NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning odds, picks, and predictions

On Wednesday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Toronto Maple Leafs face off in game two of their Eastern Conference first-round series at Scotiabank Arena. The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to even up their series with Toronto after falling short in the series opener on Monday, 5-0 to Toronto. With fewer than two minutes remaining in the first period, Jake Muzzin scored the lone goal for Toronto, and Auston Matthews extended Toronto's lead just over six minutes later.

With a short-handed goal shortly before the midway point of the middle frame, David Kampf made it 3-0. Mitch Marner broke his extended playoff scoring drought with a 4th Toronto goal with just over three minutes left in the second period, and Matthews doubled his playoff total with a second goal and the game's lone goal a little over eight minutes later. Tampa Bay would try to get on the board, but it would be in vain as the Leafs cruised to victory with a five-goal advantage.

Toronto's Jack Campbell earned the win and the shutout, saving all 24 shots he faced, while the Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy took the loss after surrendering all five goals on 31 shots faced.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning predictions

My Pick: Tampa Bay Lightning