Tampa Bay decided not to show up for Game 1 as it failed to capitalize on a five-minute penalty by the Maple Leafs and then went on to lose 5-0, finishing 0-for-5 on the power play. However, the Lightning are the defending Cup champions and they will recover quickly, including Andrei Vasilevskiy, who actually was not fully to blame for Monday's loss as Toronto outshot the Lightning 32-23. Tampa Bay still has won five of its last six playoff games as an underdog and it has gone UNDER four straight as a playoff dog dating to last season. Vasilevskiy has a 2.53 goals-against average compared to 2.58 for Toronto goalie Jack Campbell and both have save percentages of .915. Toronto has stayed UNDER in Campbell's last three starts. The Lightning allow 3.12 goals per game on the road and 2.81 overall. For a Max Play, take the Lightning on the puck line, and also play this game to stay UNDER.
This pick was released to clients on May 04, 2024 at 10:39AM ET.
Tampa Bay at Toronto
May 4, 2022
2 units on Tampa Bay +1.5 goals -215 (puckline) (risk 2 to return 2.93)
Result:
WIN
WIN
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 6.5 -120 (risk 1 to return 1.83)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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