Lightning bring winning streak into home matchup with the Panthers
Florida Panthers (19-12-2, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (17-13-5, fourth in the Atlantic Division)
Tampa, Florida; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Lightning -123, Panthers +103; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning will look to keep a three-game win streak alive when they host the Florida Panthers.
Tampa Bay has a 3-2-3 record in Atlantic Division play and a 17-13-5 record overall. The Lightning have allowed 120 goals while scoring 117 for a -3 scoring differential.
Florida has a 4-1-2 record in Atlantic Division play and a 19-12-2 record overall. The Panthers are 7-3-1 in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.
The teams meet Wednesday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nikita Kucherov has 23 goals and 34 assists for the Lightning. Victor Hedman has eight assists over the last 10 games.
Aleksander Barkov Jr. has scored 11 goals with 21 assists for the Panthers. Carter Verhaeghe has six goals and four assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 7-3-0, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.8 assists, four penalties and 11.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
Panthers: 5-5-0, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.8 assists, 3.5 penalties and 11.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Lightning: Mikhail Sergachev: day to day (lower body).
Panthers: Jonah Gadjovich: day to day (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
