Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs 4/23/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers meet Saturday in NHL action at the FLA Live Arena. The Toronto Maple Leafs look for a win after winning 11 of their last 14 games. The Florida Panthers look to build on their 12-game winning streak.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are averaging 3.9 goals per game and are scoring on 27.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Auston Matthews leads Toronto with 58 goals, Mitchell Marner has 61 assists and William Nylander has 246 shots on goal. Defensively, the Toronto Maple Leafs are allowing 3.1 goals per game and are killing 83.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jack Campbell has given up 120 goals on 1,375 shots faced, and Petr Mrazek has allowed 58 goals on 520 shots.

The Florida Panthers are averaging 4.2 goals per game and are scoring on 23.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Aleksander Barkov leads Florida with 38 goals, Jonathan Huberdeau has 83 assists and Sam Bennett has 229 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 79.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has given up 129 goals on 1,477 shots faced, and Spencer Knight has allowed 76 goals on 832 shots.

The Maple Leafs are 5-2 in their last 7 road games and 49-22 in their last 71 overall. The Panthers are 45-9 in their last 54 home games and 42-14 in their last 56 overall. The over is 37-13-6 in Maple Leafs last 56 overall. The over is 33-16-7 in Panthers last 56 overall. The Maple Leafs are 1-7 in the last 8 meetings in Florida.

You can make a case for either side here, and the Toronto Maple Leafs and the plus money is attractive given how hot they are. However, the Florida Panthers are the hottest team in the league with 12 straight victories, and they’ve been an absolute buzz saw at home this year. The Panthers aren’t a team you should be willing to bet against, and this price is reasonable. Give me the Panthers.