Sunday, January 17, 2016

Amalie Arena

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The Florida Panthers travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday, January 17, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at +122 and the Lightning at -135. The over/under has been set at 5.

Florida comes into this matchup having played 44 games. They have an overall record of 26-13-5 and on the road they have a record of 13-7-3. Currently they are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 118 goals and given up 98 goals for a point differential of +20. Tampa Bay shows up with a record of 23-17-4 including 11-8-2 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 116 goals and surrendered 106 for a goal differential of +10.

Jaromir Jagr has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 15 goals this season with 74 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Vincent Trocheck has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 12 goals on 78 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 19 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 1025 shots against him and has given up 75 goals. He has made 950 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 20 goals this season with 130 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 16 goals on 110 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 17 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 907 shots against him and has given up 67 goals. He has made 840 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Panthers have 57 total points this season. They have scored 113 goals while giving up 97 goals. They have had 146 power play opportunities and have scored 24 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Panthers have allowed 142 power play opportunities and given up 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 27 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.39% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%.

The Lightning have a total of 50 points on the season. They have 28 power play goals on 152 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 129 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 114 goals scored while they've given up 103 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.08%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 21-18 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 14-21-9 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 21-21 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 15-22-7 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Injuries

01/13/16 D Aaron Ekblad Concussion "?" Sunday vs Tampa Bay
01/04/16 C David Bolland Undisclosed out indefinitely

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/15/15 F Joel Vermin Hand out 6-8 weeks
10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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