The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning face off on Tuesday in an NHL showdown at Amaile Arena.
The Panthers come into this game with a 29–26-6 record overall and they have gone 13-17-3 away from home. In the last game against the Buffalo Sabres, the Panthers only managed one goal and that led to the two-goal defeat. Two games ago against the Anaheim Ducks, the Panthers were able to secure a 4-3 victory. Florida is averaging 3.41 goals while their defense is giving up 3.48 goals per game. The offense is ranked 8th in the league while the defense is ranked 23rd. Matthew Tkachuk has scored 28 goals and added 50 assists so far this season. Sasha Barkov will be out again for this game.
On the other side of this matchup is the Tampa Bay Lightning who sits with a 37-18-4 record overall and they have gone 22-4-3 at home. In the last game against the Pittsburgh Penguins the defense really struggled giving up seven goals and that led to the four goal defeat. The Lightning are averaging 3.56 goals while their defense is giving up 2.95 goals per game. The offense is ranked 4th in the league while the defense is ranked 12th. Nikita Kucherov has scored 23 goals and added 62 assists.
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