<p>Making on a bet on this NHL game featuring the Lightning versus the Panthers? The puck drops at 7:00 ET, and you can watch it all unfold on ESPN. The game will be played at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL. The over/under for this game is set at 5.5 goals, and the Panthers are favored by -1.5 against the Lightning in a Atlantic division matchup.</p><h3>TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING VS FLORIDA PANTHERS BETTING PICK</h3><p>The Pick: Florida Panthers -1.5</p><p>This game will be played at Amerant Bank Arena at 7:00 ET on Monday, April 28th.</p><h3>WHY BET THE FLORIDA PANTHERS:</h3><ul><li>With a 1.5-goal advantage on the spread, our projections favor the Panthers to secure a 4-3 victory.</li><li>Take the Panthers on the moneyline</li><li>On the spread, we like Lightning (+1.5)</li></ul><h3>Do the Lightning Have a Shot at a Road Win?</h3><p>The Lightning fell to 47-27-8 after a 7-4 road loss to the Jets. Tampa Bay, as underdogs on the puck line, couldn’t cover. The total was set at 6.5 goals, and the teams combined for 11.</p> 

<p>Tampa Bay led 2-0 early but couldn’t hold on. They allowed four goals in the third period, including two empty-netters. Four different Lightning players scored in the game.</p><p>In their 7-4 loss to Winnipeg, the Lightning took 30 shots on goal, with four different players finding the net. Brandon Hagel opened the scoring with his 7th goal of the season, while Brayden Point added his 8th on a power play. Mitchell Chaffee netted his 4th goal, and Nikita Kucherov scored for the 10th time this season.</p> <p>Tampa Bay scored twice in the first period, added a third goal in the second, and tied the game 4-4 in the third before the Jets pulled away. The Lightning recorded 8 giveaways in the game.</p><p>Defensively, the Lightning struggled late, giving up the final three goals in their 7-4 loss to the Jets. After tying the game at 4-4, Tampa Bay allowed a goal at the 7:38 mark of the 3rd period, followed by two empty-netters. Goalie Jonas Johansson made 27 saves with a save percentage of 84.4%.</p><h3>Will the Panthers Defense Show Up at Home?</h3><p>Florida improved to 47-31-4 with a 4-2 win over the Stars. The Panthers covered the puck line as -1.5 goal favorites, and the total of 6 goals fell short of the 6.5 goal line.</p> 

<p>Four different players scored for the Panthers, with A.J. Greer breaking a 2-2 tie in the third period. Sam Reinhart added an empty-net goal to seal the victory.</p><p>Carolina's offense took 25 shots on goal, scoring four times in their 4-2 victory over Dallas. A.J. Greer netted his first goal of the season, while Sam Reinhart added his 10th on an empty net. The Panthers also got goals from Evan Rodrigues, his third of the year, and Matthew Tkachuk, who scored for the third time this season, with Tkachuk's goal coming on a power play.</p> <p>The Panthers scored once in the first period, added another in the second, and then scored twice in the third. They recorded 16 giveaways and picked up six assists, including Aleksander Barkov's sixth assist of the season.</p><p>After giving up two goals in the second period, the Panthers' defense shut down the Stars in the third, helping them to a 4-2 win. Spencer Knight made 23 saves with a 92% save percentage, and the defense added 8 takeaways and 22 hits.</p>

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