Two teams in the top half of the Eastern Conference standings take the ice when the Toronto Maple Leafs (3-2, seventh in conference) host the Tampa Bay Lightning (3-1, fifth) at Scotiabank Arena on Monday at 7:30 PM ET.
Toronto lost 4-1 at home in its last game on October 19 against the New York Rangers.
Tampa Bay played on the road its last time out on October 19, and lost 5-4 against the Ottawa Senators.
As hockey play continues, prepare for the contest with what you need to know before Monday’s game.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning odds and betting lines
NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 5:52 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Maple Leafs (-136)
- Underdog: Lightning (+115)
- Over/under: 6.5
Maple Leafs vs. Lightning game info and start time
- Date: Monday, October 21, 2024
- Time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV channel: Bally Sports Network
- Live stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Maple Leafs stats and trends
- While playing four games as the moneyline favorite this season, Toronto has picked up a victory twice.
- In three games with moneyline odds lower than -136 this season, the Maple Leafs have picked up a victory twice.
- There is a 57.6% chance that Toronto wins this contest, per the moneyline.
- Toronto and its opponent have scored more than 6.5 goals — this game’s over/under — only one time this season.
- They have put up only 15 goals over that span.
- On the defensive end, the Maple Leafs have given up only 1.8 goals per game (nine total) in those 10 matchups.
Lightning stats and trends
- The Lightning were an underdog 35 times last season, and upset their opponent in 15, or 42.9%, of those games.
- Tampa Bay was 6-9 last season when oddsmakers made them underdogs of +115 or longer on the moneyline.
- The win probability for the Lightning, implied from the moneyline, is 46.5%.
- Tampa Bay combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 44 of 87 games last season.
- The Lightning’s 288 goals last season (3.5 per game) ranked them fifth in the league.
- The Lightning’s total of 267 goals conceded (3.3 per game) was 22nd in the NHL.
- With 71 power-play goals, the Lightning led the NHL (on 248 power-play chances).