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Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning Preview & Picks – Lightning To Win Big NHL Matchup

leigh-copson
09 Apr 2025
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Leigh Copson 09 Apr 2025
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  • Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning picks for Wednesday, April 9
  • Game is taking place at Amalie Arena
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning Preview & Picks
  • Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Toronto Maple Leafs Form
  • Tampa Bay Lightning Form

Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning Preview & Picks

Tampa Bay are tipped to win this battle of the Atlantic Division’s top two.

The Lightning have rebounded from a couple of road losses, and they are now back home where they have been in excellent form.

  • Tampa Bay Lightning are 11-1 in their last 12 home games
  • Tampa Bay have out-scored their opponents 49-17 across their last 12 home games
  • Toronto Maple Leafs are 4-5 in their previous 9 road games
  • The Over has cashed in 5 of the previous 6 meetings (1 push)

Head To Head

  • Toronto Maple Leafs lead the all-time series 72-45-10
  • Toronto Maple Leafs won 5-3 when the two teams last met on January 20

Toronto Maple Leafs Form

Toronto head to Tampa looking to rebound from a road defeat that ended their four-game winning run.

The Maple Leafs have won eight of their previous 11 games; a sequence that began with a three-game run in March.

They stumbled late in the month with two defeats in three games, but got back on track with a 3-1 victory in Los Angeles.

Toronto backed that up with a 3-2 win at Anaheim, before returning home to down Florida 3-2 and Columbus 5-0.

The Maple Leafs failed to make it five-in-a-row though, as their underwhelming road form continued with a 3-1 loss at Florida.

Tampa Bay Lightning Form

Tampa Bay enter this matchup having rebounded from back-to-back defeats with their fifth victory in seven games.

The Lighting dropped a couple of games in late March, but rebounded to win their final three games of the month.

They beat Pittsburgh 6-1 and then backed that up with an 8-0 shutout of Utah and a 5-3 success against the New York Islanders.

Tampa Bay then beat the Islanders on the road, 4-1, only to drop their next two road games as they fell 2-1 in Ottawa and 3-2 at Buffalo.

The Lightning avoided a third straight defeat however, as they downed the Rangers in New York, 5-1. 

Verdict

Tampa Bay have been on a dominant run at home, while Toronto’s road form remains disappointing.

For that reason we are riding the Lightning in this showdown between two playoff-bound teams.

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