Tampa Bay Lightning (46-30-6, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (50-21-11, second in the Atlantic Division)
Toronto; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Maple Leafs -157, Lightning +134; over/under is 6.5
NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Maple Leafs lead series 3-1
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 3-1 lead in the series. The teams meet Monday for the eighth time this season. The Maple Leafs won the previous matchup 5-4 in overtime. Auston Matthews scored two goals in the win.
Toronto has gone 50-21-11 overall with an 18-8-4 record against the Atlantic Division. The Maple Leafs have scored 278 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank ninth in league play.
Tampa Bay is 46-30-6 overall with a 13-14-3 record against the Atlantic Division. The Lightning serve 12.1 penalty minutes per game to rank third in league play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matthews has 40 goals and 45 assists for the Maple Leafs. John Tavares has six goals and two assists over the last 10 games.
Steven Stamkos has scored 33 goals with 51 assists for the Lightning. Brayden Point has six goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 8-1-1, averaging four goals, 6.6 assists, 5.2 penalties and 13.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
Lightning: 3-5-2, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.7 assists, 6.3 penalties and 19.9 penalty minutes while giving up 4.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Maple Leafs: Victor Mete: out (lower body), Nicholas Robertson: out for season (shoulder), Erik Gustafsson: day to day (upper body), Matt Murray: day to day (head), Bobby McMann: out (knee), Jake Muzzin: out for season (spine).
Lightning: Erik Cernak: day to day (upper body), Mikey Eyssimont: day to day (head).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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