Lightning at Maple Leafs 4/4/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions
The Tampa Bay Lightning look to bounce back from a loss with they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday. The Lightning were beaten on Tuesday night by the Montreal Canadians 4-2. Cedric Paquette and Steven Stamkos scored for the Lightning. Tampa Bay was playing its third game in the last four nights. Edward Pasquale, Tampa’s third string goalie, stopped 41 shots in just his second game in the NHL.
Toronto lost 4-1 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday. The Maple Leafs only goal was scored by John Tavares. The goal was Tavares’ 47th on the season. Garret Sparks stopped 33 shots in net in the loss. On Monday, Toronto clinched its playoff spot after beating the Rangers and will face Boston in the first round. Steven Stamkos leads the Lightning in goals scored with 43. Nikita Kucherov is the assists leader with 86 and points leader with 125. In goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy is 37-10-4 with a goals against of 2.43 and a save percentage of .925. Tampa Bay is 1st in goals scored per game with 3.88 and 7th in goals against at 2.71.
John Tavares leads the Maple Leafs in goals scored with 47. Mitch Marner is the assists leader with 67 and points leader with 92. In net, Frederik Andersen is 36-15-6 with a goals against of 2.75 and a save percentage of .918. Toronto is 4thin goals scored per game at 3.50 and 17th in goals against at 3.01.
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Tampa Bay may rest a few of its regulars heading toward the playoff, but the Lightning is much better than Toronto even with a star or two resting on the bench. The Lightning has won 4 of the last 5 meetings between the two and 4 of the last 5 played at Toronto. The Maple Leafs are 1-4 in the last 5 when playing the third game of a 3-in-4. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Lightning win 4-2.
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