The Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning meet in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals Saturday. The Maple Leafs lead the series 3-2. Puck drop from Amalie Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (TBS). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Maple Leafs vs. Lightning odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Maple Leafs had a chance to put this series to bed in Game 5 in Toronto, and in typical Leafs fashion, Toronto wet that bed. It is now 0-10 in the past 10 elimination games when it has had a chance to advance. The Leafs still haven’t won a series since 2004.
The Lightning had been skidding hard, losing 3 straight games in this series since a dominant Game 1 victory (7-3, March 18). Tampa Bay dropped both Game 3 (4-3 in OT, Saturday) and Game 4 (5-4 in OT, Monday) on home ice in this series.
Maple Leafs at Lightning odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Maple Leafs -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Lightning -110 (bet $110 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Maple Leafs +1.5 (-275) | Lightning -1.5 (+220)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)