Lightning at Panthers 5/16/21 – NHL Betting Picks & Odds
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers
NHL: 7:30 PM EST
May. 16, 2021
TV: NA
Latest Odds : TB -125 Total 5.5
Tampa Bay and Florida are going to face each other again in the playoffs. The Panthers are coming in as the number 2 seed in the Central. The Lightning for their part are coming in with a third place finish on the year. Between the teams, though, it was only 4 points that separated them.
The Lighting finished the season on a 3 game losing skid with the last 2 losses coming against the Panthers. The Lightning lost the last game by a 4-0 score. The loss dropped Tampa Bay to a 36-17-3 record. Florida ended up winning their last 5 games and the last win was over Tampa Bay by a 4-0 score. The win moved the Panthers to a 37-14-5 record.
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Tampa Bay is coming in with an offense that has ended up with 3.21 goals per game. The power play for the Lightning has converted at a clip of 22.3% on the year and killed off 84.2% so far. The defense for Tampa Bay has allowed a total of 2.59 goals per game.
Florida heads to this game with a total of 3.36 goals per game. Defensively Florida allowed only 2.70 goals per game. The Panthers have ended up converting on the power play at a clip of 20.3% on the year and have managed to kill off 79.8% of the power plays faced.
Recent Betting Trends:
The Lightning are 2-4 in their last 6 games.
The Lighting are 12-6 in their last 18 against Florida.
Florida has went over in 8 out of their last 12 games.
The Panthers are 6-0 in their last 6 games.
Free Betting Pick: Florida Panthers +105
The game here will definitely be interesting as the Lightning slide down big time at the end of the season. Look for the Lightning to continue to have some problems in the game here and that will lead to Tampa Bay dropping the first game of the playoff series. Final Score, Florida Panthers win 4-3.