The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Florida Panthers in the first game of the NHL Playoffs First Round at Amalie Arena on Tuesday, April 22, beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

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Lightning vs. Panthers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-122)
• Underdog: Panthers (+102)
• Over/under: 5.5

Lightning vs. Panthers Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay has combined with its opponent to put up more than 5.5 goals in 45 of 82 games this season.
• In 48.8% of Florida’s previous games this season (40/82), the teams combined to score over Tuesday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.6, is 1.1 above Tuesday’s over/under.
• This game’s over/under is 0.2 more than the 5.4 goals these two teams give up per game combined.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning are the top-scoring team in the NHL with an average of 3.6 goals per game, resulting in 292 this season.
• Tampa Bay is ranked fourth in league play for the fewest goals against this season, having conceded 216 in total (2.6 per game).
• The team’s goal differential is second-best in the league at +76.
• Tampa Bay’s 60 power-play goals this season are the fifth-most in the NHL (on 232 chances).
• The Lightning’s offense is fifth the league with a 25.86% power-play conversion rate.
• Tampa Bay’s offense has scored 11 shorthanded goals this season (third among all teams).
• The Lightning defeat 81.55% of opponent power plays, currently the sixth-best penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
• With a 50.1% faceoff win rate, the Lightning have the 16th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
• Tampa Bay scores on 12.5% of its shots as a team, ranking second in the league.
• The Lightning’s players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 17.6 hits and 14.4 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• Tampa Bay has gone 41-21 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
• Through 55 games with moneyline odds shorter than -122 this season, the Lightning have won 35 times.
• Tampa Bay has a 55.0% chance of winning this game, based on the moneyline odds.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 37 goals and 83 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 35 goals and 55 assists
• Brayden Point: 42 goals and 40 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 38-20-5 record, .921 save percentage, 136 goals allowed

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Panthers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Panthers Season Stats Insights

• The Panthers have the league’s 15th-ranked scoring offense (246 total goals, three per game).
• Florida has allowed 2.7 goals per game, and 223 total, the seventh-fewest among all league teams.
• They have a +23 goal differential, which ranks 11th in the league.
• Florida has recorded 56 power-play goals this season, which are the ninth-most in the NHL (on 235 chances).
• The Panthers’ power-play conversion rate (23.83%) ranks 11th in the league.
• Florida has scored 12 shorthanded goals this season (second among all NHL squads).
• The Panthers’ 10th-best penalty kill rate is 80.42%.
• The Panthers have the league’s 20th-ranked faceoff win rate (49.5%).
• The 9.5% shooting percentage Florida has amassed ranks 28th in the league.
• The Panthers have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Panthers Moneyline Insights

• The Panthers have been made the underdog 15 times this season, and upset their opponent seven times.
• Florida has gone 6-5 when oddsmakers have listed them as underdogs of +102 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline implies a 49.5% chance of victory for the Panthers.

Panthers Leaders

• Sam Reinhart: 39 goals and 42 assists
• Aleksander Barkov Jr.: 20 goals and 51 assists
• Matthew Tkachuk: 22 goals and 35 assists
• Sergei Bobrovsky: 33-19-2 record, .906 save percentage, 130 goals given up