Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 4/29/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers

Date: Monday, April 29, 2024

Location: Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (+146) Panthers (-178)

The Florida Panthers will play the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amerant Bank Arena on Monday in Game 5 of their 1st round series. Florida leads the series 3-1. The moneyline on this matchup has the Lightning at +146 while the Panthers are opening at -178. The betting total comes in at 7.

The Tampa Bay Lightning went home feeling good about their game by earning a 6-3 win against the Panthers in Game 4 . Tampa Bay garnered 8 penalty minutes for this game. They also had 5 chances on the power play and were able to net 2 goals. The Lightning had a solid offensive performance and it showed in this victory. In the matchup, they scored on 6 out of the 32 shots they launched.

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Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have amassed 234 power play opportunities (24th in the league) and have a total of 39 goals in those attempts. The Lightning thus far have had 2,430 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .890. Tampa Bay has taken 2,401 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 12.0%. When playing at even strength, the Lightning have surrendered 228 goals while scoring 217 on the offensive side of the ice. Tampa Bay comes into tonight with 248 power play opportunities and they have added 71 goals out of those advantages, giving them a rate of 28.63%. For the season, they sit with 98 points and their points percentage is .598. Regarding their scoring, the Tampa Bay Lightning have notched 288 goals (5th in the National Hockey League) over the course of the season and have given up 267.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Andrei Vasilevskiy. The opposition has scored 1,199 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his professional career and his goals against average per game is 2.56. Vasilevskiy has taken the ice for 477 games during his NHL career. His save percentage is at .917 in his 28,049 minutes between the pipes. He has amassed a mark of 293-143-30 and he was named the starter in 467 games. In his career, Vasilevskiy has 265 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .567. Vasilevskiy has had 14,391 shot attempts taken against him and has garnered 13,192 saves.

In Game 4 the Panthers scored 3 goals out of the 25 shots on goal they tried. They had 2 attempts on the power play in this contest but weren't able to notch a goal.

Florida has attempted 2,764 shots (2nd in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.59%, while allowing their opponents 2,279 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 82.47% on their oppositions 291 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 91.3%. They have a tally of 268 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 23.51%. The Panthers are sitting with 202 goals at even strength and 63 goals (5th in the league) while on the power play. They have permitted 198 goals to be scored by way of 147 goals at even strength and 51 goals while they were shorthanded. Over the course of the season, the Florida Panthers have 265 goals, 110 points, and a points percentage of .671.

Across the ice you will find Sergei Bobrovsky between the pipes. His opponents are averaging 2.59 goals per contest and he has yielded 1,738 goals overall. Bobrovsky's quality start rate comes out to 57.9% and he has qualified for 396 quality starts in his hockey career. He got the starting nod in 684 contests and has played for a total of 40,323 mins. Bobrovsky is the owner of a career mark of 396-224-55 and has been in net for 700 games. He has recorded 18,681 stops out of 20,419 shots attempted against him, giving him a percentage of .915.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+146)

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