Florida visits Tampa Bay with 1-0 series lead

By  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 
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Florida Panthers (47-31-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (47-27-8, in the Atlantic Division)

Tampa, Florida; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lightning -120, Panthers +100; over/under is 5.5

NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Panthers lead series 1-0

BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers visit the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 1-0 lead in the series. The teams meet Tuesday for the sixth time this season. The Panthers won 6-2 in the previous matchup. Matthew Tkachuk led the Panthers with two goals.

Tampa Bay is 47-27-8 overall and 11-13-3 against the Atlantic Division. The Lightning have an 8-9-5 record in games decided by a goal.

Florida is 47-31-4 overall and 13-12-2 against the Atlantic Division. The Panthers have a 24-9-4 record in games they score at least one power-play goal.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Hagel has 35 goals and 55 assists for the Lightning. Jake Guentzel has five goals and four assists over the past 10 games.

Sam Reinhart has 39 goals and 42 assists for the Panthers. Carter Verhaeghe has scored three goals and added four assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 4-3-3, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.7 assists, 3.2 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

Panthers: 4-5-1, averaging 2.4 goals, four assists, 4.3 penalties and 12.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.

INJURIES: Lightning: None listed.

Panthers: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.