Lightning vs. Panthers Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Lightning vs. Panthers NHL game on December 27, 2025 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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2 1 1 4
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P3 19:42 Power play - Sam Bennett shot blocked by Max Crozier
P3 19:34 Power play - Shot on goal by Anton Lundell saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 19:25 Shot on goal by Jeff Petry saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 19:04 Goal scored by Nikita Kucherov (Empty Net)
P3 18:36 Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov
P3 18:12 Shot on goal by Brayden Point saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
P3 17:54 Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Pontus Holmberg
P3 16:22 Power play - Seth Jones shot blocked by Nick Paul
P3 16:13 Power play - Shot on goal by Mackie Samoskevich saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 16:08 Power play - Shot on goal by Eetu Luostarinen saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 15:10 Power play - Seth Jones shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli
P3 14:37 Shot on goal by Uvis Balinskis saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 13:32 Power play - Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov
P3 11:40 Power play - Shot missed by Brad Marchand
P3 10:47 Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Brad Marchand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 10:46 Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Gustav Forsling saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 09:42 Power play - Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Sam Reinhart
P3 08:50 Shot on goal by Darren Raddysh saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
P3 08:40 J.J. Moser shot blocked by Jeff Petry
P3 08:33 Pontus Holmberg shot blocked by teammate
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  3. P3 19:42
    SHOT
    Power play - Sam Bennett shot blocked by Max Crozier
  4. P3 19:34
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Anton Lundell saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  5. P3 19:27
    Shorthanded - Nick Paul won faceoff against Anton Lundell in neutral zone
  6. P3 19:27
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  7. P3 19:25
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jeff Petry saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  8. P3 19:04
    Luke Kunin won faceoff against Nick Paul in neutral zone
  9. P3 19:04
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Nikita Kucherov (Empty Net)
    4-2
  10. P3 18:36
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov
  11. P3 18:33
    Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Anton Lundell in neutral zone
  12. P3 18:16
    Sam Bennett won faceoff against Brayden Point in defensive zone
  13. P3 18:16
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  14. P3 18:12
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brayden Point saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  15. P3 17:54
    SHOT
    Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Pontus Holmberg
  16. P3 16:58
    Carter Verhaeghe won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in offensive zone
  17. P3 16:22
    SHOT
    Power play - Seth Jones shot blocked by Nick Paul
  18. P3 16:13
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Mackie Samoskevich saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  19. P3 16:08
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Eetu Luostarinen saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  20. P3 15:10
    SHOT
    Power play - Seth Jones shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli
  21. P3 14:39
    Shorthanded - Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Anton Lundell in neutral zone
  22. P3 14:39
    Penalty to Brad Marchand 2 minutes for Misconduct
  23. P3 14:39
    Penalty to Yanni Gourde 2 minutes for Misconduct
  24. P3 14:39
    Penalty to Charle-Edouard D'Astous 2 minutes for Misconduct
  25. P3 14:39
    Penalty to Uvis Balinskis 2 minutes for Misconduct
  26. P3 14:39
    Penalty to Max Crozier 2 minutes for Misconduct
  27. P3 14:39
    Penalty to Sam Bennett 2 minutes for Misconduct
  28. P3 14:39
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  29. P3 14:37
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Uvis Balinskis saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  30. P3 13:32
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov
  31. P3 13:23
    Shorthanded - Giveaway by Anton Lundell in offensive zone
  32. P3 13:06
    Shorthanded - Niko Mikkola credited with hit on Nikita Kucherov in defensive zone
  33. P3 12:14
    Nick Paul won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in offensive zone
  34. P3 12:14
    Penalty to Sam Bennett 2 minutes for Misconduct
  35. P3 11:40
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Brad Marchand
  36. P3 11:25
    Sam Reinhart won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in neutral zone
  37. P3 11:25
    Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
  38. P3 10:53
    Nick Paul won faceoff against Carter Verhaeghe in defensive zone
  39. P3 10:47
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Brad Marchand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  40. P3 10:46
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Gustav Forsling saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  41. P3 10:05
    Power play - Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov in neutral zone
  42. P3 09:42
    SHOT
    Power play - Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Sam Reinhart
  43. P3 09:30
    Shorthanded - Anton Lundell won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in defensive zone
  44. P3 09:30
    Penalty to Sam Bennett 2 minutes for Slashing
  45. P3 09:06
    Anthony Cirelli credited with hit on Uvis Balinskis in defensive zone
  46. P3 08:50
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Darren Raddysh saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  47. P3 08:40
    SHOT
    J.J. Moser shot blocked by Jeff Petry
  48. P3 08:33
    SHOT
    Pontus Holmberg shot blocked by teammate
  49. P3 08:31
    SHOT
    Shot missed by J.J. Moser
  50. P3 08:27
    Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in offensive zone
