The Tampa Bay Lightning (44-29-8) and Nikita Kucherov (43 goals and 99 assists) host the Toronto Maple Leafs (46-25-10) and Auston Matthews (69 goals and 38 assists) at Amalie Arena on Wednesday, April 17 at 7:00 PM ET, airing on ESPN+ and BSSUN.

Tampa Bay lost 4-2 at home in its last game on April 15 against the Buffalo Sabres.

Toronto’s last game was a road loss, 5-2, to the Florida Panthers on April 16.

Ahead of this matchup, here is everything you need to prepare for Wednesday’s hockey action.

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Odds and Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Lightning (-145)
  • Underdog: Maple Leafs (+121)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Lightning Stats and Trends

  • Tampa Bay has won 29 of its 49 games as a favorite this season.
  • Through 27 games with moneyline odds lower than -145 this season, the Lightning have been victorious 18 times.
  • Tampa Bay has a 59.2% chance of winning this game, based on the moneyline odds.
  • Tampa Bay and its opponent have combined to put up more than 6.5 goals in 40 of 81 games this season.
  • Over the past 10 contests, the Lightning have claimed 70.0% of the possible points with a 5-4-1 record.
  • They have scored 35 goals over that stretch.
  • Defensively, the Lightning have given up 27 goals (2.7 per game) in those 10 matchups.

Maple Leafs Stats and Trends

  • The Maple Leafs have claimed an upset victory in seven, or 41.2%, of the 17 games they have played as an underdog this season.
  • Toronto has five games this season playing as an underdog by +121 or longer, and is 1-4 in those contests.
  • The moneyline in this contest implies a 45.2% chance for the Maple Leafs to win.
  • In 55.6% of Toronto’s previous games this season (45/81), the teams combined to score over Wednesday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
  • Over the last 10 games, the Maple Leafs are 6-3-1 (75.0% of possible points).
  • They have totaled 38 goals over that stretch.
  • On the defensive end, the Maple Leafs have allowed three goals per game (30 total) in those 10 matchups.
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