Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 02/05/26

The latest installment of the Battle of Florida takes place tonight as the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Florida Panthers. These matchups are often filled with animosity, questionable hits, and plenty of fights, but they haven’t typically resulted in high-scoring games. Both teams have struggled with injuries throughout the season, and that continues to be the case today. Tampa Bay will be missing some key forwards, while the Panthers are still without Aleksander Barkov and Seth Jones.

Everything seems to be set for a goaltending battle. Andrei Vasilevskiy is confirmed to start for Tampa Bay, while Danil Tarasov is likely to be in the net for Florida. Both goalies have done a decent job of stopping shots this year, and each team boasts a penalty kill that ranks in the top ten. Even if we witness another physical game with multiple penalties, the power plays might struggle to convert. Considering the offensive talent on both sides, we’re leaning slightly toward the Under for this matchup.

Panthers vs Lightning Prediction: Under 6.0 (-105)  available at the time of publishing. Playable at that number or better.

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