Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers Prediction, Preview, and Odds

The Tampa Bay Lightning are traveling to Sunrise after their win on Thursday against the New York Rangers with a final score of 6-3. Tampa Bay is continuing to show how strong their offense can be as they are averaging 3.44 goals per game this season, which places them sixth overall in scoring. I think this has been strongly helped by their powerplay which rests at number one in the league at 29.4%. On defense the Lightning are allowing an average of 3.36 goals against per game.

We will likely see Andrei Vasilevskiy start in net for this matchup between two rival Florida teams. Vasilevskiy this season is 23-16-1 with a goals against average of 2.96 and a save percentage of .896. In his career against the Panthers, Vasilevskiy has a record of 15-13-1 with a goals against average of 3.09 and a save percentage of .909.

The Florida Panthers are returning home after their loss on Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes with a final score of 0-4. This would be only their second loss in their last eight games. Florida this season has been leading the league in goals allowed, which sits at 2.37 goals against per game. Much like the Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida has been scoring well due to their powerplay. Florida is ranked second overall in powerplay percentage, with a powerplay percentage of 26.8%. This has resulted in the Panthers averaging 3.27 goals per game.

Sergei Bobrovsky will likely start in net for the Panthers as he has taken majority of the starts for Florida. Bobrovsky has a record of 32-13-2 with a goals against average of 2.32 and a save percentage of .918. In his career against the Lightning, Bobrovsky has a record of 13-11-3 with a goals against average of 3.20 and a save percentage of .894.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning have an over/under record of 2-8 in their last ten games against the Panthers. The Florida Panthers have an over/under record of 3-5-2 in their last ten games. In their last five games as an underdog on the road, the Lightning have an over/under record of 1-4.