Tampa Bay Lightning (32-15-1) vs. Florida Panthers (24-22-6)
February 6, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Florida Panthers +121 / Tampa Bay Lightning -149; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers meet Monday in NHL action at the FLA Live Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Preview
The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.6 goals per game and are scoring on 26.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Brayden Point leads Tampa Bay with 29 goals, Nikita Kucherov has 53 assists and Steven Stamkos has 167 shots on goal. Defensively, the Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 80.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Andrei Vasilevskiy has given up 90 goals on 1,104 shots faced, and Brian Elliott has allowed 37 goals on 380 shots.
The Florida Panthers Betting Preview
The Florida Panthers are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 23.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Carter Verhaeghe leads Florida with 26 goals, Matthew Tkachuk has 41 assists and Sam Bennett has 151 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 3.5 goals per game and are killing 74.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has given up 90 goals on 875 shots faced, and Spencer Knight has allowed 55 goals on 586 shots.
Lightning vs Panthers Trends
The Lightning are 39-17 in their last 56 Monday games and 25-9 in their last 34 overall. The Panthers are 61-23 in their last 84 home games and 5-1 in their last 6 vs. Atlantic. The under is 7-2-1 in Lightning last 10 vs. Eastern Conference. The over is 7-0 in Panthers last 7 overall. The Lightning are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Florida and 42-20 in the last 62 meetings. The favorite is 26-11 in the last 37 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Tampa Bay Lightning should be favored as they’re the more consistent team, and they’ve had the upper hand against the Panthers over the years. However, the Panthers have been a buzz saw at home dating back to last year, and they entered the break showing signs of life. If the Panthers are going to make a playoff push, a win here would do great for their confidence. I’ll take a shot with the home dog.
