{"id":345013,"date":"2025-05-08T15:57:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T19:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=345013"},"modified":"2025-05-08T16:02:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T20:02:08","slug":"maple-leafs-vs-panthers-best-bets-game-3-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/maple-leafs-vs-panthers-best-bets-game-3-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Leafs vs. Panthers best bets Game 3: Back Toronto on the puck line, Pacioretty to stay hot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers&#8217; second-round series shifts to Sunrise on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> The Maple Leafs are in uncharted waters in the &#8220;Core Four&#8221; era, taking a 2-0 lead with them on the road after a pair of nail-biting wins. Florida is heavily favoured to win Game 3 and hopes to get better goaltending from a struggling Sergei Bobrovsky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Panthers vs. Maple Leafs best bets for Game 3 of the second round, featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/players\/brad_marchand\">Brad Marchand<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/players\/max_pacioretty\">Max Pacioretty<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maple Leafs vs. Panthers best bets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Maple Leafs +1.5 (-136)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Florida will throw its best shot at Toronto on Friday, guaranteed. After all, the Panthers are reigning Stanley Cup champs for a reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I believe this Maple Leafs group is different, and I&#8217;m happy to bank a goal with them on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto has covered this line in all but one of its playoff games. The team has bought in defensively, blocking a whopping 25 shots and throwing 41 hits in Wednesday&#8217;s Game 2 win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And throughout the entire postseason, the Leafs are giving up the fourth-fewest 5v5 shots per 60 (22.71), according to Natural Stat Trick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am most bullish on this play, though, because of the goaltending. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joseph Woll was clutch when it mattered in Game 2 and has posted a 2.33 GAA and .940 SV% in three regular-season starts against Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bobrovsky, meanwhile, has allowed 18 goals in his last five starts with an .850 SV%. The netminder has proven to be streaky in his career, and Toronto&#8217;s offence is firing on all cylinders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will the Panthers win this game? Maybe. But I don&#8217;t think it will be in a blowout. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Toronto has covered a +1.5 puck line in 18 of its last 20 games (3-1 vs. Florida in that span), winning 16 of those games outright. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:113589\">Embed: #113589<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/ice_hockey\/nhl?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_nhl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Full NHL betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nhl-injury-report?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=injury_reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NHL injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/top-skaters?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=stats_pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NHL stats &amp; standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 3 picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Marchand to record a point (+110):<\/strong> Marchand has new threads, but he&#8217;s still the same old playoff menace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The former Boston Bruin has seven points this postseason (one goal, six assists).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He&#8217;s cleared this line in four straight games (six total points), with three points against the Maple Leafs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Marchand&#8217;s line with Anton Lundell and Eetu Luostarinen has dominated this matchup. They own a series-best 83.31% xG rate and have a 66.67% Corsi rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This seems like a great price to buy in on a historic Leaf-killer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pacioretty to record a point (+145):<\/strong> Pacioretty has been on a rampage since his promotion to the second line with William Nylander and John Tavares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He&#8217;s registered six points (two goals) in three games, going 3-0 against this line.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pacioretty has generated 16.69 chances per 60 since the move, second among all Maple Leafs skaters. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The veteran winger should keep getting run after coming in the clutch. He scored the series-winning goal against the Ottawa Senators and added another goal against the Panthers on Wednesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nylander and Tavares hold -200 and -143 odds, respectively, to register a point in Game 3. They&#8217;re both on the top power play, unlike Pacioretty, but that still seems like a wild discrepancy for a guy creating plenty of chances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Panthers vs. Maple Leafs best bets made at 3:11 p.m. ET 05\/08\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers&#8217; second-round series shifts to Sunrise on Friday. The pregame narrative: The Maple Leafs are in uncharted waters in the &#8220;Core Four&#8221; era, taking a 2-0 lead with them on the road after a pair of nail-biting wins. 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