Maple Leafs aim for commanding 3-1 lead while Panthers look to even up the series
The Maple Leafs stunned the Cats in the first two games of their second round series but Florida responded with a hard-fought overtime victory in game three. The game was another battle with both sides looking to inflict as much pain as possible.
Game three will make for an exciting showcase as the Panthers will look to even up the series while the Maple Leafs aim to put Florida on the ropes with a 3-1 series lead headed back to Toronto for game five.
For bettors, this matchup provides a chance to capitalize on some of our recent strong trends, like our 33-25 record on our last 58 picks, including perfect records during Game 1 and 4 of the Maple Leafs-Senators series.
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Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers Best Bets:
- Panthers ML (-190)
- Under 6.5 goals (-134)
- Anton Lundell Over 0.5 points (+142)
- Maple Leafs Under 2.5 goals (-108)
The Panthers have life once again and it’s mainly because of their red hot third line. Headlined by Brad Marchand, the offensive unit has combined for four goals including the game winner in game three. Anton Lundell and Eetu Luostarinen have worked well with the former Bruins captain and Lundell works as the best value option as he also mans the second power play unit with Marchand.
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Florida’s Finnish centre played a significant role in their run to the Stanley Cup Finals last season with 17 points in 24 games. He’s been red hot with three goals and five assists for eight points over his last five games and should get back on the board after failing to do so in game three.
The game may once again be high-scoring as every game of the series has gone over but I expect that we will finally get a big Sergei Bobrovsky game. The Russian netminder has experienced his career-worst stretch versus the Maple Leafs over the last three games with 13 goals allowed.
He should bounce back when the team needs him and keep the Panthers in this game. I expect Joseph Woll to do the same for the Buds as his career playoff numbers show he is far better than his 11 goals allowed over three appearances this postseason.
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