NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning with Line Combinations 4/15/2025

Nikita Kucherov skating for the Tampa Bay Lightning
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Florida Panthers (47-30-4, 98 Pts) at Tampa Bay Lightning (46-26-8, 100 Pts)
Venue: Amalie Arena
Date: Tonight – Tuesday, April 15
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: ESPN+, FDSSUN, SCRIPPS
Radio:
Florida – 560 WQAM
Tampa Bay – 102.5 The Bone

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Florida +1.5 ML +230
Tampa Bay -1.5 ML -285
O/U 6.5

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Florida Panthers News & Notes:

The Panthers are coming off a 5-3 loss to the New York Rangers on Monday. Florida is 20-18-2 on the road this season. The Panthers won the previous matchup with Tampa Bay 2-1.

Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:

The Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 7-4 on Sunday. Tampa Bay is 28-8-4 at home this season. The Bolts are 10-12-4 against the Atlantic Division.

Florida Panthers Projected Lines

Verhaeghe-Barkov-Reinhart
J. Boqvist-Bennett-Rodrigues
Puljujvarvi-Sturm-Asplund
Greer-Nosek-Gadjovich

Forsling-Kulikov
Megna-Jones
Schmidt-Balinskis

Bobrovsky
Vanecek

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Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines

Gourde-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cirelli-Guentzel
Goncalves-Paul-Geekie
Raddysh-Girgensons-Chaffee

Hedman-Moser
McDonagh-Cernak
Lilleberg-Perbix

Vasilevskiy
Johansson

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Players To Watch:

Florida Panthers

Sam Reinhart has 39 goals and 42 assists for the Panthers. Carter Verhaeghe has scored three goals with three assists over the last ten games.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov has scored 36 goals with 82 assists for the Lightning. Brayden Point has seven goals and four assists over the past ten games.

Injury Report:

Florida Panthers

RW Matthew Tkachuk – Returning for playoffs
D Aaron Ekblad – Can return for Game 3 of playoffs
RW Mackie Samoskevich – Rest
C Anton Lundell – Rest
LW Brad Marchand – Rest
C Eetu Luostarinen – Rest

Tampa Bay Lightning

C Luke Glendening – Out indefinitely
RW Oilver Bjorkstrand – Week to week

Next Game

Florida Panthers – End of regular season
Tampa Bay Lightning – April 17 at New York Rangers

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