Lightning at Panthers 12/10/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Tampa Bay is coming into the game here after completely crushing the San Jose Sharks. The final score in the win was a 7-1 victory which saw the Lightning refind their offensive form that had been missing, but also have a good defense on the ice as well. The win actually improved the Lightning record to 14-10-3.

On the year the Lightning have been able to get a total of 3.74 goals a game being scored. The power play for the Lightning is converting at 30% on the year. The defense for Tampa Bay is giving up 3.22 goals a game and have killed off 79.3% of the power plays on the year.

Florida is heading into the game here playing quite a bit better than the Lightning in the standings as the Panthers are sitting in second place with a 15-9-5 record on the year. The Panthers, in their last game picked up a 5-1 win over the Sharks, which is almost as good as the win Tampa managed to get.

The offense for the Panthers has been doing really well at 3.52 goals per game being scored. The power play has converted at a clip of 24.2% on the year. The defense for Florida is giving up 3.31 goals a game on the year and have managed to kill of 84.7% of the penalties faced on the season.