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Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers Preview & Picks – Back Tampa As Slight NHL Underdog

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03 Mar 2025
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Leigh Copson 03 Mar 2025
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  • Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers picks for Monday, March 3
  • 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

Tampa Bay are tipped to win as a slight underdog on the road.

The Lightning arrive on a red-hot run of form and already boast one commanding win at the Amerant Bank Arena this season.

  • Tampa Bay Lightning are on an 8-game win streak
  • Tampa Bay Lightning won 4-0 at Florida on December 23 
  • The Under has cashed in each of Tampa Bay’s last 4 games
  • The Under has hit in 3 of Florida’s previous 4 games

Head To Head

  • Florida Panthers lead the all-time series 84-61-29
  • Tampa Bay Lightning won 4-0 when the two teams last met on December 23

Tampa Bay Lightning Form

Tampa Bay go into this matchup looking to extend their current win streak to nine games.

The Lightning lost a couple of games in late January and began February with a 3-2 overtime defeat to the New York Islanders, but they have been on a tear ever since.

They rebounded from that loss with back-to-back home wins over Ottawa, beating the Senators 4-3 and 5-1.

Tampa Bay then went out on the road to beat Detroit 6-3 and Montreal 5-3, before returning home to down Seattle 4-1, Edmonton 4-1 and Calgary 3-0.

The Lightning then began this two-game trip with a 3-1 win in Washington that took their streak to eight games.

Florida Panthers Form

Florida enter this matchup on a strong run of form, having won eight of their last 10 games and each of the previous three.

The Panthers began this good sequence with three straight home wins, beating Los Angeles 3-0, Chicago 4-1 and the New York Islanders 6-3.

That run was ended by a 6-3 loss in Washington, but they rebounded immediately to beat St Louis 3-2 and 5-1.

Florida failed to make it three-in-a-row as they lost 2-1 at home to Seattle, only to again respond well to a defeat.

The Panthers beat Nashville 4-1 on the road, before returning home to beat Edmonton 4-3 and Calgary 3-0.

Verdict

Florida are on a solid run of form, but Tampa Bay make for a very appealing underdog here.

The Lightning are on a red-hot run and have downed the Panthers on the road already this season, so give us the plus-money.

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