NHL Playoff Preview: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning with Line Combinations 4/22/2025

NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning with Line Combinations 4/22/2025

Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning

Venue: Amalie Arena
Date: Tuesday, April 22
Time: 8:30 pm EST
TV: ESPN/SN360
Radio:
Florida – 560 WQAM
Tampa Bay – 102.5 The Bone

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Florida +1.5 ML +105
Tampa Bay -1.5 ML -125
O/U 5.5

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Florida Panthers News & Notes:

The Panthers finished the regular season going 3-6-1 in their last ten games, averaging 2.1 goals per game while allowing 2.9 goals per game. They finished 2-2-0 against the Lightning in the regular season.

Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:

The Lightning finished their final ten games of the season going 5-2-3, averaging 3.5 goals per game while allowing 2.7 goals per game. They finished 2-2-0 against the Panthers, outscoring them 12-7.

Florida Panthers Projected Lines

Verhaeghe-Bennett-Reinhart
Samoskevich-Barkov-Tkachuk
Luostarinen-Lundell-Marchand
Boqvist-Sturm-Rodrigues

Forsling-Jones
Mikkola-Kulikov
Schmidt-Balinskis

Bobrovsky
Vanecek

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Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines

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

Hedman-Moser
McDonagh-Cernak
Lilleberg-Perbix

Vasilevskiy
Johansson

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Players To Watch:

Florida Panthers

Aleksander Barkov this season had 71 points on 20 goals and 51 assists. In three games against the Lightning, he had two goals and an assist. He was even in plus/minus against Tampa Bay this season.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Brayden Point this season had 82 points on 42 goals and 40 assists. In four meetings against the Panthers this season, he had five points on three goals and two assists. He was a plus-two against Florida this season.

Injury Report:

Florida Panthers

RW Matthew Tkachuk – Game Time Decision
D Aaron Ekblad – Out (Suspension)

Tampa Bay Lightning

RW Oilver Bjorkstrand – Out

Next Game

Game 2: Thursday, April 24 at Amalie Arena

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