Monday’s lone NHL matchup spotlights two of the NHL’s most prolific goal scorers sharing a sheet of ice in Auston Matthews and Nikita Kucherov.&ꦿnbsp;
Matthews and the Maple Leafs have gotten off to a lethargic offensive start in contrast to their usual bounteous production. The lea💧gue’s leading go🗹al scorer over the past eight seasons is tied for second in points on Toronto’s roster with a total of four.
The Maple Leafs’ power play appears rusty, converting at a 12.5 percent rate through four games, but their strong five-on-five play steered them to winning three.
According to Moneypuck, the Maple Leafs are churning the eighth-highest exp༺ected goals rate in the gameಞ thus far. ;
I’m looking for Toronto’s stars to positively regrꦜess Monday as its newly appointed captain and Mitch Marner have both averaged at least one point per game against the Lightning in their careers.
Lightning vs. Maple Leafs odds
| Team | Moneyline | Puck line | Tota. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | +118 | +1.5 (-205) | o6.5 (-112) |
| Maple Leafs | -142 | -1.5 (+172 | u6.5 (-108) |
O💞n the opposing bench, Kucherov’s scorching start is smashing franchise records. He’s No. 1 overall with seven goals through four games, a feat that made him the first Lightning player in history to start a season with such volume on the scoresheet.
Historically, Kucherov makes his do🃏ugh on the power play, so it’s especially polarizing that only two of his nine points have come via the man-advantage, speaking to the Lightning’s excelled five-on-five status.
Along with the Maple Leafs, they hold a five-on-five goal differential of six or higher — slotting both🎉 clubs in the top three ranks entering play Sunday.
Both Craig Berube and Jon Cooper 🅺mirror each other’s structures by utilizing elite talent to execu🍷te quick transition games and sustaining pressure in the offensive zone.
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These familiar Atlantic Division foeღs have topped the Over on goal totals with a line of 6.5 in eight of 11 regular season meetings throughout the previous three seasons.
Let’s look for the heap of awards won between both of these rosters to validate t🔯hemselves with another barn burner.
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