Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning odds, tips and betting trends
The Florida Panthers (35-15-4) visit the Tampa Bay Lightning (30-20-5) at Amalie Arena on Saturday, February 17 at 5:00 PM ET, airing on ESPN+, BSSUN, and BSFL. The matchup features a pair of the NHL’s best offensive options in Sam Reinhart (39 goals and 26 assists) and Nikita Kucherov (36 goals and 57 assists).
Florida won 4-0 on the road its last time out on February 15 against the Buffalo Sabres.
Tampa Bay won its most recent game 6-3 at home over the Colorado Avalanche on February 15.
Here is everything you need to get ready for Saturday’s action.
- Favorite: Panthers (-128)
- Underdog: Lightning (+107)
- Over/under: 6.5
- Florida has gotten the victory in 30 of the 43 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- The Panthers have won 25 of the 36 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -128.
- The moneyline odds say Florida has a 56.1% chance of winning this game.
- Florida has combined with its opponent to put up more than 6.5 goals in 19 of 54 games this season.
- In their past 10 games, the Panthers are 8-2-0 to earn 90.0% of the possible points.
- They have averaged 3.7 goals per game (37 total) during that span.
- Over on the defensive side, the Panthers have allowed 18 goals (1.8 per game) in those 10 outings.
- The Lightning have claimed an upset victory in nine, or 37.5%, of the 24 games they have played as an underdog this season.
- Tampa Bay has won seven of its 15 games when it is the underdog by +107 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Lightning have a 48.3% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
- Tampa Bay has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 27 of 55 games this season.
- Over the past 10 games, the Lightning have claimed 85.0% of the possible points with a 7-3-0 record.
- They have averaged 3.7 goals per game (37 total) during that time.
- On the defensive end, the Lightning have allowed 2.7 goals per game (27 total) in those 10 matchups.
- Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024
- Time: 5:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
