Panthers vs Lightning Picks and Prediction – 4/30/2025

The Florida Panthers take another road trip Wednesday night back to Tampa for game five of their first round series against the Lightning. Florida comes into game five in full control of this series having won three of the first four following a two goal victory in game four. The Panthers averaged three goals on 31.6 shots per game during the regular season and have scored 13 total goals through four games played in this series. Defensively Florida was solid enough allowing 2.72goals on 26.2 shots per game this season and gave up only two goals in their game four win. Stay in the action with our NHL Picks.

Matthew Tkachuk leads Florida during the postseason as one of four players with four points scored and has built a team leading three goals. Aleksander Barkov, Sam Bennett, and Sam Reinhart also tied for first on the roster in the postseason with four points scored apiece. Matthew Tkachuk and Nate Schmidt leads Florida during the playoffs having scored three goals each.

The Tampa Bay Lightning return home Wednesday struggling having dropped four of the last five overall including three of four in this series. Offensively Tampa Bay was one of the best teams in the NHL this season averaging 3.56 goals on 28.5 shots but have scored 9 total goals through four games played in this series. Defensively Tampa Bay allowed 2.6 three goals and 28.2 shots per game this season and have given up 3.25 goals per game through four games in this series.

Jake Guentzel leads the Tampa Bay offense during the playoffs with five points and is one of two players with a team high two goals overall. Nikita Kucherov has four points, while two other Tampa Bay players are tied for third on the roster with three points through four games played.

The Lightning have struggled tremendously in this series as they come into game 5 facing elimination, The Lightning are the stronger team on both sides of the puck and will rely on their home fans to spark them in this game. Look for Tampa Bay to lock in defensively to pull off the must have win on Wednesday. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Lighting win 3-2.