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Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers Preview & Picks – Panthers To Double Series Lead In NHL Playoffs

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22 Apr 2024
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Leigh Copson 22 Apr 2024
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  • Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers picks for Tuesday, April 23
  • NHL Playoff game is taking place at Amerant Bank Arena
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers Preview & Picks
  • Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Tampa Bay Lightning Form
  • Florida Panthers Form

Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers Preview & Picks

Florida are backed to open up a two-game lead in the series.

The Panthers are on a good run of form at home, and over the past 14 months they have largely had Tampa Bay's number.

  • Florida Panthers are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings
  • Florida Panthers are on a 6-game win streak at home
  • The Under has cashed in 8 of the last 11 meetings
  • The Under has hit in 8 of Florida’s last 11 games

Head To Head

  • Florida Panthers won the regular season series 2-1
  • Florida Panthers lead this NHL Playoff series 1-0
  • Florida Panthers won 3-2 when the teams last met on April 21

Tampa Bay Lightning Form

Tampa Bay go into this game looking to rebound from a series-opening defeat before they head home.

The Lightning finished fourth in the Atlantic Division, having put together a 45-29-8 record during the regular season.

Their cooled off over the final couple of weeks as they lost four of their last six games on the schedule - a sequence that started with a 5-4 defeat in Pittsburgh.

Tampa Bay then failed to build on a 5-2 win over Columbus as they suffered three consecutive defeats, losing a shootout at home to Ottawa, before falling 4-2 in Washington and 4-2 at home to Buffalo.

The Lightning did wrap up the regular season with a win, beating Toronto 6-4, but they again failed to follow up a victory as they lost their postseason opener, losing 3-2 at Florida.

Florida Panthers Form

Florida will have their sights set on winning Game 2 and ensuring they have a two-game lead to take out on the road.

The Panthers were one of the regular season's top performers, going 52-24-6 to finish top of the Atlantic Division.

They finished the regular season strong too, winning each of their final four games to come into the postseason with plenty of momentum.

Florida started the sequence with a 2-0 victory over Ottawa, and followed that up by beating Columbus 4-2, Buffalo 3-0 in overtime, and Toronto 5-2 in regulation.

The Panthers then made it five wins in a row in their first game of the playoffs, beating Florida 3-2 on Sunday.

Verdict

Florida have repeatedly got the better of Tampa Bay in recent times, and that trend is likely to continue as they notch another home win.

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