John Tavares, Mitchell Marner, and the Toronto Maple Leafs are set to do battle against Jonathan Huberdeau, Aleksander Barkov, and the Florida Panthers at the BB&T Center in a divisional tilt. The action gets going at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, January 18, and fans at home can watch it live on Sportsnet Ontario.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers Odds
Toronto is 29-17 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 1.1 units this year. 21 of its matches have gone over the total, while another 21 have gone under and just three have pushed. The Leafs are 16-6 SU on the road in 2018-19.
Toronto has converted on 21.4 percent of its power play chances this season, a figure that’s right around league average. Its penalty kill is ranked 12th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 81.4 percent of all penalties..
With a .923 save percentage and 30.0 saves per game, Frederik Andersen (21-11-1) has been the primary option in goal for Toronto this season. Andersen played last night, however, so Toronto might choose to rest him and instead turn to Garret Sparks (6-4-1 record, .905 save percentage, 3.00 goals against average).
Florida is 17-28 straight up (SU) and has lost 17.5 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 45 regular season matches, 25 of its games have gone over the total, while 15 have gone under and just five have pushed. This season, the team’s 8-11 SU at home.
The Panthers have converted on 25.9 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that places it in the top-5 among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 18th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 79.5 percent of all penalties.
James Reimer (22.6 saves per game) has been the primary netminder in goal for the Panthers. Reimer has nine wins, 17 losses, and five OT losses to his credit and has recorded a subpar .893 save percentage and 3.21 goals against average this season.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers Free Picks
Free Prediction: SU Winner – Panthers, O/U – Under
Betting Trends
- Over Florida’s last ten outings, four of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 0-4 in those games).
- The Panthers are 10-14 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 8-20 when they serve fewer than 10 penalty minutes, in total.
- Two of Florida’s last ten games have been decided by a shootout. The team is 1-1 in those games and 2-4 overall in shootouts this season.
- The under has hit in four of Toronto’s last five games.
- Toronto has averaged 7.0 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 11.5 giveaways per game (ranked 22nd in the NHL).
- Florida skaters have averaged 18.4 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 14.1 giveaways per game (ranked 32nd overall).