  51. P3 08:27
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  52. P3 07:35
    Nick Paul won faceoff against Sam Reinhart in neutral zone
  53. P3 07:35
    Stoppage - Offside
  54. P3 07:29
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Carter Verhaeghe saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  55. P3 07:21
    SHOT
    Power play - Anton Lundell shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
  56. P3 07:05
    Power play - Anton Lundell won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in defensive zone
  57. P3 07:05
    Stoppage - High Stick
  58. P3 05:40
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Seth Jones
  59. P3 05:34
    Shorthanded - Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
  60. P3 05:34
    Penalty to Max Crozier 2 minutes for High Sticking (Drawn by Jesper Boqvist)
  61. P3 05:31
    Power play - Luke Kunin won faceoff against Nick Paul in offensive zone
  62. P3 05:31
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  63. P3 05:28
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Evan Rodrigues saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  64. P3 05:24
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Evan Rodrigues saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  65. P3 05:16
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Zemgus Girgensons
  66. P3 05:07
    Shorthanded - Takeaway by Declan Carlile in defensive zone
  67. P3 04:08
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Sam Bennett saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  68. P3 04:04
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Brad Marchand
  69. P3 04:02
    SHOT
    Power play - Sam Bennett shot blocked by teammate
  70. P3 03:56
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Sam Bennett
  71. P3 03:42
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Sam Reinhart saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  72. P3 02:56
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Eetu Luostarinen
  73. P3 02:47
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Anton Lundell saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  74. P3 02:36
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Anton Lundell
  75. P3 02:14
    Shorthanded - Takeaway by Anthony Cirelli in defensive zone
  76. P3 01:59
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Mackie Samoskevich saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  77. P3 01:52
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Mackie Samoskevich saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  78. P3 01:35
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Sam Reinhart
  79. P3 01:34
    Power play - Sam Bennett won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in offensive zone
  80. P3 01:34
    Penalty to Scott Sabourin 10 minutes for Misconduct
  81. P3 01:34
    Penalty to Eetu Luostarinen 2 minutes for Misconduct
  82. P3 01:34
    Penalty to Darren Raddysh 2 minutes for Misconduct
  83. P3 01:34
    Penalty to Scott Sabourin 2 minutes for Misconduct
  84. P3 01:08
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Eetu Luostarinen saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  85. P3 01:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Anton Lundell saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  86. P3 00:39
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jake Guentzel saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  87. P3 00:35
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Zemgus Girgensons saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  88. P3 00:00
    Shorthanded - Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Sam Reinhart in neutral zone
  89. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  90. P2 19:06
    Power play - Sam Bennett won faceoff against Nick Paul in neutral zone
  91. P2 19:06
    Stoppage - Offside
  92. P2 18:55
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Darren Raddysh saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  93. P2 18:50
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Darren Raddysh saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  94. P2 18:35
    Shorthanded - Giveaway by J.J. Moser in defensive zone
  95. P2 18:30
    Shorthanded - Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
  96. P2 18:30
    Penalty to A.J. Greer 2 minutes for Misconduct
  97. P2 18:30
    Penalty to Charle-Edouard D'Astous 2 minutes for Misconduct
  98. P2 18:30
    Penalty to Oliver Bjorkstrand 2 minutes for Misconduct
  99. P2 18:30
    Penalty to Carter Verhaeghe 2 minutes for Misconduct
  100. P2 18:30
    Penalty to Anthony Cirelli 2 minutes for Misconduct
  101. P2 18:30
    Penalty to Max Crozier 2 minutes for Misconduct
  102. P2 18:30
    Penalty to Evan Rodrigues 2 minutes for Misconduct
  103. P2 18:30
    Penalty to Jake Guentzel 2 minutes for Misconduct
  104. P2 18:13
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Oliver Bjorkstrand
  105. P2 17:45
    J.J. Moser credited with hit on Sam Reinhart in neutral zone
  106. P2 17:42
    Pontus Holmberg credited with hit on Anton Lundell in neutral zone
  107. P2 17:37
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Yanni Gourde saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  108. P2 17:29
    SHOT
    Niko Mikkola shot blocked by Pontus Holmberg
  109. P2 17:19
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sam Reinhart saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  110. P2 17:18
    Anton Lundell won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in offensive zone
  111. P2 17:18
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  112. P2 17:17
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sam Bennett saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  113. P2 17:02
    Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Brad Marchand in defensive zone
  114. P2 17:02
    Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
  115. P2 17:02
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  116. P2 16:23
    Zemgus Girgensons credited with hit on Carter Verhaeghe in neutral zone
  117. P2 16:07
    Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in defensive zone
  118. P2 16:07
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  119. P2 16:05
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Studnicka saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  120. P2 15:46
