Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 3/3/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers
Date: Monday, March 3, 2025
Location: Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL
TV: WSFL-TV
Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (+110) Panthers (-130)
The Tampa Bay Lightning (34-20-4) are hitting the road to Amerant Bank Arena on Monday where they will try to defeat the Florida Panthers (36-21-3). The moneyline on this game has the Lightning at +110 while the Panthers are at -130. The over/under comes in at 6.
The Tampa Bay Lightning were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 3-0 win over the Flames their last time on the ice. The Lightning had a middle of the road offensive performance in the victory. In the outing, they scored on 3 out of the 22 shots they put on net. In addition, they had 3 attempts on the power play and scored 1 goal. Tampa Bay amassed 18 mins in the box in this contest.
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Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have totaled 145 power play tries (26th in the league) and have come away with 28 goals in those attempts. The Lightning have had 1,666 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .908. Tampa Bay has tried 1,679 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 12.3%. While playing at even strength, the Lightning have allowed the opponent to score 126 goals while having 163 as an offensive unit. Tampa Bay has accumulated 162 power play opportunities and they have notched 44 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 27.16%. For the season, they have tallied 72 points and their points % is .621. In the matter of their scoring, the Tampa Bay Lightning have earned 207 goals (3rd in the National Hockey League) on the year and have surrendered 154.
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The player in the crease for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Opponents have racked up 1,299 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.77. Vasilevskiy has taken the ice for 523 matchups throughout his pro hockey career. His save percentage currently sits at .917 for his 28,161 minutes in the crease. He has accumulated a record of 321-158-33 and got the start in 513 games. In his career, Vasilevskiy has accrued 296 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .577. Vasilevskiy has had 15,674 shot attempts against him and has recorded 14,375 total saves.
Their last time out, Florida went up against the Oilers in a matchup where the Panthers notched a win by a score of 4-3. They had 6 chances on the power play in this game but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Panthers had 4 goals of the 36 shots on goal they took.
On the season, the Florida Panthers have 197 goals, 75 points, and a points percentage of .625. They have granted a total of 171 goals to be scored by of a combination of 135 goals at even strength and 36 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Panthers have accumulated 155 goals at even strength and 42 goals (6th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have a total of 180 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 23.33%. Florida has put up 1,907 shots (1st in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.33%, while allowing the other team 1,620 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 79.31% on their oppositions 174 chances on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 89.4%.
On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Sergei Bobrovsky in net. Teams are averaging 2.73 goals/game and he has relinquished 1,840 goals overall. Bobrovsky's rate of quality starts is 58.0% and he has 419 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has started in 723 games and has played for a total of 40,421 minutes. Bobrovsky has accrued a career mark of 420-237-57 and has played in 739 games. He has accrued 19,622 saves out of 21,462 shots attempted, which gives him a rate of .914.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+110)
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