Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers Prediction, Preview, and Odds – 2-6-2023

A three-game winning streak takes the Tampa Bay Lightning (3rd in Atlantic Division) to a road outing against the Florida Panthers (5th in Atlantic), who have triumphed in four of their past five domestic contests.

The Tampa Bay Lightning (32-15-1) are returning from the 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend, sitting 3rd in the Atlantic Division with 65 points from 48 contests, nine points ahead of the 4th-placed Buffalo Sabres and with two games in hand. The Bolts are currently riding a three-game winning streak, but will be hoping to end a two-game losing run on the road (0-2-0), having gone 4-6-0 in their last 10 away matchups overall. Nikita Kucherov leads Tampa Bay with 72 points for the ongoing campaign (19 goals, 53 assists), while Brayden Point (54 points) has buried the most snipes (29).

Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy has started 36 fixtures for the rolling year, going 23-12-1 throughout the season with a 2.51 GAA and a .918 save percentage. He has recorded a 15-9-1 previous total versus Florida with a 2.78 GAA and a .916 save percentage, while Kucherov has amassed 38 points (16 goals, 22 assists) in 29 prior meetings with the Panthers. The Lightning, meanwhile, are netting the 4th highest amount of goals per game in 2022-23 (3.63), while allowing the 13th lowest quantity defensively (2.92). They are 3rd best in power play (26.7%) and 11th in penalty kill (80.9%).

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