Lightning vs. Panthers betting preview

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Monday’s NHL lineup features a matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning (18-11-3) and the Florida Panthers (16-13-2) at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning are -125 on the moneyline to win at home against the Panthers (+105) in the game, which begins at 7 p.m. ET on NHL Network.

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Lightning to win vs Panthers -125

Bet $20, Payout $36.00

Lightning vs. Panthers Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Lightning (-125)
  • Underdog: Panthers (+105)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Lightning vs. Panthers Quick Facts

  • Tampa Bay’s games this season have gone over 5.5 goals 16 of 32 times.
  • So far this season, 51.6% of Florida’s games (16/31) have had more goals than Monday’s over/under of 5.5.
  • The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.4, is 0.9 more than Monday’s over/under.
  • This game’s over/under is 0.2 less than the 5.7 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

  • The Lightning net the eighth-most goals in the NHL, averaging 3.2 per game for a total of 104 this season.
  • Tampa Bay is ranked fourth in NHL play for the fewest goals against this season, having given up 82 in total (2.6 per game).
  • The squad has the league’s third-best goal differential at +22 this season.
  • Tampa Bay has recorded 17 power-play goals on 99 chances this season, to rank 19th in the NHL.
  • The Lightning are ranked 23rd in the league with a 17.17% power-play conversion rate this season.
  • Tampa Bay has scored a total of two shorthanded goals this season.
  • The Lightning kill 85.44% of opponent power plays, currently the second-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Lightning win 45.9% of their faceoffs (31st in the NHL).
  • Tampa Bay scores on 11.7% of its shots as a team, ranking sixth in the league.
  • The Lightning average 19.7 hits and 13.2 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

  • Through 24 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has been victorious 13 times.
  • The Lightning have been victorious in 12 of the 22 games they have played with moneyline odds lower than -125.
  • The moneyline odds imply that Tampa Bay has a 55.6% chance of winning this contest.

Lightning Leaders

  • Nikita Kucherov: 13 goals and 29 assists
  • Jake Guentzel: 15 goals and 18 assists
  • Brandon Hagel: 18 goals and 13 assists
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy: 11-6-2 record, .917 save percentage, 43 goals given up

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Panthers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Panthers Season Stats Insights

  • The Panthers’ 97 total goals (3.1 per game) rank 14th in the league.
  • Florida has conceded 3.2 goals per game, and 98 total, which ranks 17th among all NHL teams.
  • Their -1 goal differential ranks 17th in the league.
  • Florida has scored 20 power-play goals this season (on 107 chances). That ranks 12th in the NHL.
  • The Panthers have the NHL’s 18th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 18.69%.
  • Florida has scored four shorthanded goals this season (fifth in NHL).
  • The 82.18% of opponent power plays the Panthers kill is the 12th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Panthers have the league’s 26th-ranked faceoff win percentage (47.1%).
  • Florida’s collective 10.7% shooting percentage ranks 17th in the league.
  • The Panthers have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Panthers Moneyline Insights

  • The Panthers have claimed an upset victory in four of the six games they have played while the underdog this season.
  • Florida has won two of its four games when it is the underdog by +105 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline implies a 48.8% chance of victory for the Panthers.

Panthers Leaders

  • Brad Marchand: 18 goals and 16 assists
  • Sam Reinhart: 15 goals and 15 assists
  • Anton Lundell: nine goals and 16 assists
  • Sergei Bobrovsky: 13-8-1 record, .885 save percentage, 61 goals allowed
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