Lightning at Panthers 5/19/22 – NHL Betting Picks & Odds
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers
NFL: 7:00 PM EST
May. 19, 2022
TV: ESPN
Latest Odds : FLA -160 ; Total 6.5
After a dominant performance in game one, the Tampa Bay Lightning will face off against the Florida Panthers in game two of the eastern conference NHL playoffs second round on Thursday for a scheduled puck drop time of 7 PM Eastern. This game will be available on TNT.
In the last game between these two teams, the Florida Panthers were defeated by Tampa Bay by the score of four goals to one. Andrei Vasilevskiy had 33 saves in the victory for Tampa Bay, Nikita Kucherov added one goal and one assist for Tampa Bay and Corey Perry also added one goal and one assist.
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Florida held the lead for the first period with Anthony Duclair scoring assisted by Jonathan Huberdeau and Brandon Montour making the score 1-0, after that, Tampa Bay rattled off four consecutive goals, three of those coming in the third period, two of which on the power play.
As a team, Tampa Bay is averaging 3.48 goals per game and allowing their opponents 2.78. Florida is scoring 4.11 goals per game and allowing their opponents 2.95.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone over in 13 out of the last 17 Lightning games.
The Panthers are coming in with a 14-6 record in their last 20 games.
The Lightning are 4-1 in their last 5 games.
The total has gone under in 5 out of the last 7 Panthers games against Tampa Bay.
Free Betting Pick: Tampa Bay Lightning +140
The difference in this matchup is the goaltending of Andrei Vasilevskiy and the experience that Tampa Bay has winning two consecutive Stanley cups. Andrei Vasilevskiy should be able to lead Tampa Bay to another victory stealing home ice advantage away from Florida. Final Score Prediction: Tampa Bay Lightning win by the score of 4–3.