Toronto Looks To Bounce Back Against Visiting Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs Odds Favor the Host Team in Division Showdown
Florida Is Back On The Ice After a Penalty-Filled Win Over Ottawa
Atlantic Division rivals Florida and Toronto are set to meet for the second time this season, with the Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs odds favoring host Toronto at -135. Florida is priced at +115. The total sits at 6.5 juiced slightly to the over at -115.
Florida had lost two games in a row before topping Ottawa 5-0 on Monday, as the Panthers are in second place in the Atlantic Division standings. The Panthers can pull within two points of the suddenly slumping Boston Bruins in the Atlantic Division. When looking at the Toronto Maple Leafs standings, they are fifth in the Atlantic Division. Toronto is closer to last place than first place in the division standings.
Toronto has dropped back-to-back games and looks to avoid falling to .500 at home this season.
Defenseman Josh Mahura is out for Florida. Toronto will be without defensemen John Klingberg, Jake Muzzin and Timothy Liljegren.
Toronto (+1200) is seventh in the odds of winning the Stanley Cup with Florida (+1800) tied for 10th in the championship odds.
Panthers vs Maple Leafs 
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Location: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ONT
Stream: ESPN
Line-1.5
Total 6.5
Panthers Coming Off A Wild One
The Florida Panthers proved in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs that the rougher it gets, the better they play.
That was evident once again in Monday’s 5-0 win over Ottawa, as the teams combined for 167 penalty minutes. At one point, all 10 skaters on the ice were given 10-minute misconducts.
Seven different Florida Panthers players had at least 10 penalty minutes, so that is one way to spread out the minutes, as no Florida player was on the ice for at least 20 minutes. Keep that in mind when looking at the Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs odds.
As for the hockey, Sam Reinhart scored twice and Aleksander Barkov had three assists as Florida matched its top scoring output in November.
Five of the last six games played by Florida finished under the total.
No Lack of Entertainment
In Toronto’s first 10 games in November, seven have been decided by one goal and another was headed to that, but that was before the Maple Leafs allowed an empty-net goal. That could factor into the Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs odds.
Four of those games headed to overtime, with Toronto splitting those games. Among Atlantic Division teams, only Montreal has fewer regulation wins than the Maple Leafs.
The NHL odds total has gone over in Toronto’s last five home games.
Last Meeting
Kevin Stenlund and Oliver Ekman-Larsson had first-period goals as Florida topped Toronto 3-1 in its home opener.
The game landed under the total as the last eight games between Toronto and Florida finished under the total.
Six of the last eight meetings between the Panthers and Maple Leafs have been decided by one goal.
The Panthers have won the last four games at Toronto.
Panthers vs Maple Leafs Betting Preview
After a tough start to the season, Florida has won four of its last five road games. The Panthers have won 12 of the last 14 games against NHL teams from the Eastern Conference.
The last time Florida played back-to-back games, the Panthers had a pair of 2-1 contests with a road loss to Los Angeles followed by a win on the road against Anaheim.
Florida is tied with Colorado for the NHL lead with nine wins in November, while Toronto is 5-3-2 in the month despite being outscored 37-36 in those 10 games.
The Panthers have the fourth-best goals-against average in the league in November. The teams have almost identical power-play numbers in the month, but Florida has killed off 87.5% of the opposing power plays compared to 81.3% for the Maple Leafs.
The Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs were a combined 1-for-9 on the power play in the first meeting of the season with Toronto’s only goal coming with the man advantage. They did have 14 shots on goal on the power play in that hockey matchup.
Toronto has yet to be listed as an underdog this season. The Maple Leafs are just 4-15 against the NHL betting lines this NHL season and that includes a 2-7 mark at home with Florida covering in six of its 11 road games so far during the 2023-24 season.
Seven of Toronto’s first nine games at home finished over the total.
Toronto hasn’t played since Saturday with Florida having a game in Ottawa on Monday, so perhaps that will help the Maple Leafs snap a two-game losing streak.
When it comes to the NHL picks and parlays, keep an eye on Toronto’s William Nylander and Florida’s Sam Reinhart, as they are tied for 11th in the NHL in scoring with 27 points with 12 power-play goals between them.
Each of Toronto’s last four games have been decided by one goal, and it will not be a surprise to see this game head in that direction as well. Toronto is second only to Montreal among Atlantic Division teams with three games going to shootouts this season, while Florida has yet to have a game decided in a shootout.
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