The Toronto Maple Leafs battle the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday in NHL betting action at Air Canada Centre.

Toronto will face the 37-36-7 Lightning. In totals betting, the Maple Leafs are 45-35 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Lightning are 51-28-1 favoring the OVER.



View Tampa Bay vs Toronto Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Hockey odds makers opened the Maple Leafs as -125 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 6.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Maple Leafs, most recently No. 26 in the Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings, up against the Lightning, who rate a No. 28 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Toronto's No. 10-ranked offense, averaging 2.8 goals per game, against a Lightning defense that ranks No. 30 at 3.4 goals allowed. The Maple Leafs power play is averaging 18.8% while the Lightning defense kills off 78.9% of their penalties.

The Lightning were a 5-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Canadiens. That made winners of bettors who got Montreal at -110 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.

The Maple Leafs were a 6-5 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Sabres. That made winners of bettors who got Buffalo at -195 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors.


Tampa Bay Lightning Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 1-9
Before playing St. Louis are 3-7
After playing Montreal are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

Toronto Maple Leafs Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing San Jose are 5-5-1
After playing Buffalo are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

A few Lightning at Maple Leafs trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Toronto is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay


Next up:
Tampa Bay at Winnipeg, Saturday, April 7
Toronto at Montreal, Saturday, April 7