Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 4/24/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (+110) Lightning (-130)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (47-27-8) are welcoming the Florida Panthers (47-31-4) at Amalie Arena on Thursday in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference first round after going down in Game 1. The line on this matchup has Florida at +110 and Tampa Bay is priced at -130. The total is set at 6.

The Florida Panthers came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 6-2 win over the Lightning in Game 1. The Panthers had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in this victory. For the matchup, they tallied a score on 6 of the 16 shots they attempted. In addition, they had 3 power play opportunities and were able to net 3 goals. Florida compiled 6 penalty minutes in this contest.

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Florida Panthers opponents have totaled 244 power play opportunities (6th in professional hockey) and have racked up 47 goals in those attempts. The Panthers have had 2,146 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .896. Florida has tried 2,588 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 9.5%. While playing at even strength, the Panthers have allowed the opponent to score 176 goals while notching 190 of their own. Florida comes into tonight with 238 power play opportunities and they have scored 56 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 23.53%. For the current season, they have 98 points and their points percentage is .598. In regard to scoring goals, the Florida Panthers have racked up 246 goals (15th in the league) this season and have allowed 223.

The player in the crease for this game is Sergei Bobrovsky. For his career, Bobrovsky is sitting with 428 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .580. He has a save percentage of .914 in his 40,458 mins on the ice. Bobrovsky has had 21,794 shot attempts taken against him and has gathered 19,926 saves. The opposition has been able to score 1,868 goals versus Bobrovsky in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.77. He has accumulated an overall record of 429-243-57 and got the start in 738 games. Bobrovsky has taken the ice for 754 contests during his hockey career.

In Game 1, Tampa Bay had 3 chances on the power play in this game and scored 1 out of those opportunities. The Lightning scored 2 goals of the 22 shots on goal they tried.

Tampa Bay has taken 2,341 shots (12th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 12.47%, while allowing their opponents 2,311 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 81.55% on the other teams 206 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage is 90.7%. They have a tally of 232 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 25.86%. The Lightning have 232 goals at even strength and 60 goals (5th in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 216 goals to be scored by way of 178 goals at even strength and 38 goals while they were shorthanded. For the season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have notched a total of 292 goals, 102 points, and a points percentage of .622.

Across the ice you will find Andrei Vasilevskiy in net. His opponents are averaging 2.84 goals/game and he has relinquished 1,335 goals overall. Vasilevskiy's rate of quality starts is 57.7% and he has made 306 quality starts in his career. He has made the start in 530 games and has played 28,204 mins. Vasilevskiy has earned a career record of 331-163-35 and has participated in 540 games. He has accounted for 14,772 stops out of the 16,107 shots tried, giving him a percentage of .917.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Florida (+110)

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