Florida Panthers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs odds, tips and betting trends

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Feb. 26, 2026, 1:53 a.m. ET

Jan 25, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Florida Panthers center Sam Reinhart (13) celebrates with teammates after scoring against the Chicago Blackhawks during the third period at United Center.

Two teams near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings meet when the 13th-place Florida Panthers (29-25-3) host the 12th-place Toronto Maple Leafs (27-22-9) at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET.

Florida suffered a 6-1 loss on the road its last time out on Feb. 5 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Toronto lost 4-2 on the road against the Tampa Bay Lightning in its most recent game on Feb. 25.

Here is what you need to prepare for Thursday’s action.

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Favorite: Panthers (-162)Underdog: Maple Leafs (+137)Over/under: 6Panthers vs. Maple Leafs game info and start timeDate: Thursday, February 26, 2026Time: 7 p.m. ETTV channel: ESPN+Live stream: Watch on ESPN+Watch Panthers vs. Maple Leafs on ESPN+!Panthers stats and trendsFlorida has won 17 of its 40 games as a favorite this season.The Panthers have won five of the 15 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -162.The moneyline odds imply that Florida has a 61.8% chance of winning this game.Florida and its opponent have gone over the current 6-goal total in 34 of 57 games this season.In their last 10 matchups, the Panthers are 4-6-0 to earn 70.0% of the possible points.They have put up 27 goals over that time.On the defensive end, the Panthers have given up 33 goals (3.3 per game) over those 10 matchups.Maple Leafs stats and trendsThe Maple Leafs have been the underdog 27 times this season, and upset their opponent in 11, or 40.7%, of those games.Toronto has won four of its nine games when it is the underdog by +137 or longer on the moneyline.The win probability for the Maple Leafs, implied from the moneyline, is 42.2%.So far this season, 65.5% of Toronto’s games (38/58) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 6.In the past 10 games, the Maple Leafs have gone 3-6-1 (60.0% of possible points).They have averaged 2.7 goals per game (27 total) over that span.Over on the defensive side, the Maple Leafs have given up 3.5 goals per game (35 total) over those 10 outings.

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