Panthers at Maple Leafs 2/20/18 - NHL Pick & Predictions

The Florida Panthers (26-24-6, 58 Points) look to rebound from a loss on Sunday when they continue their Canadian road trip with a visit to the Toronto Maple Leafs (36-20-5, 77 Points) on Tuesday. On Sunday, the Panther lost to the Winnipeg Jets 7-2, but are 7-3 in their last 10 games overall. Florida sits 12th in the Eastern Conference with 58 points trailing the eighth place New York Islanders by six points. Toronto is coming off a 3-2 win on Sunday over the Detroit Red Wings and is 8-2-0 in its last 10 games played. The Maple Leafs are third in the Eastern Conference with 77 points, one point behind second place Boston and four points behind first place Tampa Bay. Florida’s leading goal scorer is Vincent Trocheck with 22 goals, while Jonathan Huberdeau leads the Panthers in assists with 35. The leader in points is Aleksander Barkov with 54. James Reimer is the starting goalie for the Panthers, but expect Roberto Luongo to get the start on Tuesday. In 16 appearances in net, Luongo on the season is 7-6-1 with a 2.64 goals against average and a save percentage of .927. For the season, Florida is 14th in goals scored per game with 2.9, 26th in goals against with 3.3, 17th in power play percentage with 19.9, and 22nd in penalty kill percentage with 79.2.

Auston Matthews leads the Maple Leafs in goals scored with 27 and in points with 49, while William Nylander is the leader in assists with 32. Frederik Andersen will be in goal Tuesday for Toronto. In 50 appearances in net for the Maple Leafs this season, the Dane is 29-16-4 with a goal’s against of 2.71 and a .921 save percentage. For the season, Toronto is 6th in goals scored per game with 3.3, 12th in goals against with 2.8, 15th in power play percentage with 20.1, and 6th in penalty kill percentage with 82.9.