Game 2 of the NHL Playoffs First Round on Thursday, April 24 will see the Tampa Bay Lightning hosting the Florida Panthers at Amalie Arena at 6:30 p.m. ET on TBS. The Panthers lead the series 1-0.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $35.38
Lightning to win vs Panthers -130
Lightning vs. Panthers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Lightning (-130)
- Underdog: Panthers (+110)
- 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 46 of 83 games this season.
- So far this season, 49.4% of Florida’s games (41/83) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 5.5.
- The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.6, is 1.1 more than Thursday’s over/under.
- The 5.4 goals per game that these two clubs give up combined are 0.2 less than the 5.5-goal over/under set for this match.
Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Lightning Season Stat Insights
- The Lightning rank first in the league with 292 total goals this season, averaging 3.6 per game.
- On defense, Tampa Bay has been one of the best squads in NHL competition, allowing 216 total goals to rank fourth.
- 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 have the NHL’s fifth-best power-play conversion rate at 25.86%.
- Tampa Bay’s 11 shorthanded goals this season rank third in the league.
- The Lightning’s 81.55% penalty-kill success rate is currently sixth-best in the NHL.
- The Lightning win 50.1% of their faceoffs (16th in the league).
- Tampa Bay has a 12.5% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking second in the league.
- The Lightning have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 17.6 hits and 14.4 blocked shots per game.
Lightning Moneyline
- Through 63 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has won 41 of those games.
- In 55 games with moneyline oddds shorter than -130, the Lightning have 35 wins.
- Based on the moneyline odds, Tampa Bay has a 56.5% chance of winning this contest.
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 given up
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Panthers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Panthers Season Stats Insights
- The Panthers have scored 246 goals this season (3.0 per game) to rank 15th in the league.
- Florida is one of the toughest defensive units in the NHL this season, conceding 223 goals (2.7 per game) to rank seventh.
- Their 11th-ranked goal differential is +23.
- Florida has recorded 56 power-play goals this season (ninth-most in the NHL) on 235 chances.
- The Panthers have the league’s 11th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 23.83%.
- Florida has scored 12 shorthanded goals this season (second among all NHL squads).
- The 80.42% of opponent power plays the Panthers kill is the 10th-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Panthers have the NHL’s 20th-ranked faceoff win rate (49.5%).
- Florida is shooting 9.5% (28th in the league).
- The Panthers have yet to shut out an opponent this season.
Panthers Moneyline Insights
- The Panthers have been an underdog in 16 games this season, with eight upset wins (50.0%).
- Florida has won five of its nine games when it is the underdog by +110 or longer on the moneyline.
- The win probability for the Panthers, implied from the moneyline, is 47.6%.
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 conceded
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