Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction 4-29-24 Picks

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers meet Monday in Game 5 East First Round NHL Playoffs action at the Amerant Bank Arena. Here’s a Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers Prediction.

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning need a win to save their season and force a game 6 on Wednesday. The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.25 goals per game and are scoring on 23.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Steven Stamkos leads Tampa Bay with 5 goals, Victor Hedman has 6 assists and Nicholas Paul has 12 shots on goal. Defensively, the Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing 3.5 goals per game and are killing 66.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Andrei Vasilevskiy has allowed 12 goals on 119 shots faced.

Florida Panthers Betting Preview

The Florida Panthers look for a win here to advance to the second round of the playoffs for a third straight season. The Florida Panthers are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 25 percent of their power play opportunities. Carter Verhaeghe leads Florida with 3 goals, Matthew Tkachuk has 4 assists and Sam Reinhart has 18 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 2 goals per game and are killing 66.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has allowed 13 goals on 103 shots faced.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers Injury Report

Darren Raddysh is questionable for Tampa Bay with an undisclosed issue, while Haydn Fleury is listed as probable. The Panthers will remain without Sam Bennett due to an upper body injury, while Ryan Lomberg is questionable with an illness.

Florida Panthers Team Facts

• The Panthers have won each of their last seven games at Amerant Bank Arena.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the last eight games between the Lightning and Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Panthers’ last nine games as favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Panthers have won the first period in each of their last four games following a road loss.

Tampa Bay Lightning Team Facts

• The underdogs have won six of the Lightning’s last eight games at Amerant Bank Arena.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Lightning’s last eight games at Amerant Bank Arena.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in each of the Lightning’s last six games as underdogs.
• The Lightning have lost the third period in four of their last five games following a win.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers Prediction

Give the Lightning some credit for saving their season with a game 4 win and preventing the sweep. Now the series moves back to Sunrise, where the Panthers are 28-13-2 on the year and have won 7 straight games. The Panthers have won 7 of the last 9 games against the Lightning and 4 of those 7 wins were decided by 2 or more goals. The Lightning have won back to back games just once this month. The Panthers are the more talented team, and they’ve been able to find consistent success in this series. The Panthers even had their chances in game 4 despite getting blitzed in the first period. At home, I like the Panthers to advance to the second round for a third straight year.