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Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers Preview & Picks – Panthers To Make Winning Start To NHL Playoffs

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19 Apr 2024
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Leigh Copson 19 Apr 2024
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  • Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers picks for Sunday, April 21
  • 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 tipped to win the opening game of the series.

The Panthers have largely had Tampa’s number over the past 14 months and they go into this game in good form.

  • Florida Panthers are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings
  • Florida Panthers are on a 5-game win streak at home
  • The Under has cashed in 7 of the last 10 meetings
  • The Under has hit in 7 of Florida’s last 10 games

Head To Head

  • Florida Panthers won the regular season series 2-1
  • Tampa Bay Lightning won 5-3 when the teams last met on March 16

Tampa Bay Lightning Form

Tampa Bay finished fourth in the Atlantic Division, having compiled a 45-29-8 regular-season record.

The Lighting enjoyed a great run of form between early March and early April as they stacked up 10 wins in a 12-game period, but they cooled off during the run-in.

They rebounded from a 5-4 defeat in Pittsburgh with a 5-2 victory at home to Columbus, only to then lose their next three.

Tampa Bay dropped a shootout at home to Ottawa, before losing 4-2 in Washington and 4-2 at home to Buffalo.

However, the Lightning did manage to snap their losing skid in their final regular season game, beating Toronto 6-4 at home.

Florida Panthers Form

Florida finished the regular season atop the Atlantic Division thanks to a 52-24-6 regular-season record.

The Panthers finished the regular season strong too, having recovered from a rough run that saw them lose four times in a five-game spell.

They shut out Ottawa in a 6-0 road win, and then responded to a 3-2 overtime loss in Boston with a run of four straight wins to close out the season.

Florida responded to that defeat with back-to-back shutout wins, downing Ottawa 2-0 and Columbus 4-0.

The Panthers then edged Buffalo 3-2 in overtime, before wrapping up the regular season with a 5-2 victory over Toronto.

Verdict

Florida are poised for another deep playoff run and they are backed to get off to a strong start.

They have repeatedly beaten Tampa over the past year-plus, and meetings between these two teams are usually settled in regulation.

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