Florida Panthers VS Toronto Maple Leafs pits Toronto against Florida in Game Four of the Second Round, in a series that has been one-sided so far. 

The Maple Leafs lost the first three games of this series and one more defeat will have them booted off the playoffs. The Panthers on the other hand have a dominating 3-0 series lead and may sweep the series with a win on their home ice. 

Toronto wants to stay in the season, while Florida wants to advance to the Eastern Conference Final and Game Four should be a good one as a result of this.

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• Venue: BB&T Center, Sunrise, Florida
• Date: Wednesday, May 10th, 2023
• Time: 16:00 GMT
• Teams to play: Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs.
• NHL Picks: MONEYLINE 2.368

Odds as provided by 1XBet and BetMGM.

Season Record: 82-42

• 1XBet Spread: +1.5
• 1XBet Total: Over 6.5
• 1XBet Moneyline: 2.65
• BetMGM Spread: +1.5
• BetMGM Total: Under 6.5
• BetMGM Moneyline: 2.00

The Florida Panthers have taken the lead in this series with their offense scoring 10 goals in the first three games. Matthew Tkachuk, Anthony Duclair, and Aleksander Barkov scored two goals and eight assists that lead the top two lines but the other offense members stepped up too.

Anton Lundell, Carter Verhaeghe, and Sam Bennett share four goals and three assists, while defensemen, Aaron Ekblad, Brandon Montour, and Gustav Forsling added two goals and three assists from the point to place the offense over the top.

While Florida’s offense has been good, it is the defense that carries them, allowing just six goals in the series. Ekblad and Forsling led the top pairing while Brandon Montour, Marc Staal, and Radko Gudas added depth to the unit, creating turnovers in three zones and curbing shots on the net. Additionally, goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky has been great, saving 91 of the 97 shots he’s faced.

Season Record: 82-50 

• 1XBet Spread: -1.5
• 1XBet Total: Under 6.5
• 1XBet Moneyline: 2.368
• BetMGM Spread: -1.5
• BetMGM Total: Over 6.5
• BetMGM Moneyline: 1.83

The Toronto Maple Leafs showed weakness in the Second Round with their offense disappointing them, they scored just six goals in the first three games. Auston Matthews and Ryan O’Reilly scored a goal and three assists to head the top two lines but the other offense members struggled. They hope that William Nylander and Mitch Marner will improve as they scored 70 goals and 116 assists this year but only two assists in this series.

Toronto’s defense struggled too, allowing 10 goals. Morgan Reily, Jake McCabe, and T.J. Brodie lead the top two pairings but the rest of that line struggles, allowing Flordia to find open shots on their nets.

Ilya Samsonov the goaltender was knocked out of Game Three with an injury and will be replaced by Joseph Woll with their season on the line.

MatchPlug Prediction

Toronto Maple Leafs are playing to avoid elimination, but the Florida Panthers will want to control the game on their home ice. Florida which scored 10 goals in this series, will bring on the goals, with Tkachuk, Duclair, and the other forward unit members taking the puck into the offensive zone and creating opening shots.

Florida will use Montour, Forsling, and the rest of their defensive unit to create turnovers in the defensive zone and limit shots on the net. This should allow Sergei Bobrovsky to make many saves.

The Panthers should win tonight’s game to sweep the series and offer good odds in the process.

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