Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 4/23/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers

Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Location: Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: ESPN2

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (+142) Panthers (-172)

The Florida Panthers welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amerant Bank Arena on Tuesday in Game 2 of their 1st round series. The Panthers lead the series 1-0. The moneyline on this matchup has the Lightning at +142 while the Panthers are sitting at -172. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will look to clean up some issues after taking a 3-2 loss in Game 1 . Tampa Bay amassed 6 mins in the box in this game. The Lightning had a below average offensive outing in the loss. Additionally, they had 2 chances on the power play and were able to notch 1 goal. In the outing, they finished 2 of the 19 shots they put on goal.

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When playing at even strength, the Lightning have conceded 228 goals while having 217 when they are on offense. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have recorded 234 power play opportunities (24th in professional hockey) and have come away with 39 goals in those attempts. When discussing scoring goals, the Tampa Bay Lightning have tallied 288 goals (5th in the NHL) so far this year and have allowed 267. Tampa Bay has attempted 2,401 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 12.0%. For the current season, the have a total of 98 points and their points percentage is .598. The Lightning have seen 2,430 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .890. Tampa Bay steps onto the ice with 248 power play chances and they have notched 71 goals during those chances, garnering them a percentage of 28.63%.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vasilevskiy has taken the ice for 477 contests throughout his NHL career. He has amassed an overall mark of 293-143-30 and he was named the starter in 467 games. The opposition has been able to score 1,199 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his professional career and his goals against rate is 2.56. Vasilevskiy has had 14,391 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 13,192 saves. He has a save percentage of .917 during his 28,049 minutes played. In his career, Vasilevskiy has recorded 265 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .567.

In Game 1, the Panthers scored 3 goals of the 28 shots on goal they pursued. They had 3 power play attempts in this outing and scored 1 out of those opportunities.

Florida has taken 2,764 shots (2nd in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 9.59%, while allowing their opponents 2,279 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 82.47% on their opponents 291 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 91.3%. They have recorded 268 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 23.51%. The Panthers are sitting with 202 goals at even strength and 63 goals (5th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 198 goals to be scored by way of 147 goals at even strength and 51 goals while they had less men on the ice. Over the course of the season, the Florida Panthers have 265 goals, 110 points, and a points percentage of .671.

For the opposition you are likely to see Sergei Bobrovsky in net. Opponents are averaging 2.59 goals per game and he has given up 1,738 goals altogether. Bobrovsky's quality start percentage sits at 57.9% and he has 396 quality starting assignments in his career. He has made the start in 684 contests and has played 40,323 minutes. Bobrovsky holds a career mark of 396-224-55 and has been in goal for 700 games. He has compiled 18,681 saves out of 20,419 shots taken, giving him a save % of .915.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Florida (-172)

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