Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers Prediction, Odds, NHL Picks [4/21/2024]

The Florida Panthers will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2024 NHL Playoffs at Amerant Bank Arena on Sunday, starting at 12:30PM ET.

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Sunday's Lightning vs. Panthers matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Lightning vs. Panthers Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Puck Line

We have used advanced machine learning and data to simulate the outcome of Sunday's NHL Playoffs game between the Lightning and Panthers 10,000 times, in line with our coverage of NHL predictions.

Our popular predictive analytics model currently gives the Panthers a 58% chance of beating the Lightning.

According to our model, the Lightning (+1.5) have a 65% chance of covering the puck line, while the over/under total of 5.5 goals has a 56% chance of going over.

The Stanley Cup Playoffs (aka NHL Playoffs) is the NHL's postseason elimination tournament to decide the winner of the Stanley Cup.

A total of 16 teams, including the Lightning and Panthers, reached the 2024 NHL Playoffs, which consists of four rounds: the First Round, Second Round, Conference Finals and Stanley Cup Finals.

Each round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is contested as a best-of-seven series, with the first team to four wins progressing to the next round until a champion is crowned.

Lightning vs. Panthers Odds

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Lightning	Panthers
Puck Line	+1.5 (-165)	-1.5 (+150)
Moneyline	+160	-178
Total	o5.5 (-132)	u5.5 (+114)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Lightning vs. Panthers Picks

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Lightning vs. Panthers Player Props

Who will score the first goal in Lightning vs. Panthers?

According to our model, Tampa Bay's Brayden Point is most likely to score the first goal in Lightning vs. Panthers.

Our projections give Point a 7.7% chance of scoring the first goal at Amerant Bank Arena, while the Lightning star is a 39.3% chance of netting an anytime goal.

First Goal Scorer Predictions

Tampa Bay Lightning

Player	First Goal Probability
Brayden Point	7.7%
Steven Stamkos	7.2%
Anthony Duclair	5.1%
Nikita Kucherov	4.9%
Brandon Hagel	4.3%

Florida Panthers

Player	First Goal Probability
Sam Reinhart	7.2%
Aleksander Barkov	5.8%
Carter Verhaeghe	5.5%
Matthew Tkachuk	5.1%
Vladimir Tarasenko	4.3%

Anytime Goal Scorer Predictions

Tampa Bay Lightning

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Brayden Point	39.3%
Steven Stamkos	33.8%
Anthony Duclair	26.4%
Nikita Kucherov	26.3%
Nick Paul	23.7%

Florida Panthers

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Sam Reinhart	35.7%
Aleksander Barkov	31.4%
Matthew Tkachuk	28.7%
Carter Verhaeghe	27.2%
Vladimir Tarasenko	25.2%

Lightning vs. Panthers Game Information

Sunday's action between the Panthers and Lightning in the Stanley Cup Playoffs is scheduled to commence at 12:30PM ET.

• Who: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers
• Date: Sunday, April 21, 2024
• Time: 12:30PM ET / 9:30AM PT
• Venue: Amerant Bank Arena

Our full coverage of the Lightning vs. Panthers includes pregame predictions, betting picks and live win probabilities.

Conclusion

We predict the Panthers, with a 58% win probability, will likely beat the Lightning on Sunday.

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