The Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers are coming off a loss and a victory, respectively, heading into their meeting at Benchmark International Arena on Monday at 7 p.m. ET. Lightning (-130) versus Panthers (+110) has a definite favorite, according to the moneyline odds.
Tampa Bay suffered a 3-2 road defeat at the hands of the New York Islanders its last time out on Dec. 13, falling in the shootout 2-1. Nikita Kucherov’s two points (two assists) led the Lightning.
In its most recent game on Dec. 13, Florida claimed a 4-0 road victory against the Dallas Stars. Brad Marchand had three points (two goals and one assist) in that outing for the Panthers.
Get ready for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will come out on top in Monday’s hockey action.
Bet now on FanDuel Sportsbook!Lightning vs. Panthers Predictions & Pick
Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Panthers 4 – Lightning 3
Pick OU:
Over 5.5
(Dunkel projecting 6.94 goals)
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Lightning vs. Panthers Moneylines
Take a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Lightning-Panthers matchup.
Favorite: Lightning (-130)Underdog: Panthers (+110)Lightning Betting InsightsThe Lightning are 13-11 this season when favored on the moneyline.Tampa Bay is 11-9 in games it has played with moneyline odds of -130 or shorter (55.0% win percentage).Based on the moneyline in this game, the Lightning’s implied win probability is 56.5%.Tampa Bay’s games this season have finished above this matchup’s total of 5.5 goals 16 times.Panthers Betting InsightsThis season the Panthers have won four of the six games in which they’ve been an underdog.Florida is 2-2 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +110 or more on the moneyline.Oddsmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Panthers have a 47.6% chance to win.Florida has combined with its opponent to score over 5.5 goals in 16 of 31 games this season.Lightning Key StatsTampa Bay’s 104 total goals (3.2 per game) make it the eighth-highest scoring team in the NHL.Defensively, the Lightning have been one of the stingiest units in league action, giving up 82 total goals (2.6 per game) to rank fourth.Its +22 goal differential is the third-best in the league.The 17 power-play goals the Lightning have put up this season (to rank 19th in the NHL) have come on 99 power-play chances.Tampa Bay’s 17.17% power-play conversion rate ranks 23rd in the league.The Lightning have scored two shorthanded goals this season.Tampa Bay’s 85.44% penalty-kill success rate is the second-best in the league.Tampa Bay wins 45.9% of its faceoffs to rank 31st in the NHL.The Lightning have an 11.7% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks sixth in the league.Panthers Key StatsWith 97 goals (3.1 per game), Florida has the NHL’s 14th-ranked offense.The Panthers give up 3.2 goals per game (98 in total), 17th in the league.Its -1 goal differential ranks 17th in the league.The Panthers have 20 power-play goals (12th in NHL) on 107 chances.Florida has the NHL’s 18th-ranked power-play percentage (18.69%).This season, the Panthers have four shorthanded goals (fifth in NHL).At 82.18%, Florida has the 12th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.Florida is 26th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (47.1%).The Panthers’ 10.7% shooting percentage is 17th in the league.
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