The Saturday NHL slate includes the Florida Panthers (9-7-1) hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning (8-6-2) at Amerant Bank Arena, starting at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Panthers rank 11th in the Eastern Conference with 19 points and the Lightning are 13th in the Eastern Conference with 18 points.
How to watch Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers
Tampa Bay vs. Florida odds
Injury reports
Panthers
Dmitry Kulikov: Out (Upper Body),
Aleksander Barkov Jr.: Out (Knee),
Jonah Gadjovich: Out (Upper Body),
Tomas Nosek: Out (Knee),
Matthew Tkachuk: Out (Groin)
Lightning
Dominic James: Out (Undisclosed),
Ryan McDonagh: Out (Undisclosed),
Nicholas Paul: Day-To-Day (Upper Body),
Pontus Holmberg: Day-To-Day (Undisclosed),
Victor Hedman: Day-To-Day (Undisclosed),
Anthony Cirelli: Day-To-Day (Upper Body)
Stats to know
- Brad Marchand has put up 20 points in 16 games (11 goals and nine assists).
- Sergei Bobrovsky has a 2.7 goals-against average, and 265 saves. His .892 save percentage ranks 40th in the league.
- Jake Guentzel has seven goals and nine assists for 16 total points this season.
- Andrei Vasilevskiy has an .895 save percentage (37th in the league), with 281 total saves, giving up 34 goals (2.9 goals-against average).
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