Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers Prediction & Picks - NHL
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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.
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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers Form
Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers Latest Matches
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Tampa Bay Lightning against Florida Panthers : Head to Head (H2H)
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Players list
A. Vasilevskiy
J. Johansson
V. Hedman
D. Raddysh
E. Lilleberg
J. Moser
N. Perbix
E. Cernak
R. McDonagh
J. Guentzel
N. Paul
A. Cirelli
B. Point
G. Goncalves
M. Chaffee
Z. Girgensons
N. Kucherov
L. Glendening
Y. Gourde
C. Geekie
S. Bobrovsky
V. Vanecek
U. Balinskis
D. Kulikov
N. Schmidt
G. Forsling
N. Mikkola
S. Jones
A. Greer
M. Tkachuk
J. Boqvist
C. Verhaeghe
E. Luostarinen
A. Lundell
N. Sturm
E. Rodrigues
A. Barkov
B. Marchand
S. Reinhart
S. Bennett
Most goals and assists
Tampa Bay Lightning
Florida Panthers
B. Point
(44 Goals)
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J. Guentzel
(44 Goals)
S. Reinhart
(50 Goals)
A. Barkov
(67 Assists)
Tampa Bay Lightning - Florida Panthers Key Points
- Tampa Bay Lightning at home won only two out of their last six games in a row, a terrible streak that has almost condemned them to elimination.
- Florida Panthers won only two out of their last ten away games in regulation time, but the good news for them is that those two games were achieved against Tampa in the playoffs.
- Tampa Bay Lightning at home in direct duels against Florida Panthers, lost two confrontations in a row in regulation time for the first time since April 2024.
- Florida Panthers in face-to-face away games against Tampa Bay Lightning, scored 4 or more goals in only two out of their last five confrontations.
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Our Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers Prediction
To sum up, this game is the last chance for Tampa Bay Lightning to compete this season, so they’re expected to bring up a very offensive playstyle since the beginning of the game with the only objective of extending the series as much as possible. However, being realistic it’s very unlikely that the Lightning could win three games in a row against the Panthers, so the pick for Tampa Bay Lightning – Florida Panthers is: Over 5.5 Goals!
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