Sunday’s NHL schedule features a projected competitive outing between the Florida Panthers (21-11-2, -112 on the moneyline to win) and the Tampa Bay Lightning (18-10-2, -108 moneyline odds) at 5:00 PM ET on ESPN+.
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Moneyline
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Panthers to win vs Lightning -112
Panthers vs. Lightning Betting Lines
- Favorite: Panthers (-112)
- Underdog: Lightning (-108)
- Over/under: 6.5
Panthers vs. Lightning Quick Facts
- Florida has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 18 of 34 games this season.
- In 46.7% of Tampa Bay’s previous games this season (14/30), the teams combined to score more than Sunday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
- These two teams combine to average 7.5 goals per game, 1.0 more than the total set for this match.
- This game’s over/under is 0.6 above the 6.0 goals these two teams give up per game combined.
Panthers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Panthers Season Stat Insights
- The Panthers’ 120 goals this season make them the third-best scoring team in the league.
- On defense, Florida has given up 106 goals (3.1 per game) to rank 20th in league action.
- The team’s goal differential is ninth-best in the league at +14.
- Florida’s 29 power-play goals this season (on 108 chances) are the third-most in the NHL.
- The Panthers have the NHL’s fifth-best power-play conversion rate at 26.85%.
- The eight shorthanded goals Florida has netted this season pace the NHL.
- The Panthers kill 80.61% of their opponent’s power plays, the 13th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
- The Panthers win 48% of their faceoffs (27th in the NHL).
- Florida has an 11.6% shooting percentage as a team, ranking seventh in the NHL.
- The Panthers’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 28.1 hits and 11.9 blocked shots per game.
Panthers Moneyline
- Florida has won 15 of the 26 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- The Panthers have won 15 of the 26 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -112.
- There is a 52.8% chance that Florida wins this contest, per the moneyline.
Panthers Leaders
- Sam Reinhart: 20 goals and 23 assists
- Matthew Tkachuk: 13 goals and 21 assists
- Aleksander Barkov Jr.: 10 goals and 22 assists
- Sergei Bobrovsky: 16-6-1 record, .896 save percentage, 64 goals conceded
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Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Lightning Season Stats Insights
- The Lightning’s 120 total goals (four per game) are the third-most in the NHL.
- Tampa Bay is one of the toughest defensive squads in the NHL this season, allowing 85 goals (2.8 per game) to rank fourth.
- They have a +35 goal differential, which is third-best in the league.
- Tampa Bay has put up 25 power-play goals this season, which are the seventh-most in the NHL (on 90 chances).
- The Lightning have a 27.78% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 3 percentage.
- Tampa Bay has scored four shorthanded goals this season (second in league).
- The Lightning’s 16th-ranked penalty kill rate is 80%.
- The Lightning have the 15th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (51.1%).
- Tampa Bay is shooting 14.1% (tops in the league).
- The Lightning have not yet shut out an opponent this season.
Lightning Moneyline Insights
- The Lightning have been the underdog 10 times this season, and upset their opponent in four of those games.
- Tampa Bay has won four of its 10 games when it is the underdog by -108 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set in this contest implies a 51.9% chance for the Lightning to win.
Lightning Leaders
- Nikita Kucherov: 14 goals and 34 assists
- Brayden Point: 21 goals and 17 assists
- Brandon Hagel: 15 goals and 22 assists
- Andrei Vasilevskiy: 15-9-1 record, .911 save percentage, 58 goals given up
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