Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 12/22/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Sunday, December 22, 2024

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: WXPX-TV

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (-152) Lightning (+126)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (18-10-2) welcome the Florida Panthers (20-11-2) at Amalie Arena on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Florida at -152 while Tampa Bay is coming in at +126. The total is set at 6.

The Florida Panthers were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 6-1 victory over the Wild in their previous game. Florida accrued 16 minutes in the box for this matchup. Additionally, they had 2 power play tries and were able to net 1 goal. The Panthers had a impressive offensive outing in the win. For the game, they converted 6 of the 33 shots they tried.

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While playing at even strength, the Panthers have allowed the opponent to score 86 goals while notching 90 of their own. Florida Panthers opponents have earned 96 power play tries (15th in hockey) and have scored 19 goals in those attempts. Pertaining to scoring goals, the Florida Panthers have earned 118 goals (4th in hockey) so far this year and have conceded 105. Florida has taken 1,015 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.6%. For the current season, they sit with 42 points and their points percentage is .636. The Panthers thus far have had 887 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .882. Florida comes into tonight with 106 power play chances and they have tallied 28 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 26.42%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Sergei Bobrovsky. The opposition has racked up 1,801 goals versus Bobrovsky in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.68. Bobrovsky has participated in 722 contests during his hockey career. His save percentage is at .914 for his 40,380 mins played. He has earned an overall mark of 411-230-56 and he has gotten the start in 706 games. During his career on the ice, Bobrovsky is sitting with 408 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .578. Bobrovsky has seen 21,005 shot attempts against him and has accrued 19,204 total saves.

When they took the ice last, Tampa Bay faced the Blues in a matchup where the Lightning earned a win by a score of 3-1. They had 3 power play opportunities in this matchup but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Lightning recorded 3 goals of the 18 shots on goal they took.

Tampa Bay has put up 853 shots (26th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 14.07%, while allowing the other team 836 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 80.00% on their oppositions 85 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 89.8%. They have a tally of 90 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 27.78%. The Lightning have accumulated 95 goals at even strength and 25 goals (6th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 85 goals to be scored by way of 68 goals at even strength and 17 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the campaign, the Tampa Bay Lightning have 120 goals, 38 points, in addition to a points percentage of .633.

Across the ice you are likely to see Andrei Vasilevskiy in net. Teams are averaging 2.68 goals per game and he has yielded 1,257 goals in total. Vasilevskiy's rate of quality starts comes out to 56.9% and he has made 280 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has started in 492 games and has played for a total of 28,109 minutes. Vasilevskiy has a lifetime record of 308-152-31 and has participated in 502 games. He is sitting with 13,786 saves out of 15,043 shots attempted, which gives him a save percentage of .916.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+126)

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