Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning – NHL Preview, Tips and Odds

NHL

Florida Panthers

Final

1:2

Tampa Bay Lightning

Highlights and Stats

Florida Panthers come against the Tampa Bay Lightning for game 2 of their Stanley Cup playoff battle scheduled for Thursday, 07:00 PM EDT at FLA Live Arena. As of now the Panthers are 1-0 up in the NHL Eastern Conference semi-final series.

Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Head to Head

*Last game between teams from 05-17-2022

Team	P1	P2	P3	Final
Florida Panthers	1	0	0	1
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	1	3	4

The opening meeting of the series was held on May 17th, and finished in a comprehensive 4-1 Tampa Bay victory. The Lightning’s best skater was Corey Perry, spending 15:59 on the ice. He sent 4 shots towards the opponents’ net and 1 of those made it past the goalie. He also assisted for one of his team’s other goals. On the other half of the court it was Anthony Duclair who contributed the most, scoring his side’s only goal for a total of 12:46 of game time. The Lightning’s goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy faced 34 shots and managed to save 33 of those. The Panthers had Sergei Bobrovsky at goal, but he was unable to affect the final outcome, allowing 4 of all 36 shots to end in the net. There is no clear favorite when it comes to the latest five encounters, as Florida Panthers won 2 and the Tampa Bay Lightning triumphed 3 times in the process.
*Last 5 head-to-head games

Florida Panthers Form

*Last 10 Florida Panthers Games - 5:5:0

05-17-2022	05-13-2022	05-11-2022	05-09-2022	05-07-2022	05-05-2022	05-03-2022	04-29-2022	04-28-2022	04-26-2022
1:4vs Tampa Bay Lightning	3:4@ Washington Capitals	5:3vs Washington Capitals	2:3@ Washington Capitals	6:1@ Washington Capitals	5:1vs Washington Capitals	2:4vs Washington Capitals	10:2@ Montreal Canadiens	0:4@ Ottawa Senators	4:2@ Boston Bruins

On 05/17 Florida Panthers faced Tampa Bay Lightning and in the end the score was 1-4 in favor of their opponents. Anthony Duclair was the team’s leading player on the floor scoring 1 point. He spent 12 minutes and 46 seconds on the ice and tested the opposition’s goalkeeper with 2 shots. 1 of those made it through to the back of the net. Sergei Bobrovsky’s performance also needs addressing, as he saved 32 of the total 36 shots on his goal. The team is 5-5-0 in their last 10 matches and are currently on a L1 streak. The Panthers had a balance of 34-7-0 when performing on home ice across the regular NHL season. Game 3 of the playoff series is scheduled to take place at Amalie Arena on 05/22.

Florida Panthers Standout Performers

• Top Goalie

  Sergei Bobrovsky

  Games Played:54

  Saves Percentage:0.913

  Shutouts:7
• Top Skater

  Jonathan Huberdeau

  Games Played:80

  Goals:30

  Assists:85

Florida Panthers Missing Players

NONE

Tampa Bay Lightning Form

*Last 10 Tampa Bay Lightning Games - 6:4:0

05-17-2022	05-14-2022	05-12-2022	05-10-2022	05-08-2022	05-06-2022	05-04-2022	05-02-2022	04-29-2022	04-28-2022
1:4@ Florida Panthers	1:2@ Toronto Maple Leafs	4:3vs Toronto Maple Leafs	4:3@ Toronto Maple Leafs	7:3vs Toronto Maple Leafs	2:5vs Toronto Maple Leafs	3:5@ Toronto Maple Leafs	5:0@ Toronto Maple Leafs	4:6@ New York Islanders	5:2@ Columbus Blue Jackets

The latest outing of Tampa Bay Lightning was away from home against the Florida Panthers on 05/17 and ended in a 1-4 win. Corey Perry was best among the Tampa Bay roster, ending the match with 2 points. He managed to score 1 of his total 4 shots on target and provided 1 assist to his fellow Lightning teammates for 15:59 time on the ice. The team’s victory was achieved also thanks to goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, who saved 33 of the 34 shots, sent towards his goal. The organization won 6 of its last 10 matches and lost 4 during the regular time. When travelling the Lightning were 24-15-2 throughout the regular campaign.

