- What: NHL Eastern Conference Playoffs First Round Game 4
- When: April 28, 2025
- Who: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers
- Time: 4:00 p.m. PST
- Where: Amerant Bank Arena (Sunrise, FL)
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers clash in Game 4 of their Stanley Cup Playoff series on Monday in Sunrise, Florida, with the puck dropping at 4 p.m. PST at Amerant Bank Arena.
Currently, Florida holds a 2-1 series lead. In a decisive Game 3 on Saturday, Tampa Bay triumphed over Florida with a score of 5-1, bouncing back after losing the first two games.
Five different Lightning players scored, while C Jake Guentzel and RW Nikita Kucherov each notched three points in a performance that marked only Tampa’s second road win since April 3.
Despite the loss, the Panthers outshot the Lightning 34-22 in Saturday’s contest. Florida has conceded five goals in three of its last five games, including an April 15 defeat at Tampa Bay.
In goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy (regular season record: 38-20-5, 2.18 GAA, .921 SV%, 6 SO) will face off against Sergei Bobrovsky (33-19-2, 2.44 GAA, .906 SV%, 5 SO).
Vasilevskiy has started all three games in this series and has a .890 save percentage, compared to .932 at home during the regular season and .904 on the road.
Bobrovsky has also been on the net for all three games, recording a shutout with 19 saves in Game 2, giving him a series save percentage of .903.
The over/under in this series is 2-1, and it is 6-3-1 over the last 10 matchups between Tampa and Florida. Expect an offensive response in Game 4 after a tightly contested matchup in the previous game.
Overall, the series analysis suggests a potential struggle for Tampa’s defense while showing a slight trend toward Florida’s offensive capabilities.
In recent weeks, Florida’s offense appears to be generating more favorable opportunities, while some puck luck may have resulted in higher-than-expected offensive numbers.
I’ll take the over in this one. This Lightning and Panthers rivalry has been dominated by Florida of late. I believe we’re in for a higher scoring game in this Lightning and Panther game.
Best Bet: Over 5.5 Goals at -110 odds
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