Game 2 of the NHL Playoffs Second Round at BB&T Center on Thursday, May 19 showcases the Florida Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning facing off at 7:00 PM ET. The Lightning are up 1-0. The Lightning are the underdog (+134) in this matchup with the Panthers (-158).
Panthers vs. Lightning Predictions
Panthers vs. Lightning Betting Odds
Favorite | Moneyline | Total |
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Panthers | -158 | 6.5 |
Panthers vs. Lightning Betting Trends
- In the 85 times this season the Panthers have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 61-24 in those games.
- In games it has played with moneyline odds of -158 or shorter, Florida is 46-15 (winning 75.4% of the time).
- The Panthers’ implied moneyline win probability is 61.2% in this game.
- The Panthers are the highest-scoring squad in the NHL with 337 total goals (4.1 per game on seven assists per outing).
- The Panthers have conceded 242 total goals (3.0 per game), ranking 12th in NHL action in goals against.
- The Lightning have been listed as the underdog 19 times this season, and upset their opponent eight times.
- Tampa Bay’s moneyline odds have been +134 or longer twice this season, and it split 1-1.
- With 285 goals (3.5 per game), the Lightning have the NHL’s seventh-best offense.
- The Lightning concede 2.8 goals per game (228 in total), the sixth-fewest in the NHL.
Panthers vs. Lightning Over/Under Trends
- Florida and its opponent have combined for more than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5 goals 56 times this season.
- There have been 44 Tampa Bay games with more than 6.5 goals this season.
- The Panthers score 4.11 goals per game, compared to the Lightning’s average of 3.48, adding up to 1.1 more goals than this contest’s over/under of 6.5.
- The 5.7 goals per game these two teams allow are 0.8 less than the total set for this contest.
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 conceded
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 allowed
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