Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs 12/20/2022 Picks

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs 12/20/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Tampa Bay Lightning will visit Scotiabank Arena in Ontario after a successful road match and look for their sixth straight win by facing the Toronto Maple Leafs in another NHL duel on the ice on Tuesday night.

Tampa Bay improved to 20-9-1 on 41 points through 30 games played and placed 3rd in the Atlantic Division with an 8-5-0 road record this season.

The Lightning posted an 8-2 record in their last ten contests played with five consecutive wins including a 5-1 victory on the road over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.

LW Brandon Hagel led the offense for Tampa Bay with 2 goals and 1 assist while Center Steven Stamkos contributed 2 assists in the win.

RW Nikita Kucherov is the top setter for the Lightning after dishing out 35 assists with 12 goals scored for 47 points on the season.

Centers Steven Stamkos and Brayden Point chipped in a team-high 16 goals each while Stamkos added 20 assists on 36 points and Point has 15 assists on 31 points for Tampa Bay this year.

Kucherov ended up setting 15 power-play shots of his 35 assists while Stamkos hit 7 power-play goals on 102 shot attempts.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 5-0 SU in their last 5 contests and 4-1 SU in their last 5 games played versus Toronto.

The totals went UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 5 road outings and the Lightning is 5-1 SU in their last 6 matches played against a rival from the Eastern Conference.

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs Predictions 12/20/2022

The Toronto Maple Leafs are on their way back home to bounce back from losing their recent road match by hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.

The Maple Leafs will try to get back to their winning ways after losing two games in a row including a 2-5 road loss to the Washington Capitals on December 17.

Toronto dropped to 19-7-6 on 44 points and placed second in the Atlantic Division with an 11-2-3 home record on the season.

Right-wingman William Nylander and Center Auston Matthews scored one goal each in leading the Maple Leafs against the Capitals last time out.

RW Mitchell Marner led Toronto with a team-high 25 assists and 37 points while Center Auston Matthews also scored 37 points with 16 goals scored and 21 assists this season.

RW William Nylander chipped in a team-leading 18 goals while adding 16 assists to earn 34 points for the season.

Matthews attempted more shots with 143 while hitting a team-high 7 power-play goals and Marner set up 11 power-play assists from a team-leading 25 assists on the season.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 9-3 SU in their last 12 contests and the totals went OVER in 6 of Toronto’s last seven matches played versus Tampa Bay.

The Maple Leafs are 5-1 SU in their last 6 home outings and 4-1 straight up in their last 5 games against a rival from the Atlantic Division.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Toronto Maple Leafs. The NHL Pick for this contest is Toronto -142. The Maple Leafs have the advantage of playing on their home ice versus an undermanned team of the Lightning.

Tampa Bay will be missing Defenseman Mikhail Sergachev due to an upper-body injury from last week’s tour. Toronto is 11-2-3 at home while the Lightning is 8-5-0 on the road. Prediction: The Toronto Maple Leafs will win 3-2.

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