Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction & Picks - NHL

Prediction published on 4/30/25, 4:09 PM  by Edgar Jibran in NHL Picks

The series between Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers have practically left no space to any possible recovery from Tampa Bay, so it cannot be taken as a big surprise that the chances of qualifying for the next round of the NHL Eastern Conference playoffs practically belong to the Panthers. With that in mind, both teams are expected to jump onto the ice with a very offensive mentality, one in survival mode and the other one looking to end the series once and for all.

In this regard, Tampa Bay Lightning is currently having such a terrible performance as they were only able to win one out of their last five games in a row, results that are more than concerning and that don’t generate any positive expectancy of making it into the next round. For this game, it’s more than necessary to note that Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov are expected to be the needle movers in the Lightning’s offensive line.

Meanwhile, Florida Panthers were able to wake up during the most important part of the season after having such a terrible performance when finalizing the regular season, so they still can be considered as big contenders for the back-to-back championship. With that in mind, this game will be a very important test, as they must take advantage of these kinds of opportunities if they want to be champions again.