Today’s props for NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Matthew Tkachuk among best bets for Monday
Today’s props for NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Matthew Tkachuk among best bets for Monday
The second round of the Playoffs of the Stanley Cup 2025 begins when the champions defending Florida Panthers take the leaves of Toronto Maple at Scotiabank Arena de Toronto on Monday for the first game of his series. Toronto advanced in the second round for the second time in 20 seasons winning the “Ontario battle” against Ottawa Senators in six games, while Florida succeeded over the Tampa Bay Lightning in five games in the “Florida Battle”.
The Panthers won three of the four meetings of the regular season among the rivals of the Atlantic Division, surpassing the Maple Leafs division 13-7. Florida was also victorious in its only previous playoff series against Toronto, defeating the leaves in five games in the second round of the 2023 season.
Sam Bennett led Florida with three goals in the series of the season and tied Sam Reinhart for the first to the team with five points. John Tavares got three highs for Toronto and Mitch Marner also pointed out three points.
Here are some value players to take into account when making betting on the opening of the Monday series.
The best bets
Matthew Tkachuk, Panthers – at any time scoring goal (+230, BET365)
Tkachuk did not practice on Sunday, but will be on match 1 against Toronto. The 27-year-old left wing made his presence heard in the first round series against Tampa Bay, scoring two goals and establishing another in match 1 after losing two months with an inferior body injury suffered in the face of the four nations. Tkachuk also passed match 3 of the first round and will be eager to make an early statement against Maple Leafs.
Morgan Rielly, Maple Leafs – 1+ Assistance (+190, Draft)
Rielly attended only one attendance against the Senators in the opening round after registering at least three in each of his previous four series. The 31 -year -old defender was a factor offensively against the Panthers in the regular season, and established three of the seven goals from Maple Leafs. Rielly also registered attendance in three of the four games against Florida in his second round two years ago.
Brad Marchand, Panthers: More than 0.5 assists (+240, BETMGM)
Marchand faces Toronto in the playoffs for the first time as a panther, but he is certainly not foreign to the maple leaves in the post -season. While with the Boston Bruins, the 36 -year -old center participated in four series of seven games with Toronto and accumulated 19 attendance in 28 competitions. Marchand pointed out four assists in six meetings with the leaves by 2024-25 and recorded four in the Florida first round against Tampa Bay.
