Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers 5/10/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 05/09/2021 at 10:46 PM ET

The Tampa Bay team is coming to the game here after playing the Panthers on Saturday night. In the game the Lightning were able to get a total of 1 goals in the game. The Panthers were able to get a total of 5 goals in the game.

With the win thePanthers ended up getting a record of 36-14-5 on the year. The loss ended up pushing the Lightning down to a 36-16-3 record on the year so far. The game here will definitely make it easier to look like a playoff preview game between the Lightning and the Panthers, both of whom are going to the playoffs. 

On the season the Lightning have managed to score only 3.27 goals per game. The defense for the Tampa Bay team has allowed a total of 2.56 goals per game. The power play for the Lightning is coming in converting at a clip of 23.5%. The defense for the Tampa Bay team is killing off 83.8% of the power plays.

Florida is coming here scoring a total of 3.35 goals per game. The defense for the Panthers has ended up killing off 78.6% of the power plays. Florida has converted on the power play at a clip of 21%. The Panthers have ended up giving up a total of 2.75 goals per game.

Florida is coming here with a good offense, but a defense that is playing slightly worse on the year. The Tampa Bay defense, though, has started to show some chinks in the armor and it is showing up at the wrong time for Tampa Bay. Look for the Lightning to struggle against the Panthers offense, but also to start to short shift some of their players. Final Score Prediction, Florida Panthers win 4-2.

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