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Toronto - Florida: NHL match betting tip
The battle of the two giants of the Atlantic Division will take place on April 3 in Canada. Toronto beat Florida in the table, but the teams are separated from each other by only two scoring points. The wards of Paul Maurice have lost twice to Montreal and intend to recoup their rivals. This season, the Cats have outplayed their opponent twice very confidently in regular time. How will it be this time? Look for the answer in our betting tip for the game
Command Analysis
Toronto Maple Leafs
CanadaCurrent form
Toronto hasn't always been stable this season, and this is just such a period. The Maple Leafs regained third place in the East and moved Florida from the top spot in the division. The Canadians scored 94 points in 74 starts and really want to reach the playoffs from the first position in the Atlantic Division table. The competition is very high, because Tampa Bay is also one unit behind. The team led by Craig Berube looked good at home in the second half of March, but lost to Nashville (2:5) and San Jose (5:6, B) on the road, but they confidently dealt with Los Angeles (3:1) and Anaheim (3:2).
The Leafs play a strong offensive role at this point in the season. In the last six games, they scored 24 accurate shots, which is an average of four goals per match. Mitch Marner remains the club's main attacking star. The Canadian scored 91 points (23+68) in the goal+pass system and is ahead of William Nylander (42+37) and the rest of the Leafs forwards.
Disqualifications and injuries
Yani Hakanpaa and Max Pacioretty will not be able to help their teammates in the match against the Panthers.
Interesting betting trends
- Toronto Wins 53.9% of face-offs this Season
- The Leafs earn 7.78 minutes of penalty time per duel
Florida Panthers
USACurrent form
Florida has lost the first place in the division and now intends to regain its leadership in the Atlantic Eight table. Paul Maurice's men occupy the fifth place in the conference, with 92 points after 74 games. The team from the state of the same name is a couple of points behind competitors from Tampa and Toronto, so guests can not relax. The Cats can bypass Carolina to finish the regular season in second position in the East. In the second half of March, the Panthers didn't do everything right, but they started their home series with wins over Pittsburgh (4:3, B) and Utah (2:1, OT), but then lost twice to Montreal (2:4 and 2:3, OT).
Alexander Barkov's squad is experiencing some problems in attack and has scored only 14 accurate hits in the last eight matches. Florida manages to win scoring games confidently on its own half of the ice, and Sergey Bobrovsky continues to be the undisputed number one in the Panthers. The Russian blocked 90.67% of shots and made five shutouts in 49 starts.
Disqualifications and injuries
Aaron Ekblad, Dmitry Kulikov and Matthew Tkachuk will not play against Toronto.
Interesting betting trends
- Panthers win 49% of face-offs
- The team gets an average of 9.68 minutes of penalty time.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In four games between the teams, the first period was productive.
1.80Bet 2nd period: "Florida" will score
The Panthers have scored in the second period in eight of the past nine games.
1.52Tip and bets
Florida lost two meetings to Montreal, but there is no doubt that Paul Maurice's team really wants to beat Toronto. The Canadians are in good shape, but they often fail at the most unexpected moment. The Cats have dealt with the opponent twice this season, and they did it within the regular time. Alexander Barkov's squad really needs a victory to regain the first place in the division table. We think that they will be stronger in this match and will take two points.
Our prediction is that Florida will win the match in 2.03
Betting on an individual total
Toronto lacks stability this season, although the Ontario Provincial team is looking very good right now. The Canadians scored quite a lot in the second half of March, but in previous games they failed to score more than three accurate hits. Florida is able to hold off the attack of the hosts and has good goalkeepers.
Prediction - Toronto's individual total is less than three goals in 1.68
Bet on the total
The match is very important for both of them. Florida is unlikely to go ahead and will try to immediately defeat its opponent in attack. Toronto has improved its defense a little, but it will be difficult for the Canadians to throw a lot into the goal of Paul Maurice's team, which plays mainly with an eye on its own goal. We don't expect more than five accurate shots from the teams.
Betting Tip - total less than 5.5 goals in 1.95
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