NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning with Line Combinations 12/22/2024

Sergei Bobrovsky in net for the Florida Panthers
Bobrovsky makes a save on Couturier. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Florida Panthers (21-11-2, 44 Pts) at Tampa Bay Lightning (18-10-2, 38 Pts)
Venue: Amalie Arena
Date: Tonight – Sunday, December 22
Time: 5:00 pm EST

TV: ESPN+, FanDuel Sports Network Sun, SCRIPPS
Radio:
Florida – 560 Sports WQAM
Tampa Bay – 102.5 The Bone

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Florida -1.5 ML -112
Tampa Bay +1.5 ML -230
O/U 6

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Florida Panthers News & Notes:

This is the first game of a back-to-back with the Lightning. Florida has won each of their last three games, including a 2-1 overtime win over the St. Louis Blues on Friday. The Panthers are tied for fourth in the NHL in goals per game at 3.53.

Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:

The Lightning have won each of their last four games while outscoring the opposition 21-8 during that stretch. Tampa Bay defeated the Blues 3-1 on Thursday night. The Lightning are first in the league in goals per game at 4.0.

Florida Panthers Projected Lines

Verhaeghe-Barkov-Tkachuk

Luostarinen-Lundell-Reinhart

Rodrigues-Bennett-Samoskevich

Greer-Nosek-Gadjovich

Forsling-Ekblad

Mikkola-Kulikov

Balinskis-Schmidt

Bobrovsky

Knight

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Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines

Guentzel-Point-Kucherov

Hagel-Cirelli-Geekie

Goncalves-Paul-Chaffee

Girgensons-Glendening-Eyssimont

Hedman-Raddysh

McDonagh-Cernak

Lilleberg-Perbix

Vasilevskiy

Johansson

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Players To Watch:

Florida Panthers

Sam Reinhart has 20 goals and 23 assists for the Panthers. Matthew Tkachuk has scored eight goals and added nine assists over the last 10 games and has scored six goals in seven regular season games as a Panther against Tampa Bay.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Brayden Point has 21 goals and 17 assists for the Lightning. Jake Guentzel has nine goals and four assists over the last 10 games.

Injury Report:

Florida Panthers

C Jesper Boqvist – Day to day

Tampa Bay Lightning

D J.J. Moser – Day to day

Next Game

Florida Panthers – December 23 vs Tampa Bay Lightning
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