Tune in at 12:30 PM ET Sunday on ESPN when the Florida Panthers host the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amerant Bank Arena in Game 1 of the NHL Playoffs First Round.
Panthers vs. Lightning Game TV Channel & Live Stream
- Date: Sunday, April 21, 2024
- Time: 12:30 PM ET
- TV: ESPN
- FREE NHL LIVE STREAM: Watch Panthers vs. Lightning for free with a trial to Fubo!
Panthers and Lightning Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Panthers Insights
- The Panthers rank 11th in the NHL with 265 goals scored (3.2 per game).
- Defensively, the Panthers are the stingiest unit in league action, conceding 198 total goals (just 2.4 per game).
- They have a league-leading goal differential at +67.
- The 63 power-play goals the Panthers have recorded this season (sixth-most in the NHL) have come on 268 power-play chances.
- The Panthers have the league’s eighth-best power-play conversion rate (23.51%).
- The Panthers have scored eight shorthanded goals this season.
- The Panthers have the league’s sixth-best penalty-kill percentage (82.47%).
- The Panthers win 51.3% of their faceoffs (11th in the NHL)
- The Panthers have a 9.6% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 23rd in the league.
- The Panthers have secured eight shutouts this season. Their skaters average 23.7 hits and 12.7 blocked shots per game.
Panthers Key Players
- A leading offensive player this season for Florida, Sam Reinhart has put up 94 points.
- Matthew Tkachuk has 88 points (26 goals, 62 assists) to add to the team’s offensive efforts.
- With 78 points through 73 games (22 goals and 56 assists), Aleksander Barkov Jr. has been an important part of Florida’s offensive attack this season.
- Sergei Bobrovsky (36-17-4) has a 2.4 goals against average and a save percentage of .915 for Florida.
Panthers Injuries
Oliver Ekman-Larsson: Upper Body (Questionable)
Lightning Insights
- The Lightning are fifth in the league in scoring (288 goals, 3.5 per game).
- The Lightning’s total of 267 goals allowed (3.3 per game) is 22nd in the league.
- They have the 12th-ranked goal differential in the league at +21.
- The Lightning have an NHL-leading 71 power-play goals on 248 chances.
- With a 28.63% power-play conversion rate, the Lightning lead the league.
- The Lightning have five shorthanded goals (25th in NHL).
- The Lightning’s have the fifth-best penalty kill percentage (83.33).
- The Lightning are ninth in faceoff win rate in the NHL (51.8%).
- With a shooting percentage of 12%, the Lightning are the best in the league.
- The Lightning have shut out their opponent four times. They are averaging 21.5 hits and 15.2 blocked shots per game.
Lightning Key Players
- Nikita Kucherov has totaled 44 goals and 100 assists in 81 games for Tampa Bay, good for 144 points.
- Brayden Point has racked up 90 total points (1.1 per game) this season. He has 46 goals and 44 assists.
- Tampa Bay’s Steven Stamkos is among the leading scorers on the team with 81 total points (40 goals and 41 assists).
- Andrei Vasilevskiy is 30-20-2 this season, amassing 1330 saves and giving up 148 goals (2.9 goals against average) with a .900 save percentage (42nd in the league).
Lightning Injuries
Mikhail Sergachev: Lower Body (Out), Haydn Fleury: Upper Body (Questionable), Tyler Motte: Lower Body (Questionable), Luke Glendening: Undisclosed (Questionable), Jonas Johansson: Lower Body (Out)
