Lightning vs Panthers Game 1 Betting Odds
When: May 17, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. EDT
Venue: FLA Live Arena – Sunrise, FL
Lightning vs Panthers Game 1 Betting Preview
The battle for Florida is an Eastern Conference second round matchup, and the series gets started Tuesday night when the Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Florida Panthers. Tampa needed seven games to get to the second round, while Florida took care of their business in six games. This game will air live on TNT.
Nikita Kucherov had a nice first round and leads Tampa with eight points and six assists. Ondrej Palat has a team high three goals. The Lightning are scoring 3.29 goals per game and allow 3.43.
Carter Verhaeghe had a big first round series, and he leads the Panthers with 12 points, six goals and six assists. Florida is scoring 3.33 goals per game and allow 3.17.
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Lightning vs Panthers Game 1 Betting Trends
Lightning
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games
- Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
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Panthers
- Florida is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home
- Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Lightning vs Panthers Game 1 Pick & Prediction
Last time out, Tampa won 2-1, in Toronto, to clinch the series in seven games. Nick Paul scored in each of the first two periods and the Lightning defense was able to shut down the potent Maple Leafs offense to secure the win. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 30 of the 31 shots he faced in this do-or-die game seven.
Florida clinched their series with Washington, in six games, with a 4-3 overtime win. The Panthers led 3-2 late in the third period, but T.J. Oshie scored with just over one minute left to send the game to overtime. That did not rattle Florida as Carter Verhaeghe scored the game winner just 2:46 into overtime. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 34 of the 37 shots he faced on the night.
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