In an interstate battle, the Tampa Bay Lightning head to Sunrise to take on the Florida Panthers in the teams' first meeting of the season. Here's our picks for Friday night's game between the Lightning and the Panthers.
The Lightning and Panthers will meet for the first time this season after the Bolts knocked the Cats out of the playoffs last season in a 4-0 sweep in the second round.
The Lightning currently are 1-3-0 and in the midst of a tough start to the season, to say the least, while the Panthers are riding high a t 3-1-0.
Here are my NHL picks and predictions for Friday night's game between the Lightning and Panthers (odds via FanDuel Sportsbook, BetMGM, and DraftKings Sportsbook; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5 scale).