Toronto Maple Leafs (52-26-4) vs Florida Panthers (47-31-4)
May 14, 2025 at 07:00 PM EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Toronto Maple Leafs +114 / Florida Panthers -135 — Over/Under: 5.5
The Florida Panthers and the Toronto Maple Leafs meet Wednesday in NHL action from the Scotiabank Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Florida Panthers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs prediction.
Series Recap
The Florida Panthers come into this game with some momentum after evening the series up at two wins apiece thanks to a 2-0 win over the Maple Leafs in game four. Carter Verhaeghe opened the scoring for Florida with 4:15 to go in the opening frame, and that goal would hold despite Toronto’s best efforts until Sam Bennett doubled Florida’s lead with just under eight minutes to go in the third, making up the 2-0 final score.
Panthers Looking To Steal Home Ice & Push Maple Leafs To The Brink
Sam Reinhart has a team-high 81 points including 39 goals and 42 assists while Sam Bennett has 51 points with 25 goals and 26 assists and Anton Lundell has 45 points of his own with 17 goals and 28 assists. Aleksander Barkov also has 71 points with 51 assists of his own while Carter Verhaeghe has 53 points with 20 goals and 33 assists and Matthew Tkachuk has 57 points with 22 goals and 35 assists. Sergei Bobrovsky is 33-19-2 with a 2.44 GAA and a .906 save percentage in goal for Florida this season. Vitek Vanecek is also 2-4-1 with a 3.00 GAA and an .890 save percentage in goal for the Panthers this year.
Why the Florida Panthers will win
- The Panthers have won six of their last seven night games against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Maple Leafs have lost three of their last four Game 5s of a playoff series.
- The Panthers have covered the puck line in each of their last three games at Scotiabank Arena against opponents on a losing streak.
Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts
- Sam Bennett has scored a goal in five of the Panthers’ last six road playoff games against Eastern Conference opponents.
- Aaron Ekblad has recorded at least one assist in eight of his last nine appearances in night games.
- Aaron Ekblad has recorded at least one point in each of his last nine appearances in night games.
- Aleksander Barkov ranks T1st in the league for shootout goals (4) this season.
Maple Leafs Looking To Defend Home Ice And Restore Series Lead
Mitch Marner has a team-high 102 points with 27 goals and a team-high 75 assists while William Nylander has 84 points with a team-high 45 goals. John Tavares has 74 points with 38 goals and 36 assists and Auston Matthews has 78 points with 33 goals and 45 assists. Matthew Knies has 58 points with 29 goals while Morgan Rielly has 41 points with 7 goals and 34 assists as well on the year. Anthony Stolarz has gone 21-8-3 on the year in goal for Toronto with a 2.14 GAA and a .926 save percentage while Joseph Woll is 27-14-1 with a 2.73 GAA and a .909 save percentage and Dennis Hildeby has a 3-3 record, a 3.33 GAA and an .878 save percentage.
Toronto Maple Leafs Player Prop Facts
- Max Pacioretty has recorded at least one assist in four of the Maple Leafs’ last five games as underdogs against Eastern Conference opponents.
- William Nylander has scored at least one goal in each of the Maple Leafs’ last four playoff games as home underdogs.
- Max Pacioretty has recorded at least one point in 11 of his last 12 home appearances against the Panthers.
- William Nylander ranks T1st in the league for multi-goal games (10) this season.
Why the Toronto Maple Leafs will win
- The Maple Leafs have won each of their last four games as home underdogs against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Panthers have lost five of their last six games as road favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Panthers’ last 11 games at Scotiabank Arena.
- The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in 11 of their last 12 games as road favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
Toronto Maple Leafs Player Prop Facts
- Max Pacioretty has recorded at least one assist in four of the Maple Leafs’ last five games as underdogs against Eastern Conference opponents.
- William Nylander has scored at least one goal in each of the Maple Leafs’ last four playoff games as home underdogs.
- Max Pacioretty has recorded at least one point in 11 of his last 12 home appearances against the Panthers.
- William Nylander ranks T1st in the league for multi-goal games (10) this season.
Total Goals Facts
- Six of the Panthers’ last seven games against Atlantic Division opponents have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Six of the Maple Leafs’ last seven games as underdogs against opponents on a winning streak have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Five of the last six games between two teams from the Atlantic Division have gone OVER the total goals line.
Florida Panthers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction
I’m on the under here. I think this game is going to have the same feeling and intensity of game seven. Both goaltenders were on point in game four and I think we could see a carbon copy of what we saw in that game with so much on the line with a win in game five for both teams to take the series lead. I think that this is just going to be a physical war between two teams that do not like each other and discipline is going to be key in this game. Give me the under here.