FLA Panthers vs TB Lightning Prediction: Expect a Total Over

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on April 30. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Florida is a finalist of the last Stanley Cup. Last year's success was clearly a great motivation for hockey players who believed in themselves and spent the regular season at a high level. They were especially strong in the final stretch, which saw them climb to third in the Eastern Conference standings. The winning spirit of the Southern team has carried over to the cup battles as well. In the three starting meetings of the first round they beat Tampa Bay - 3:2, 3:2 and 5:3, after which they were preparing to complete the series. The Panthers failed to do so, as the day before they lost to the Lightning after the first period - 0:3, then almost got back - 3:4, but in the end they still suffered a defeat - 3:6.

Tampa Bay is close to finishing in the first round of the Stanley Cup for the second consecutive season. Previously, the Lightning had three consecutive finals, two of which ended in triumph, and another one that didn't. And now they're in a slump. They finished the regular season without much brilliance, for a long time they were on the edge of the playoff zone, but in the end their skills were still enough to pull away from their rivals, taking sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings. Already in the first round they faced Florida, which they had easily and effortlessly coped with before, but now they started with three straight losses - 2:3, 2:3 and 3:5, but the day before they still won - 6:3.

Florida has repeatedly fallen away from Tampa Bay in the playoffs in recent years, but now they are ripe for revenge for all past failures. They have already shown the Lightning their power during the regular season, when they beat them 9:2, and now they've started the Stanley Cup with three straight wins. The day before, the Blue and White still succeeded, but even in the course of this battle, they nearly gave up a three-game lead. The Panthers play more confident, they now have confidence in their own abilities, and therefore in the fifth meeting they should close the series.