Panthers vs Lightning Picks and Prediction – 4/23/2025

The Florida Panthers stay on the road Tuesday night with game one of their first round series against Tampa Bay in Tampa Bay. Florida finished the regular season with 47 wins overall but lost their last two games following a four goal loss to this Tampa Bay team during the last game of their season. Offensively Florida has averaged three goals on 31.6 shots per game this season. Defensively Florida allows 2.72 goals on 26.2 shots per game period stay up to date with our NHL Picks.

Sam Reinhart led the way with the Florida offense this season with 81 points and 39 goals overall. Aleksander Barkov was second on the team with 71 points this year and led Ottawa with 51 assists. Matthew Tkachuk chipped in a third best 57 points and Carter Verhaeghe was fourth on the team with 53 points scored.

The Tampa Bay Lightning open the 2025 postseason with 47 wins on the year having lost three of the last five including a four goal road loss against New York in the final game of the year. Offensively Tampa Bay has scored the puck well after 3.56 goals and 28.5 shots per game this season. Defensively Tampa Bay has been solid allowing 2 the six three goals and 28.2 shots per game but have given up four goals in each of their last three losses.

Nikita Kucherov carried the Tampa Bay offense this season with 121 points and led the team with 84 assists. Brandon Hagel was second on the roster with 90 points and Jack Guentzel chipped in a fourth best 80 points in 80 games. Brayden Point was third on the team with 82 points scored and scored a team leading 42 goals this season.

These 2 split the season series with each taking a game on the road. Look for Tampa Bay to do the work Tuesday night at home. The home fans will lead the charge for the Lighting resulting in the win. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Lightning win 3-1.