Panthers vs Lightning Picks and Prediction – 4/15/2025

The Florida Panthers go on the road Tuesday night with a game in Tampa Bay, Florida against the Tampa Bay Lightning. For other NHL news see our NHL Picks. Florida has a record of 47-33 this season and they are on a three game winning streak following their win against the Buffalo Sabres. Offensively Florida has been above average scoring 3.03 goals per game this season. Defensively the Panthers have been above average allowing 2.66 goals per games played. Sam Reinhart leads the way for the Panthers offense with 79 points and 37 goals on 209 shots this season. Aleksander Barkov leads the team with 49 assists so far. Sergei Bobrovsky is the top goalie for Florida this season with 33 wins and 53 outings carrying a .908 save percentage. The Panthers are 3-2 in their last five games played.

Tampa Bay stays at home Tuesday night and has been above average this season with a 46-34 record on a one game winning streak following their win against the Buffalo Sabres. Offensively Tampa Bay has been good scoring 3.54 goals per game. Defensively the Lightning have been above average allowing 2.62 goals per game so far this season. Nikita Kucherov leads the way for the Tampa Bay offense with 116 points and 82 assists this year. Braydon Point leads the team with 41 goals on 187 shots. Andrei Vasilevskiy is the top goalie for Tampa Bay so far with 37 wins and 62 outings carrying a .921 save percentage. Tampa Bay is 2-3 in their last five games played. 

The Florida Panthers are 20-20 away from home so far this season. The Panthers are playing on a back-to-back on the road which is always tough for a team. Florida has played well at Tampa in recent games. The Tampa Bay Lightning are 28-12 on home ice and will have the better goaltender in this matchup. Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel have been playing well and will lead the Lightning to a victory if their goaltending can hold off the Panthers. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Lightning wins 3-2.