Tampa Bay Lightning (47-27-8, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (47-31-4, in the Atlantic Division)
Sunrise, Florida; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -134, Lightning +113; over/under is 5.5
NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Panthers lead series 2-1
BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers host the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-1 lead in the series. The teams meet Saturday for the eighth time this season. The Lightning won the last matchup 5-1.
Florida is 47-31-4 overall and 14-13-2 against the Atlantic Division. The Panthers have gone 21-8-0 in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent.
Tampa Bay is 12-14-3 against the Atlantic Division and 47-27-8 overall. The Lightning have scored 292 total goals (3.6 per game) to lead the league.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brad Marchand has scored 23 goals with 27 assists for the Panthers. Matthew Tkachuk has seven goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
Nikita Kucherov has 37 goals and 83 assists for the Lightning. Brayden Point has scored six goals with three assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 5-5-0, averaging 2.3 goals, 3.9 assists, 5.4 penalties and 16 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.
Lightning: 4-3-3, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.7 assists, 3.5 penalties and 8.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Panthers: None listed.
Lightning: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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