Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 5/4/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Thursday, May 4, 2023

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (+140) Maple Leafs (-170)

The Florida Panthers (42-32-8) are traveling to Scotiabank Arena on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs (50-21-11). The odds on this game have Florida at +140 while Toronto is coming in at -170. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Florida Panthers had a good night with a 4-2 win against the Maple Leafs in their previous outing. Florida tallied 10 penalty minutes in this game. Additionally, they had 1 chance with the advantage but weren't able to score. The Panthers had a solid offensive outing in the victory. For the game, they scored on 4 out of the 28 shots they tried.

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In relation to their scoring capabilities, the Florida Panthers have earned 288 goals (6th in the league) this season and have allowed 272. For the current campaign, they sit with 92 points and their points % is .561. Florida has accounted for 276 power play opportunities and they have notched 63 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 22.83%. When playing at even strength, the Panthers have conceded 202 goals while earning 225 themselves. Florida has taken 3,019 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.5%. The Panthers have seen 2,603 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .896. Florida Panthers opponents have totaled 291 power play tries (3rd in hockey) and have scored 70 goals in those attempts.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Sergei Bobrovsky. For his career, Bobrovsky has 359 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .573. He has a save percentage of .915 in his 36,909 mins guarding the cage. Bobrovsky has seen 18,835 shot attempts against him and has gathered 17,232 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 1,603 goals against Bobrovsky in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 2.61. He has compiled a win-loss record of 360-207-51 and he has started in 626 games. Bobrovsky has been in goal for 642 matchups during his hockey career.

When they were on the ice last, Toronto opposed the Panthers in an outing where the Maple Leafs went home in defeat by a final score of 4-2. The Maple Leafs recorded 2 goals out of the 36 shots on goal they tried. They had 4 power play opportunities in this game but weren't able to notch a goal.

Toronto has tried 2,628 shots (12th in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.58%, while allowing the other team 2,420 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 81.85% on the other teams 248 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 90.9%. They have recorded 246 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 26.02%. The Maple Leafs have accumulated 214 goals at even strength and 64 goals (5th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have permitted 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. On the season, the Toronto Maple Leafs have a total of 278 goals, 111 points, in addition to a points percentage of .677.

Across the ice you are expected to see Ilya Samsonov in net. The opposition is averaging 2.65 goals/game and he has surrendered 324 goals altogether. Samsonov's rate of quality starts is 50.4% and he has qualified for 60 quality starts in his career. He has made the start in 119 games and his ice time sits at 7,341 mins. Samsonov is sitting with a lifetime mark of 79-32-13 and has participated in 131 games. He has accounted for 3,193 saves out of the 3,517 shots attempted against him, giving him a rate of .908.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Florida (+140)

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