The teams have split the first two meetings with Tampa Bay winning 4-3 in a shootout and now the Lightning to avenge a 3-1 loss to the Panthers on Nov. 7. Tampa Bay is playing its sixth road game in a row and comes off a 5-2 win at Chicago on Tuesday when Tyler Johnson scored twice in the third period and Brian Boyle added a goal and an assist for the Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 34 saves for the Lightning, but Ben Bishop is expected to be in goal tonight. Bishop has a 2.78 goals-against average and .905 save percentage. Florida has lost four straight, all on the road, following a 3-2 overtime loss at Arizona on Monday. Roberto Luongo is 13-13-6 with a 2.45 GAA and .921 save percentage. The Panthers are just 2-7 their last nine home games. Take the Lightning on the puckline.
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NHL
Tampa Bay at Florida
January 26, 2017
7:35 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Tampa Bay +1.5 goals -295 (puckline) (risk 1.5 to return 2.01)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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