Maple Leafs vs Lightning Picks and Prediction – 4/17/2024

The Toronto Maple Leafs complete a back-to-back on Wednesday when visiting the Tampa Bay Lightning after playing against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night. Toronto is 46-24-10 with 102 points. Toronto has secured third place in the Atlantic division and an automatic playoff berth. Toronto was defeated by the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 on Saturday and has lost two straight. Make sure you stay up to date with all the NHL action, with our expert NHL picks.

Auston Matthews is the leading goal scorer for Toronto with 69 and the points leader with 107, while Mitch Marner is the leader in assists with 58. In goal, Ilya Samsonov is 23-7-8 with a goals against average of 3.13 and save percentage of .890. Toronto averages 3.65 goals per game and allows 3.13 goals per game. Toronto's power play scores 24.3% of the time and its penalty kill unit is successful 76.3% of the time.

The Tampa Bay Lightning look to snap a three-game losing streak with a victory at home on Wednesday when hosting Toronto in the final game of the regular season for both teams. Tampa Bay is 44-29-8 with 96 points and has secured the top wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. Tampa Bay was defeated by the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Monday for their fourth loss in the last five.

Brayden Point is the leading goal scorer for Toronto with 45, while Nikita Kucherov is the leader in assists with 99 and points with 142. In goal, Andri Vasilevskiy is 30-20-2 with a goals against average of 2.90 and save percentage of .900. Tampa Bay averages 3.48 goals per game and allows 3.25 goals per game. Tampa Bay's power play scores 28.7% of the time and its penalty kill unit is successful 83.1% of the time.