The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning square off in the opening game of the NHL Playoffs Second Round on Tuesday, May 17, starting at 7:00 PM ET. The Panthers are favored (-148) against the Lightning (+126).
Panthers vs. Lightning Predictions
Panthers vs. Lightning Betting Odds
| Favorite | Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Panthers | -148 | 6.5 |
Panthers vs. Lightning Betting Trends
- The Panthers have gone 61-22 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.
- When it has played with moneyline odds of -148 or shorter, Florida is 51-15 (winning 77.3% of the time).
- The Panthers have a 59.7% chance (based on the moneyline’s implied probability) to win this contest.
- The Panthers are the top-scoring squad in the NHL with 337 total goals (4.1 per game on 7.0 assists per contest).
- Defensively, the Panthers are allowing 242 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 12th in NHL play.
- The Lightning have claimed an upset victory in six, or 35.3%, of the 17 games they have played while the underdog this season.
- Tampa Bay’s moneyline odds have been +126 or longer twice this season, and it lost both.
- With 285 goals (3.5 per game), the Lightning have the league’s seventh-best offense.
- The Lightning’s total of 228 goals conceded (2.8 per game) is sixth in the league.
Panthers vs. Lightning Over/Under Trends
- This season, Florida and its opponent have combined to outscore Tuesday’s over/under of 6.5 goals 56 times.
- A total of 44 of Tampa Bay’s games have finished with more than 6.5 goals this season.
- The total for this game (6.5) is 1.1 less than the combined scoring averages for the Panthers (4.11) and Lightning (3.48).
- These two teams allow a combined 5.7 goals per game, 0.8 less than this one’s over/under.
Panthers Team Leaders
- Jonathan Huberdeau: 30 goals and 85 assists
- Aleksander Barkov Jr.: 39 goals and 49 assists
- Sam Reinhart: 33 goals and 51 assists
- Sergei Bobrovsky: 39-7-3 record, .912 save percentage, 137 goals allowed
Lightning Team Leaders
- Steven Stamkos: 42 goals and 64 assists
- Victor Hedman: 20 goals and 66 assists
- Nikita Kucherov: 25 goals and 44 assists
- Andrei Vasilevskiy: 39-18-5 record, .916 save percentage, 156 goals given up
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