Lightning vs. Panthers Game 3 Prediction
After dropping the first two games of the series at home, the Panthers are in trouble and need a win on Sunday in Game 3 of the Conference Semifinals versus the Lightning. Will Florida pick up its first victory of the series or will Tampa Bay take a commanding 3-0 lead?
Game Snapshot
019 Tampa Bay Lightning (+140) at 020 Florida Panthers (-161); o/u 6.5
7:00 p.m. ET, Sunday, May 22, 2022
Florida Panthers DFS Spin
The Florida Panthers are 0-25 on the power play in the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs. While the lack of scoring with the man-advantage did not hurt them in the opening round versus Washington, the Panthers are down two games to none against Tampa Bay with Games 3 and 4 in Tampa. They are 0-7 against the Lightning. “We’ve thrown everything at least discussion-wise” Brunette said. “We’re trusting our best players to make a play and hindsight’ll be 20-20 and I could be kicking myself all summer or they find it and we get moving, but there’s tweaks we can do. …Everything’s on the table. We’ll try to figure something out, but I really feel like it just takes one. But what the heck do I know?”
Tampa Bay Lightning DFS Spin
Nikita Kucherov picked up an assist in Game 2 against Florida on Thursday night. Kucherov set up Ross Colton’s game-winning goal with just 3.8 seconds left in regulation time. He has one goal and two helpers through two matches versus the Panthers in Round 2, which gives him 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in nine contests this postseason.
Panthers vs. Lightning Game 3 Betting Prediction
The Panthers are now 1-4 in their last five games versus the Lightning and are 8-21 in their last 29 games in Tampa Bay. The favorite is also 23-10 in the last 33 meetings between these two teams, while the Panthers are 1-4 in their last five games as an underdog and 2-10 in their last 12 postseason games as a dog.
NHL BETTING PREDICTION: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING -106
