Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, Pick and Preview, March 27 (3/27): NHL

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Odds:

Time	7:00 p.m. EST
Panthers money line	+105
Panthers spread	+1.5 (-235)
Maple Leafs money line	-125
Maple Leafs spread	-1.5 (+195)
Over / under	7

2021-2022 season stats

	Florida Panthers	Toronto Maple Leafs
Record	44-16-6	40-19-5
Road / home record	18-8-6	23-7-2
Streak	W3	L1
Goals per game	4.05	3.63
Goals allowed per game	2.84	3.03
Shots per game	37.0	34.8
Shots allowed per game	30.8	30.6
PP %	23.80%	28.4%
PK %	19.61%	16.02%
Over / under record	39-23-2	35-27-2

Preview

The Florida Panthers travel to Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs on Sunday night. This is the first time these teams face off this season.

FLORIDA PANTHERS

The Panthers have won 4 of their last 5 games and are 18-14 on the road this season. They have a 44-16-6 record overall and are now 1st in the Atlantic. Florida beat the beat the Senators yesterday 4-3 in overtime. Aleksander Barkov had the tying goal late in the third period before scoring the shootout winner, helping the Florida Panthers overcome a three-goal deficit and beat the Ottawa Senators.

Jonathan Huberdeau leads the Panthers with 68 total assists and has 89 points. Sam Reinhart has six goals and six assists over the last 10 games for Florida.

In their last 10 games the Panthers are 8-2, averaging 4 goals, 6.9 assists, 4.6 penalties and 10.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game with a .921 save percentage.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

The Maple Leafs have won 3 of their last 5 games but are 23-9 at home this season. They have a 40-19-5 record overall ranking fourth in the Atlantic division. Toronto is 9-6 against teams in the same division.

Auston Matthews leads the Maple Leafs with 47 goals, adding 34 assists and totaling 81 points. Mitch Marner has eight assists over the last 10 games for Toronto.

In their last 10 games Toronto are 5-5, averaging 3.6 goals, six assists, 3.5 penalties and 9.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game with an .885 save percentage.

BETTING TRENDS

Florida are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games.

Florida are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games on the road.

Toronto are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home.

The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games against Florida.

Prediction

The Panthers are the #1 offense in the NHL averaging 4 goals per game but they've struggled against the Maple Leafs, they're 1-7 in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Toronto. The Maple Leafs are playing good at home lately, winning 4 of their last 5 games. The thing is I can't let go a positive money line with the Panthers.

PICK: Panthers ML (+105)

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