NHL

Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning

· East 1st Round - Game 2

Florida visits Tampa Bay with 1-0 series lead

Florida Panthers (47-31-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (47-27-8, in the Atlantic Division)

Tampa, Florida; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EDT

Lightning -120, Panthers +100; over/under is 5.5

NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Panthers lead series 1-0

BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers visit the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 1-0 lead in the series. The teams meet Tuesday for the sixth time this season. The Panthers won 6-2 in the previous matchup. Matthew Tkachuk led the Panthers with two goals.

Tampa Bay is 47-27-8 overall and 11-13-3 against the Atlantic Division. The Lightning have an 8-9-5 record in games decided by a goal.

Florida is 47-31-4 overall and 13-12-2 against the Atlantic Division. The Panthers have a 24-9-4 record in games they score at least one power-play goal.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Hagel has 35 goals and 55 assists for the Lightning. Jake Guentzel has five goals and four assists over the past 10 games.

Sam Reinhart has 39 goals and 42 assists for the Panthers. Carter Verhaeghe has scored three goals and added four assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 4-3-3, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.7 assists, 3.2 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

Panthers: 4-5-1, averaging 2.4 goals, four assists, 4.3 penalties and 12.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.

INJURIES: Lightning: None listed.

Panthers: None listed.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Statistics

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2.72 Goals Against Average 2.63
26.2 Shots Against per Game 28.2
80.7 Penalty Kill Percentage 81.6
47 Power Play Goals Against 38
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
3.00 Goals For per Game 3.56
31.6 Shots per Game 28.5
56 Power Play Goals 60
23.5 Power Play Percentage 25.9
12 Short Handed Goals 11
843 Penalty Minutes 666
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Oliver Bjorkstrand, RW Out Apr 19
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jesse Puljujarvi, RW Suspension Apr 22

Game Information

Amalie Arena

Location: Tampa, FL
Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 52 26 108 4
Tampa Bay 47 27 102 8
Florida 47 31 98 4
Ottawa 45 30 97 7
Montreal 40 31 91 11
Detroit 39 35 86 8
Buffalo 36 39 79 7
Boston 33 39 76 10
Full Standings
Panthers Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs DET W 4-1
vs BUF W 3-2 SO
vs NYR L 5-3
@ TB L 5-1
@ TB W 6-2
Lightning Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs DET L 4-3 OT
vs BUF W 7-4
vs FLA W 5-1
@ NYR L 4-0
vs FLA L 6-2