Florida Panthers (47-30-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (46-26-8, in the Atlantic Division) Tampa, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lightning -179, Panthers +149; over/under is 5.
Florida Panthers (47-30-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (46-26-8, in the Atlantic Division)
Tampa, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lightning -179, Panthers +149; over/under is 5.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers visit the Tampa Bay Lightning after Sam Reinhart scored two goals in the Panthers’ 5-3 loss to the New York Rangers.
Tampa Bay is 10-12-3 against the Atlantic Division and 46-26-8 overall. The Lightning have a 21-8-1 record in games they convert at least one power play.
Florida is 47-30-4 overall with a 12-11-2 record in Atlantic Division games. The Panthers have given up 218 goals while scoring 245 for a +27 scoring differential.
Tuesday’s game is the fourth meeting between these teams this season. The Panthers won the previous matchup 2-1. Aleksander Barkov Jr. scored two goals in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nikita Kucherov has scored 36 goals with 82 assists for the Lightning. Brayden Point has seven goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
Reinhart has 39 goals and 42 assists for the Panthers. Carter Verhaeghe has scored three goals with three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 6-1-3, averaging 4.4 goals, 7.9 assists, 2.8 penalties and 6.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
Panthers: 4-5-1, averaging 2.1 goals, 3.7 assists, 4.3 penalties and 12.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Lightning: None listed.
Panthers: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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