Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 4/22/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (+110) Lightning (-132)

Amalie Arena is the location where the Tampa Bay Lightning (47-27-8) will take on the Florida Panthers (47-31-4) on Tuesday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first round. The moneyline on this game has Florida at +110 and Tampa Bay is at -132. The betting total is set at 6.5.

The Florida Panthers were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 5-1 defeat to the Lightning their last time on the ice. Now they'll look for their revenge in Game 1 of the series. Florida tallied 30 penalty mins in this outing. Additionally, they had 4 attempts on the power play but weren't able to score. The Panthers had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in the defeat. For the outing, they tallied a score on 1 out of the 24 shots they attempted.

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When talking about their scoring, the Florida Panthers have tallied 246 goals (15th in the National Hockey League) for the year and have allowed 223. For the current campaign, they have scored 98 points and their points percentage is .598. Florida has compiled 238 power play chances and they have added 56 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 23.53%. When at even strength, the Panthers let the opposition score 176 goals while getting 190 on offense. Florida has taken 2,588 shots and has a shot percentage of 9.5%. The Panthers so far have had 2,146 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .896. Florida Panthers opponents have earned 244 power play opportunities (6th in pro hockey) and have earned 47 goals in those attempts.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Sergei Bobrovsky. Opponents have been able to score 1,868 goals versus Bobrovsky in his career and his goals against average is 2.77. Bobrovsky has been involved in 754 games throughout his professional hockey career. He has a save percentage of .914 during his 40,458 minutes between the pipes. He has an overall mark of 429-243-57 and he started in 738 games. Throughout his time in hockey, Bobrovsky has accrued 428 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .580. Bobrovsky has seen 21,794 shots against him and he has 19,926 total saves.

In Game 1, Tampa had 3 opportunities on the power play in this contest but weren't able to score a goal. The Lightning had 0 goals of the 27 shots on goal they took.

The Lightning have tallied 232 goals at even strength and 60 goals (5th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. Tampa Bay has attempted 2,341 shots (12th in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 12.47%, while allowing the opposition 2,311 shots. So far this year, the Tampa Bay Lightning have notched a total of 292 goals, 102 points, as well as a points percentage of .622. They have allowed 216 goals to be scored by way of 178 goals at even strength and 38 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 232 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 25.86%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 81.55% on the other teams 206 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 90.7%.

Across the ice you are going to see Andrei Vasilevskiy patrolling the crease. He has gathered 14,772 saves out of 16,107 shots attempted, which gives him a save percentage of .917. Vasilevskiy has a lifetime record of 331-163-35 and has been in goal for 540 games. He has started in 530 games and has racked up 28,204 mins. Vasilevskiy's percentage of quality starts comes out to 57.7% and he has 306 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. Teams are averaging 2.84 goals per game and he has yielded 1,335 goals altogether.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Florida (+110)

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