Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 5/23/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Monday, May 23, 2022

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (+108) Lightning (-130)

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Florida Panthers at Amalie Arena on Monday in Game 4 of their series. The moneyline on this contest has Florida at +108 while Tampa Bay is at -130. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Florida Panthers will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 2-1 defeat against the Lightning in Game 2. The Panthers didn't have their best offensive outing in this defeat. In the matchup, they converted 1 out of the 36 shots they put on goal. Additionally, they had 4 attempts on the power play but didn't convert them into a score. Florida accrued 8 minutes in the box for this game.

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When it comes to scoring goals, the Florida Panthers have earned 337 goals (1st in the National Hockey League) for the season and have surrendered 242. For the season, they have accumulated 122 points and their points percentage comes in at .744. Florida is sitting with 262 power play opportunities and they have notched 64 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 24.43%. While at even strength, the Panthers have allowed the opponent to score 189 goals while getting 273 of their own. Florida has attempted 3,062 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.0%. The Panthers have had 2,515 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .904. Florida Panthers opponents have recorded 259 power play opportunities (6th in the NHL) and have a total of 53 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Sergei Bobrovsky. The opposition has been able to score 1,458 goals against Bobrovsky in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.57. Bobrovsky has played in 592 games throughout his hockey career. His save percentage is .916 during his 34,075 minutes on the ice. He has a win-loss mark of 336-187-48 and was named the starter in 577 games. During his career on the ice, Bobrovsky has compiled 329 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .570. Bobrovsky has had 17,369 shot attempts taken against him and has amassed 15,911 total saves.

In Game 2 Tampa had 3 chances on the power play in this matchup and earned 1 goal out of those chances. The Lightning recorded 2 goals out of the 28 shots on goal they attempted.

On the campaign, the Tampa Bay Lightning have notched a total of 285 goals, 110 points, and a points percentage of .671. They have allowed 228 goals to be scored by of a combination of 179 goals at even strength and 49 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Lightning have accumulated 223 goals at even strength and 62 goals (6th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have a tally of 259 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 23.94%. Tampa Bay has attempted 2,535 shots (17th in the NHL) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.24%, while allowing their opponents 2,441 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 80.56% on their opponents 252 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 90.7%.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Andrei Vasilevskiy patrolling the crease. Vasilevskiy has amassed a career mark of 229-101-24 and has played in 365 games. Vasilevskiy's percentage of quality starts is 57.2% and he has qualified for 203 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has recorded 10,147 stops out of 11,039 shots taken, giving him a rate of .919. His opposition is averaging 2.50 goals/game and he has allowed 892 goals overall. He has been a starter 355 contests and has played for a total of 21,390 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Florida (+108)

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