Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Air Canada Centre

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at +105 and the Maple Leafs at -137. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Tampa Bay comes into this matchup having played 30 games. They have an overall record of 14-13-3 and on the road they have a record of 7-7-2. Currently they are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 71 goals and given up 68 goals for a point differential of +3. Toronto shows up with a record of 10-13-5 including 5-5-3 at home this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 64 goals and surrendered 76 for a goal differential of -12.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 22 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 11 goals this season with 74 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 11 goals on 77 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 18 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 12 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 655 shots against him and has given up 46 goals. He has made 609 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

James Van Riemsdyk has accumulated 17 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 8 goals this season with 83 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Tyler Bozak has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 4 goals on 37 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. James Reimer has 7 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 496 shots against him and has given up 32 goals. He has made 464 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

The Lightning have 31 total points this season. They have scored 70 goals while giving up 66 goals. They have had 98 power play opportunities and have scored 17 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Lightning have allowed 91 power play opportunities and given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.26% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Maple Leafs have a total of 25 points on the season. They have 16 power play goals on 88 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 92 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Lightning have a total of 61 goals scored while they've given up 72 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.22%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 13-16 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 8-18-4 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 7-18 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 11-14-2 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/14/15 LW Ondrej Palat Leg is downgraded to doubtful Monday vs. Columbus
12/12/15 LW Jonathan Drouin Lower Body "?" Monday vs Columbus
12/12/15 C Tyler Johnson Lower Body out indefinitely
12/09/15 C Cedric Paquette Upper Body expected to miss 1-2 weeks
12/09/15 RW Erik Condra Lower Body expected to miss 1-2 weeks
10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/14/15 LW Joffrey Lupul Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs. Tampa Bay
12/08/15 GO James Reimer Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs Tampa Bay
11/17/15 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely
10/17/15 D Stephane Robidas Knee out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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