Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 2/17/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Amalie Arena is where the Tampa Bay Lightning (29-20-5) will play the Florida Panthers (34-15-4) on Saturday.

The Florida Panthers were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 5-2 victory against the Penguins in their previous outing. Florida compiled 10 penalty minutes in this game. In addition, they had 2 power play opportunities and were able to score 1 goal. The Panthers played really well in the victory. For the game, they tallied a score on 5 out of the 23 shots they launched.

While playing at even strength, the Panthers have allowed the opponent to score 102 goals while scoring 127 of their own. Florida Panthers opponents have totaled 177 power play tries (6th in hockey) and have earned 30 goals in those attempts. In relation to their scoring, the Florida Panthers have accounted for 171 goals (11th in the league) for the season and have given up 132. Florida has taken 1,808 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.5%. For the current campaign, the have a total of 72 points and their points percentage is .679. The Panthers have had 1,445 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .909. Florida has compiled 175 power play opportunities and they have tallied 44 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 25.14%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Anthony Stolarz. Opponents have scored 231 goals against Stolarz in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.79. Stolarz has been in goal for 97 games over the course of his pro hockey career. His save percentage currently sits at .912 in his 4,976 mins guarding the cage. He has earned a record of 35-29-9 and he started in 73 games. Throughout his time in hockey, Stolarz is sitting with 41 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .562. Stolarz has seen 2,625 shots taken against him and has recorded 2,394 saves.

In their last contest, Tampa Bay faced off against the Bruins in an outing where the Lightning got the tie by a final score of 2-2. They had 3 attempts on the power play in this contest and earned 1 out of those chances. The Lightning recorded 2 goals out of the 25 shots on goal they took.

The Lightning are sitting with 132 goals at even strength and 51 goals (1st in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. Tampa Bay has put up 1,609 shots (16th in the league) and has a shot percentage of 11.37%, while allowing the opposition 1,612 shots. So far this season, the Tampa Bay Lightning are sitting with 183 goals, 63 points, in addition to a points percentage of .583. They have allowed 177 goals to be scored by way of 150 goals at even strength and 27 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a tally of 166 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 30.72%. They have a penalty kill rate of 81.63% on their opponents 147 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently comes in at 89.0%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Andrei Vasilevskiy between the pipes. Vasilevskiy has accrued a career record of 281-134-28 and has been in net for 454 games. Vasilevskiy's quality start percentage sits at 57.0% and he has 253 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has compiled 12,602 saves out of 13,732 shots tried, giving him a save % of .918. His opponents are averaging 2.54 goals per game and he has allowed 1,130 goals altogether. He has started in 444 games and has been on the ice for 26,704 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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