Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction: Tampa Need to Show Their Best

Prediction for the NHL Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs match which will take place on April 25th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Tampa Bay had a great start with Toronto. On the road, the Lightning managed to show the best hockey and immediately scored seven goals against the opponent. In response, they received only three (7:3). In the second game, the Maple Leafs forced the Lightning defense to concede the same seven goals, to which they answered with two (2:7). After such competitions, it was completely unclear what to expect in the third match. Again, there were a lot of fights, but the game ended in overtime negatively for Tampa Bay - with a score of 3:4.

Toronto managed to recover immediately after 3:7 in the first game. The Maple Leafs avenged their arena (7:2) and then won on the rivals' one. A minute before the final siren, they were burning with a score of 2:3, but Ryan O'Reilly turned the game into overtime. In the end, Morgan Rielly achieved such a significant victory for the Maple Leafs (4:3). Let's not forget that Toronto has a huge motivation to knock out Tampa because last season in the playoffs, they lost in the seventh match of the series.

No matter how great Toronto has shown themselves in the last two games, it will be complicated for them. The upcoming game is crucial for Tampa. They play at home and have a great opportunity to even score in the series. However, if they lose, they will go to Canada at 1:3, reducing their chances of reaching the following round several times. The Lightning has a robust lineup that is no worse than the Maple Leafs. They need to show their best.