The Florida Panthers, led by Evgenii Dadonov and Mike Hoffman, are set to take the ice against Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov, and the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena in a divisional showdown. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 21, and you’ll be able to catch it live on Fox SportsNet Florida.
Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning Odds
Playing the role of favorites will be the Lightning (-155), while the Panthers are showing moneyline odds of +135,, and the Over/Under (O/U) has been placed at 7 goals (-105 for the over, -115 for the under).
Earning 1.9 units for moneyline bettors, Tampa Bay is 14-7 straight up (SU) overall this year. That winning percentage, ranked third in the NHL in this young season, is right in line with the 54-28 record the team posted during the 2017-18 season campaign. Through 21 regular season matches, 10 of the team’s games have gone over the total, while an additional 10 have gone under and just one has pushed. The team’s 7-3 SU at home this year.
The Lightning have converted on 28.9 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that places them in the top-5 among NHL teams. On the other hand, their penalty kill is rated ninth overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 82.1 percent of all penalties.
With a .927 save percentage and 29.4 saves per game, Andrei Vasilevskiy (9-4-1) has been the primary goalkeeper for the Bolts this year. If the Bolts decide to rest him, however, Tampa Bay may turn to Louis Domingue (5-3-3 record, .892 save percentage, 3.52 goals against average).
In the other locker room, Florida is 8-10 straight up (SU) and has lost 5.0 units for moneyline bettors this year. Eight of its games have gone over the total, while another eight have gone under the total and just two have pushed. As an away team, the Panthers are 5-6 SU so far.
The Panthers have scored on 24.3 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that places it in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 25th overall and it’s successfully killed off 74.6 percent of all opponent power plays.
James Reimer (22.9 saves per game) has been the primary choice in goal for Florida. Reimer has four wins, six losses, and one OT loss to his credit, and has registered a .895 save percentage and 3.28 goals against average this year.
Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Predictions
Pick: SU Winner – Lightning, O/U – Over
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Notes
Betting Notes
For both of these teams, the total has gone over in three of their last five games.
Over Florida’s last ten games, eight of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 5-3 in those games).
The Bolts this season have handed out the sixth-most hits per game in the NHL (25.1).
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