsky in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.61. Bobrovsky has been in goal for 642 games throughout his pro hockey career. His save percentage currently is at .915 for his 36,909 minutes played. He has accumulated an overall mark of 360-207-51 and he has started in 626 games. During his career on the ice, Bobrovsky has accrued 359 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .573. Bobrovsky has seen 18,835 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 17,232 saves.

In their last game, Toronto went up against the Lightning in a matchup where the Maple Leafs got the win by a final score of 2-1 to close out their 1st round series. They had 2 chances on the power play in this one but weren't able to score a goal. The Maple Leafs recorded 2 goals of the 22 shots on goal they took.

On the campaign, the Toronto Maple Leafs have earned a total of 278 goals, 111 points, in addition to a points percentage of .677. They have granted a total of 220 goals to be scored by of a combination of 175 goals at even strength and 45 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Maple Leafs have accumulated 214 goals at even strength and 64 goals (5th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have recorded 246 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 26.02%. Toronto has put up 2,628 shots (12th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 10.58%, while allowing the other team 2,420 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 81.85% on their oppositions 248 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 90.9%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Ilya Samsonov protecting the net. He has a tally of 3,193 saves out of 3,517 shots taken against him, giving him a save % of .908. Samsonov is the owner of a lifetime mark of 79-32-13 and has been in goal for 131 games. He has been a starter 119 games and has been on the ice for 7,341 minutes. Samsonov's percentage of quality starts comes out to 50.4% and he has made 60 quality starts in his NHL career. Opponents are averaging 2.65 goals per game and he has yielded 324 goals in total.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Florida (+132)

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