Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 5/10/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers

Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Location: FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Maple Leafs (-122) Panthers (+102)

The Toronto Maple Leafs are hitting the road to FLA Live Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of their series. The Panthers lead 3-0. The line on this contest has Toronto at -122 and Florida is priced at +102. The total is 7.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be looking to keep their season alive after their 3-2 loss to the Panthers in Game 3. Toronto accumulated 4 mins in the box in this matchup. The Maple Leafs didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. Furthermore, they had 1 power play attempt but weren't able to make the most of that try. For the outing, they converted 2 of the 24 shots they attempted.

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Toronto Maple Leafs opponents have totaled 248 power play tries (16th in the league) and have earned 45 goals in those chances. The Maple Leafs so far have had 2,420 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .909. Toronto has taken 2,628 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.6%. At even strength, the Maple Leafs have allowed 175 goals while notching 214 themselves. Toronto has accounted for 246 power play opportunities and they have notched 64 goals out of those advantages, earning them a percentage of 26.02%. For the year, they have accumulated 111 points and their points percentage sits at .677. In relation to their goal scoring prowess, the Toronto Maple Leafs have accounted for 278 goals (9th in the National Hockey League) for the year and have allowed 220.

The man in goal for this game is Ilya Samsonov. Opponents have been able to score 324 goals against Samsonov in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 2.65. Samsonov has participated in 131 games over the course of his professional hockey career. He has a save percentage of .908 in his 7,341 minutes played. He has amassed a win-loss record of 79-32-13 and he was named the starter in 119 games. In his career, Samsonov has accumulated 60 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .504. Samsonov has seen 3,517 shots taken against him and has recorded 3,193 total saves.

In Game 3, the Panthers scored 3 goals out of the 29 shots on goal they pursued. They had 2 power play chances in this one and tallied 1 out of those opportunities.

Florida has put up 3,019 shots (1st in the league) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.54%, while allowing the other team 2,603 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 75.95% on the other teams 291 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.6%. They have a total of 276 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 22.83%. The Panthers are sitting with 225 goals at even strength and 63 goals (8th in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 272 goals to be scored by of a combination of 202 goals at even strength and 70 goals while they were shorthanded. This season, the Florida Panthers are sitting with 288 goals, 92 points, in addition to a points percentage of .561.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Sergei Bobrovsky protecting the goal. He has gathered 17,232 stops out of 18,835 shots taken against him, which gives him a save % of .915. Bobrovsky is the owner of a career record of 360-207-51 and has participated in 642 games. He has been a starter 626 contests and his ice time sits at 36,909 minutes. Bobrovsky's quality start rate sits at 57.3% and he has accumulated 359 quality starting assignments in his career. The opposition is averaging 2.61 goals per game and he has yielded 1,603 goals overall.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Florida (+102) and under 6.5 goals

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