An all-Florida battle is set for Monday night when the Tampa Bay Lightning (65 points) visit the Florida Panthers (54 points). Tampa Bay is comfortably in third place in the Atlantic division, while Florida is fifth and will be hoping for a Wild Card spot. Below is my NHL best bet for Lightning vs Panthers.
Lightning vs Panthers Betting Pick
| ℹ️ The Pick: | Lightning Moneyline (-149) |
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This game will be played at FLA Live Arena at 7:00 p.m. ET on Monday, February 6, 2023.
Why Bet the Lightning:
✅ Tampa Bay is 8-2 in their last 10 games played.
✅ The Lightning are 7-0 in their last seven games against the Panthers.
✅ Florida is 1-4 in their last five home games against Tampa Bay.
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Team Records
| TB | Team Records | FLA |
|---|---|---|
| 17-10-2 | Overall | 19-11-2 |
| 0-1 | Shootout | 2-0 |
| 3-1 | Overtime | 1-2 |
| 9-4-1 | Home | 9-5-1 |
| 8-6-1 | Road | 10-6-1 |
| 6-4-2 | EAS | 11-5-1 |
| 11-6-0 | WES | 8-6-1 |
| 0-3-0 | ATL | 4-2-0 |
| 6-1-2 | MET | 7-3-1 |
| 5-5-0 | CEN | 4-4-0 |
| 6-1-0 | PAC | 4-2-1 |
| 4-4-2 | ≤1 | 6-0-2 |
| 11-2-0 | ≥3 | 7-9-0 |
| 7-3-0 | Oct | 7-3-1 |
| 5-6-2 | Nov | 8-6-0 |
| 5-1-0 | Dec | 4-2-1 |
| 0-0-0 | Jan | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Feb | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Mar | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Apr | 0-0-0 |
Team Stats
| TB | Team Stats | FLA |
|---|---|---|
| 117 | Goals For | 112 |
| 84 | Goals Agst | 104 |
| 3 | PP For GM | 3.25 |
| .86 | PP Goals GM | .84 |
| 28.74 | PP% | 25.96 |
| 2.86 | PP Agst GM | 2.94 |
| .59 | PP Agst Goals GM | .56 |
| 79.52 | PK% | 80.85 |
| 8.1 | PIM GM | 9.8 |
| 8.9 | oPIM GM | 10.7 |
Goalies
| A. Vasilevskiy | S. Bobrovsky | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | GP | 9 |
| 10 | GS | 9 |
| 6-4-0 | W-L-T/O | 6-2-1 |
| 24 | Goals Allowed | 27 |
| 2.54 | GAA | 3.08 |
| 256 | Shots Against | 249 |
| .906 | SV% | .892 |
| 1 | SO | 0 |
| 5 | Quality Starts | 4 |
| .500 | QS% | .444 |
| 3 | Bad Starts | 1 |
| 92 | Goals All.% | 106 |
| 2.08 | Goals Sv Above Avg | -1.63 |
Recent Starts
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/4/22 TOR | Campbell ML N/A | W5-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 34 | 31 | .912 |
| 5/2/22 TOR | Campbell ML N/A | L0-5 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 32 | 27 | .844 |
| 4/29/22 NYI | Sorokin ML N/A | W6-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 37 | 33 | .892 |
| 4/26/22 CBJ | Merzlikins ML N/A | W4-1 TOTAL N/A | 1 | 21 | 20 | .952 |
| 4/24/22 FLA | Bobrovsky ML N/A | W8-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 39 | 35 | .897 |
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/3/22 WAS | Vanecek ML N/A | L2-4 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 37 | 34 | .919 |
| 4/26/22 BOS | Ullmark ML N/A | L2-4 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 37 | 34 | .919 |
| 4/24/22 TB | Vasilevskiy ML N/A | L4-8 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 17 | 12 | .706 |
| 4/23/22 TOR | Campbell ML N/A | W3-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 36 | 34 | .944 |
| 4/21/22 DET | Nedeljkovic ML N/A | W5-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 30 | 28 | .933 |
Betting Trends
| TB | Betting Trends | FLA |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 3-0-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 1-2-0 |
| 3-0-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
| 4 | Avg Score | 4.33 |
| 2 | Avg Opp Score | 4.67 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
| 1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
| 3.67 | Avg Score | 4 |
| 4.33 | Avg Opp Score | 3.33 |
| TB | Betting Trends | FLA |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-3-0 |
| 3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
| 3.6 | Avg Score | 4 |
| 3.4 | Avg Opp Score | 4.6 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
| 3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
| 3.8 | Avg Score | 4.2 |
| 3.2 | Avg Opp Score | 3.2 |
| TB | Betting Trends | FLA |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 8-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-5-0 |
| 7-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 6-4-0 |
| 4.2 | Avg Score | 4 |
| 2.9 | Avg Opp Score | 3.8 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 4-6-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 6-4-0 |
| 4-6-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-5-0 |
| 3.1 | Avg Score | 3.9 |
| 3.7 | Avg Opp Score | 3.1 |
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Tampa Bay Lightning
Last time out, Tampa Bay hosted the Los Angeles Kings and earned a 5-2 win. The Lightning scored two goals in just over one minute to take a 2-0 first period lead and they ended leading 3-1 after one. Tampa extended their lead to 4-1 before the Kings got back within two goals after the second period. The Kings were buried with a late third period goal by Victor Hedman.
Hedman, Brayden Point, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Corey Perry, and Ross Colton all scored in the victory. Six Lightning players recorded at least one assist on the night.
Nikita Kucherov is having one of the better seasons in the NHL as he leads Tampa Bay with 53 assists and 72 points. Brayden Point has a team high 29 goals. The Lightning are scoring 3.63 goals per game and allow 2.92.
Florida Panthers
Florida welcomed the Boston Bruins and earned an impressive 4-3 overtime victory. The Bruins led 1-0 after the first period and 2-1 after the second. Florida tied the game up midway through the third and both teams scored one more goal to send us to overtime. The Panthers wasted no time as they scored the game-winning goal just 17 seconds into the overtime period.
Brandon Montour, Sam Bennett, Aleksander Barkov, and Sam Reinhart all scored in the win. Five Panthers players recorded at least one assist on the night.
Matthew Tkachuk has had a strong start to his Florida career as he leads the team with 41 assists and 66 points. Carter Verhaeghe has a team high 26 goals Florida is scoring 3.40 goals per game and allow 3.50.
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