Down a goal and outplayed for much of the night, the Toronto Maple Leafs found a way to reclaim home-ice advantage. Cause by an improbable game three win in their first-round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning. First, Ryan O’Reilly scored with a minute left in regulation. Subsequently, he won a faceoff that set up Morgan Reilly’s goal at 19:15 of overtime for Toronto’s 4-3 Stanley Cup betting odds victory Saturday night. Ilya Samsonov stopped 36 shots for Toronto. He had eight saves in the extra period. Including one on Lightning star Nikita Kucherov from point-blank range.
2023 Stanley Cup Playoff First Round Playoff Series Maple Leafs vs. Lightning Series
| Date and Time: | Monday, April 24, 2023, 7:30 P.M.. ET. |
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| Location: | Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL. |
| TV Coverage: | TBS |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Maple Leafs | -1½ (+230) | 6½ (-108) | -110 |  |
| Lightning | +1½ (-270) | 6½ (-112) | -110 | |
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Maple Leafs vs. Lightning Series Schedule
- Game 1: Lightning 7, Maple Leafs 3
- Game 2: Maple Leafs 7, Lightning 2
- Game 3: Maple Leafs 4, Lightning 3 (OT)
- Game 4: Mon., April 24: Maple Leafs at Lightning, 7:30 p.m. ET, TBS
- Game 5: Thu., April 27: Lightning at Maple Leafs, 7 p.m. ET; TBS
- Game 6: *Sat., April 29: Maple Leafs at Lightning, TBD
- Game 7: *Mon., May 1: Lightning at Maple Leafs, TBD
*-if necessary
Maple Leafs vs. Lightning SBG Odds Overview
Following Toronto’s sports betting theft in game three, the casual sector is reacting strongly toward the Maple Leafs. By contrast, squares are afraid to step into the Maple Leafs. By contrast, Wise Guys believe Tampa Bay has an attractive price. Additionally, sharps expect maximum effort by the Lightning in game four.
Toronto Maple Leafs Team Overview
The Toronto Maple Leafs finished 50-21-11 straight up and 36-42-4 over/under the total. Also, Toronto was 4th in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Late on, Toronto has covered five out of their last six games. While the Maple Leafs have gone under the total in four of its previous six matchups.
Toronto has NHL rankings of 9th for goals scored and 2nd for power play efficiency. In comparison, on defense, the Maple Leafs have NHL rankings of 7th for goals against and 12th for penalty killing.
First among Toronto playoff scorers is Mitchell Marner with two goals, six assists, eight points, and a +4. Goaltender Ilya Samsonov has a .878 save percentage and 3.71 goals-against average. His record is 2-1 with no shutouts.
Tampa Bay Lightning Team Overview
The Tampa Bay Lightning finished 46-30-6 straight up and 40-33-9 over/under the total. Also, Tampa Bay is 6th in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Late on, Tampa Bay has covered one out of their last five games. While the Lightning has gone over the total in four of its previous five matchups.
Tampa Bay has NHL rankings of 8th for goals scored and 3rd for power play efficiency. In comparison on defense, the Lightning have NHL rankings of 15th for goals against and 15th for penalty killing.
First among Tampa Bay scorers is Corey Perry with two goals, three assists, five points, and a +2. Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has a .853 save percentage and 4.22 goals-against average. His record is 1-2 with no shutouts.
Maple Leafs vs. Lightning SBG Free Picks
In this situation, the Lightning doesn’t face elimination. But if they lose game four, they’ll face extinction on Toronto ice on Wednesday night. It is true the Bolts outplayed the Leafs in game three. But Tampa Bay failed to finish with the NHL Playoff betting odds. As a result, the Lightning will go all-out to send the series back to Toronto on even terms.
Maple Leafs vs. Lightning SBG Best Bet: Tampa Bay Lightning.