    Nick Paul won faceoff against Luke Kunin in defensive zone
  121. P2 15:46
    Stoppage - Icing
  122. P2 14:39
    Giveaway by Mackie Samoskevich in neutral zone
  123. P2 14:22
    SHOT
    Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Seth Jones
  124. P2 14:10
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nick Paul saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  125. P2 14:06
    SHOT
    Nick Paul shot blocked by Seth Jones
  126. P2 13:48
    SHOT
    Niko Mikkola shot blocked by Steven Santini
  127. P2 13:05
    SHOT
    Jeff Petry shot blocked by Max Crozier
  128. P2 11:56
    Shorthanded - Anton Lundell won faceoff against Jake Guentzel in defensive zone
  129. P2 11:56
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  130. P2 11:54
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Darren Raddysh
  131. P2 11:36
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Brayden Point
  132. P2 11:30
    Shorthanded - Sam Bennett won faceoff against Brayden Point in defensive zone
  133. P2 11:30
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  134. P2 11:28
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Brayden Point saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  135. P2 10:43
    Shorthanded - Giveaway by Niko Mikkola in defensive zone
  136. P2 10:14
    Shorthanded - Anton Lundell won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in defensive zone
  137. P2 10:14
    Penalty to Aaron Ekblad 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Darren Raddysh)
  138. P2 10:14
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  139. P2 10:10
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jake Guentzel
  140. P2 09:57
    SHOT
    Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
  141. P2 08:34
    Giveaway by Seth Jones in defensive zone
  142. P2 08:09
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brad Marchand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  143. P2 07:13
    SHOT
    Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Yanni Gourde
  144. P2 07:05
    Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in neutral zone
  145. P2 07:05
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Brad Marchand
  146. P2 07:05
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Brad Marchand assisted by Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart
    3-2
  147. P2 06:59
    Power play - Sam Bennett won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in offensive zone
  148. P2 06:59
    Penalty to Luke Kunin 2 minutes for Misconduct
  149. P2 06:59
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  150. P2 06:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nick Paul saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  151. P2 06:14
    SHOT
    Shot missed by A.J. Greer
  152. P2 05:23
    SHOT
    Power play - Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Seth Jones
  153. P2 03:59
    Power play - Anthony Cirelli credited with hit on Niko Mikkola in offensive zone
  154. P2 03:55
    Power play - Takeaway by Jake Guentzel in offensive zone
  155. P2 03:48
    Power play - Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Anton Lundell in offensive zone
  156. P2 03:48
    Penalty to Mackie Samoskevich 2 minutes for Misconduct
  157. P2 03:26
    Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in neutral zone
  158. P2 03:26
    Stoppage - Offside
  159. P2 02:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Luke Kunin saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  160. P2 02:31
    Nick Paul won faceoff against Luke Kunin in neutral zone
  161. P2 02:31
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Nikita Kucherov assisted by Brayden Point and Gage Goncalves
    3-1
  162. P2 02:29
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov
  163. P2 02:15
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Seth Jones saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  164. P2 02:13
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Sam Bennett
  165. P2 02:10
    Sam Bennett won faceoff against Brayden Point in offensive zone
  166. P2 02:10
    Stoppage - Icing
  167. P2 01:33
    Eetu Luostarinen credited with hit on Yanni Gourde in neutral zone
  168. P2 01:27
    Eetu Luostarinen credited with hit on J.J. Moser in offensive zone
  169. P2 00:25
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Anthony Cirelli saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  170. P2 00:17
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Seth Jones saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  171. P2 00:00
    Sam Bennett won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in neutral zone
  172. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  173. P1 19:56
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Oliver Bjorkstrand
  174. P1 19:52
    Luke Kunin won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in neutral zone
  175. P1 19:40
    Giveaway by Jeff Petry in neutral zone
  176. P1 19:26
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Zemgus Girgensons saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  177. P1 19:05
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brayden Point saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  178. P1 18:52
    SHOT
    Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  179. P1 18:39
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Aaron Ekblad
  180. P1 18:11
    Takeaway by Eetu Luostarinen in defensive zone
  181. P1 18:02
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Seth Jones
  182. P1 17:37
    Eetu Luostarinen won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in neutral zone
  183. P1 17:37
    Stoppage - Offside
  184. P1 17:27
    Anton Lundell won faceoff against Nick Paul in offensive zone
  185. P1 17:27
    Stoppage - Icing
  186. P1 17:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Max Crozier saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  187. P1 16:33
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Pontus Holmberg
  188. P1 15:09
    Power play - Charle-Edouard D'Astous credited with hit on Sam Reinhart in defensive zone
  189. P1 15:05
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Anton Lundell
  190. P1 14:37
    Gustav Forsling credited with hit on Nick Paul in defensive zone
  191. P1 14:15
