Tampa Bay Lightning (47-27-8, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (47-31-4, in the Atlantic Division)
Sunrise, Florida; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -139, Lightning +118; over/under is 5.5
NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Panthers lead series 2-0
BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers host the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-0 lead in the series. The teams meet Thursday for the seventh time this season. The Panthers won the previous matchup 2-0.
Florida has gone 47-31-4 overall with a 14-12-2 record against the Atlantic Division. The Panthers have a 24-9-4 record in games they score at least one power-play goal.
Tampa Bay is 47-27-8 overall with an 11-14-3 record against the Atlantic Division. The Lightning have gone 45-7-4 when scoring three or more goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matthew Tkachuk has 22 goals and 35 assists for the Panthers. Sam Reinhart has four goals and four assists over the last 10 games.
Nikita Kucherov has 37 goals and 83 assists for the Lightning. Brayden Point has scored five goals with three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 5-5-0, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.1 assists, 4.8 penalties and 13.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
Lightning: 3-4-3, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.9 assists, 3.2 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 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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