Tampa Bay Lightning Standout Performers

• Top Goalie

  Andrei Vasilevskiy

  Games Played:63

  Saves Percentage:0.916

  Shutouts:9
• Top Skater

  Steven Stamkos

  Games Played:81

  Goals:42

  Assists:64

Tampa Bay Lightning Missing Players

NONE

Game Details

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Final
Florida Panthers	0	1	0	1
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	0	1	2

Florida PanthersTampa Bay Lightning

• Score

  1

  2

• PP Opportunities

  4

  3

• PP Goals

  0

  1

• Faceoffs Won

  0

  0

• Giveaways

  0

  0

• Hits

  0

  0

• Penalty Minutes

  0

  0

• Shots

  0

  0

• Takeaways

  0

  0

Play-by-Play

Florida PanthersvsTampa Bay Lightning

• 1`11:29
  Brandon Montour2 minutes for Hooking Ross Colton

  -
• 1`12:06
  0-1

  Corey PerryVictor Hedman, Steven Stamkos
• 2`02:18
  -

  PierreEdouard Bellemare2 minutes for Tripping Aaron Ekblad
• 2`10:24
  -

  Victor Hedman2 minutes for Holding Stick Claude Giroux
• 2`14:25
  Radko Gudas2 minutes for Cross Checking Brandon Hagel

  -
• 2`18:07
  Eetu LuostarinenClaude Giroux, Gustav Forsling

  1-1
• 2`19:13
  -

  Nikita Kucherov2 minutes for Tripping Brandon Montour
• 3`08:44
  2 minutes for Too Many Men on the Ice (served by Carter Verhaeghe)

  -
• 3`16:37
  -

  Steven Stamkos2 minutes for Tripping Sam Reinhart
• 3`19:56
  1-2

  Ross ColtonOndrej Palat, Nikita Kucherov

Players Stats

Florida Panthers

SKATER	POS	G	A	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	GVLS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI	PP TOI	SH TOI
Eetu Luostarinen	C	1	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	62.50	14:24	00:00	01:30
Claude Giroux	C	0	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	1	44.40	22:15	06:23	00:12
Gustav Forsling	D	0	1	0	0	5	2	0	1	0	0.00	20:22	00:00	01:58
Radko Gudas	D	0	0	1	2	2	7	0	1	1	0.00	12:03	00:00	00:00
Jonathan Huberdeau	LW	0	0	1	0	1	4	2	1	1	0.00	20:20	06:30	01:36
Aleksander Barkov	C	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	1	0	60.00	22:55	05:40	02:31
Anthony Duclair	LW	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0.00	14:51	04:38	00:00
Carter Verhaeghe	LW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0.00	19:31	02:24	00:00
MacKenzie Weegar	D	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	1	1	0.00	18:48	00:00	02:19
Noel Acciari	C	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0.00	11:27	00:00	02:02
Aaron Ekblad	D	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	1	2	0.00	23:40	03:23	02:19
Sam Reinhart	C	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	100.00	19:46	06:24	00:21
Sam Bennett	C	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	0	1	57.10	15:37	01:36	00:22
Brandon Montour	D	0	0	0	2	2	3	1	0	0	0.00	15:11	01:36	00:00
Ryan Lomberg	LW	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0	0	0.00	10:10	00:00	00:00
Ben Chiarot	D	0	0	0	0	1	6	2	0	0	0.00	18:42	00:00	02:41
Anton Lundell	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	04:07	00:00	00:37
Patric Hornqvist	RW	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	11:27	01:26	00:00

GOALIE	POS	SHA	SV	SV%	PIM	TOI
Sergei Bobrovsky	GK	28	26	0.929	0	59:53

Tampa Bay Lightning

SKATER	POS	G	A	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	GVLS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI	PP TOI	SH TOI
Ross Colton	LW	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	50.00	13:25	01:10	00:00
Corey Perry	RW	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	13:02	03:39	00:00
Ondrej Palat	LW	0	1	0	0	3	2	1	2	1	0.00	19:11	02:21	01:04
Steven Stamkos	C	0	1	0	2	3	1	2	0	0	33.30	17:12	03:52	00:00
Victor Hedman	D	0	1	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	0.00	21:43	03:41	01:02
Nikita Kucherov	RW	0	1	1	2	4	0	1	2	0	0.00	22:00	03:30	00:00
Ryan McDonagh	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	0.00	25:07	00:00	06:55
Alex Killorn	LW	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	2	0	0.00	19:09	00:45	02:00
Nick Paul	LW	0	0	0	0	4	3	2	0	0	58.80	22:59	00:45	05:54
PierreEdouard Bellemare	C	0	0	-1	2	1	4	2	0	0	42.90	11:58	00:00	02:28
Erik Cernak	D	0	0	-1	0	0	5	4	0	0	0.00	20:14	00:00	05:45
Anthony Cirelli	C	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	1	25.00	20:41	01:31	04:31
Mikhail Sergachev	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0.00	18:17	01:00	02:10
Brandon Hagel	LW	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0.00	10:33	00:00	00:00
Jan Rutta	D	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	09:39	00:00	00:11
Cal Foote	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.00	08:11	00:00	00:00
Zach Bogosian	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0.00	12:29	00:00	00:00
Pat Maroon	LW	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0.00	06:10	00:51	00:00

GOALIE	POS	SHA	SV	SV%	PIM	TOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy	GK	36	35	0.972	0	60:00