    Nick Paul won faceoff against Sam Bennett in offensive zone
  192. P1 14:15
    Penalty to Aaron Ekblad 2 minutes for Misconduct
  193. P1 14:15
    GOAL
    Shorthanded - Goal scored by Anthony Cirelli
    2-1
  194. P1 14:13
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Anthony Cirelli saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  195. P1 14:01
    Shorthanded - Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in defensive zone
  196. P1 14:01
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  197. P1 14:00
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Evan Rodrigues saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  198. P1 13:05
    Power play - Sam Reinhart won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in neutral zone
  199. P1 13:04
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Jake Guentzel
  200. P1 12:49
    Shorthanded - Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
  201. P1 12:49
    Penalty to Steven Santini 2 minutes for Cross Checking (Drawn by Jesper Boqvist)
  202. P1 12:37
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Uvis Balinskis
  203. P1 11:27
    Sam Bennett credited with hit on Oliver Bjorkstrand in defensive zone
  204. P1 11:02
    Giveaway by Carter Verhaeghe in neutral zone
  205. P1 10:17
    A.J. Greer credited with hit on Max Crozier in offensive zone
  206. P1 10:05
    Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in defensive zone
  207. P1 10:05
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  208. P1 10:03
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Studnicka saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  209. P1 09:45
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Eetu Luostarinen saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  210. P1 09:24
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Sam Reinhart
  211. P1 09:19
    SHOT
    Uvis Balinskis shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
  212. P1 08:50
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nick Paul
  213. P1 08:48
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  214. P1 07:46
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Sam Reinhart
  215. P1 07:24
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Darren Raddysh saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  216. P1 06:48
    Power play - Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Anton Lundell in offensive zone
  217. P1 06:48
    Penalty to A.J. Greer 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Nikita Kucherov)
  218. P1 06:45
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brayden Point saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  219. P1 06:22
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Max Crozier
  220. P1 05:41
    Jesper Boqvist credited with hit on Max Crozier in neutral zone
  221. P1 05:37
    Gage Goncalves won faceoff against Luke Kunin in neutral zone
  222. P1 05:35
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Evan Rodrigues saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  223. P1 05:31
    SHOT
    Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
  224. P1 05:11
    Shorthanded - Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in neutral zone
  225. P1 05:11
    Stoppage - Offside
  226. P1 03:50
    Shorthanded - Pontus Holmberg won faceoff against Anton Lundell in neutral zone
  227. P1 03:50
    Stoppage - High Stick
  228. P1 03:25
    Power play - Carter Verhaeghe won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in offensive zone
  229. P1 03:25
    Penalty to Zemgus Girgensons 2 minutes for Misconduct
  230. P1 03:25
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  231. P1 03:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Zemgus Girgensons saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  232. P1 03:04
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Pontus Holmberg
  233. P1 02:24
    Luke Kunin won faceoff against Nick Paul in neutral zone
  234. P1 02:24
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  235. P1 02:08
    Luke Kunin won faceoff against Nick Paul in neutral zone
  236. P1 02:08
    Stoppage - Offside
  237. P1 01:56
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Gage Goncalves
  238. P1 01:42
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  239. P1 01:38
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by J.J. Moser saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  240. P1 00:43
    Zemgus Girgensons credited with hit on Uvis Balinskis in offensive zone
  241. P1 00:38
    Evan Rodrigues won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in offensive zone
  242. P1 00:38
    Max Crozier credited with hit on Carter Verhaeghe in defensive zone
  243. P1 00:38
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  244. P1 00:36
    SHOT
    Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Max Crozier
  245. P1 00:00
    Sam Bennett won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in neutral zone
  246. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Lightning
STATS
Panthers
25Shots on Goal26
48% Faceoff Win % 52%
6/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 10/1
87Penalty Infraction Mins49
32Hits27
17 Shots Blocked 9
10Giveaways10
LightningTB
PanthersFLA
25Shots on Goal26
48% Faceoff Win % 52%
6/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 10/1
87Penalty Infraction Mins49
32Hits27
17 Shots Blocked 9
10Giveaways10

Lightning vs. Panthers: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Lightning vs. Panthers
  • Date: Saturday, December 27, 2025
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Amerant Bank Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Lightning favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 5.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Lightning -109, Panthers +100

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Lightning: 50%
  • Panthers: 50%

Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.

Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Lightning a win probability of 50%, while the Panthers have a win probability of 50%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

According to our analysis, the Lightning are more likely to beat the Panthers in the NHL game at Amerant Bank Arena on Sunday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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