Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 2/28/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (+125) Lightning (-150)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (37-18-4) will try to defeat the Florida Panthers (29-26-6) at Amalie Arena on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Panthers at +125 while the Lightning open at -150. The total is 7.

The Florida Panthers will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 3-1 defeat to the Sabres in their previous contest . Florida earned 10 penalty minutes for this game. In addition, they had 3 power play opportunities but weren't able to net one. The Panthers didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. For the game, they scored on 1 of the 50 shots they tried.

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While playing at even strength, the Panthers let the opposition score 155 goals while scoring 163 on the offensive side of the ice. Florida Panthers opponents have 221 power play tries (2nd in the NHL) and have come away with 57 goals in those chances. When it comes to their goal scoring prowess, the Florida Panthers have racked up 208 goals (5th in the National Hockey League) this season and have conceded 212. Florida has taken 2,234 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.3%. For the season, they sit with 64 points and their points % is .525. The Panthers have had 1,974 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .893. Florida comes into the game with 208 power play opportunities and they have scored 45 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 21.63%.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Sergei Bobrovsky. In his career, Bobrovsky has accumulated 351 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .572. He has a save percentage of .915 in his 36,188 minutes on the ice. Bobrovsky has had 18,496 shots against him and has amassed 16,928 saves. Opponents have been able to score 1,568 goals versus Bobrovsky in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.60. He has a record of 353-203-50 and he has gotten the start in 614 games. Bobrovsky has been involved in 630 games over the course of his NHL career.

In their last game, Tampa Bay faced the Penguins in a game where the Lightning ended up losing by a final of 7-3. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this contest and scored 1 out of those chances. The Lightning recorded 3 goals of the 29 shots on goal they took.

The Lightning have 158 goals at even strength and 52 goals (3rd in the NHL) while on the power play. Tampa Bay has attempted 1,902 shots (15th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 11.04%, while allowing the other team 1,854 shots. On the season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accumulated 210 goals, 78 points, in addition to a points percentage of .661. They have granted a total of 174 goals to be scored by way of 139 goals at even strength and 35 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 202 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 25.74%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 81.18% on their opponents 186 power play tries, and their save percentage currently comes in at 90.6%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Andrei Vasilevskiy protecting the net. Vasilevskiy has amassed a lifetime record of 257-115-26 and has played in 409 contests. Vasilevskiy's quality start percentage sits at 57.6% and he has 230 quality starts in his pro career. He has gathered 11,411 stops out of 12,415 shots taken, giving him a rate of .919. Teams are averaging 2.51 goals per contest and he has yielded 1,004 goals altogether. He has started in 399 contests and has been on the ice for 24,030 mins.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-150) and under 6.5 goals

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