Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 4/25/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (-110) Lightning (-110)

The Florida Panthers are headed to Amalie Arena on Thursday where they will compete against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 of their 1st round series. The Panthers lead the series 2-0. The line on this matchup has Florida at -110 while Tampa Bay is coming in at -110. The over/under is 7.

The Florida Panthers were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 victory over the Lightning in Game 2. Florida had 12 mins in the box in this contest. Moreover, they had 4 opportunities with more players on the ice and were able to notch 1 goal. The Panthers offense showed they have some room for improvement in this win. For the game, they converted 3 of the 37 shots they put on net.

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When talking about their scoring capabilities, the Florida Panthers have earned 265 goals (11th in hockey) over the course of the season and have conceded 198. For the year, they have racked up 110 points and their points % is .671. Florida is sitting with 268 power play chances and they have added 63 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 23.51%. When at even strength, the Panthers let the opposition score 147 goals while earning 202 on offense. Florida has tried 2,764 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.6%. The Panthers have had 2,279 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .913. Florida Panthers opponents have totaled 291 power play opportunities (2nd in hockey) and have notched 51 goals in those attempts.

The player between the pipes for this game is Sergei Bobrovsky. Over the course of his career, Bobrovsky has tallied 396 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .579. He has a save percentage of .915 for his 40,323 minutes between the pipes. Bobrovsky has had 20,419 shots against him and has gathered 18,681 saves. The opposition has been able to score 1,738 goals versus Bobrovsky in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.59. He has earned a win-loss record of 396-224-55 and he has started in 684 games. Bobrovsky has been involved in 700 matchups during his pro hockey career.

In Game 2, Tampa Bay had 6 opportunities on the power play in this game and scored 1 out of those chances. The Lightning tallied 2 goals of the 23 shots on goal they were seeking.

Tampa Bay has attempted 2,401 shots (21st in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 12.00%, while allowing the other team 2,430 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 83.33% on their opponents 234 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 89.0%. They have earned 248 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 28.63%. The Lightning have accumulated 217 goals at even strength and 71 goals (1st in the league) while on the power play. They have allowed 267 goals to be scored by of a combination of 228 goals at even strength and 39 goals while they had less men on the ice. Over the course of the season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have earned a total of 288 goals, 98 points, in addition to a points percentage of .598.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Andrei Vasilevskiy protecting the goal. His opposition is averaging 2.56 goals/game and he has allowed 1,199 goals in total. Vasilevskiy's quality start rate comes out to 56.7% and he has accumulated 265 quality starts in his NHL career. He has been a starter 467 contests and has accumulated 28,049 mins. Vasilevskiy has amassed a career mark of 293-143-30 and has played in 477 games. He has recorded 13,192 stops out of 14,391 shots tried, giving him a rate of .917.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-110) and under 6.5 goals

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