Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 11/15/25

By their standards, both the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers are off to relatively slow starts. Tampa Bay enters this contest with a record of 8-6-2, while Florida is 9-7-1. Both teams have struggled to score goals on a consistent basis. The Lightning rank 17th in the NHL scoring 3.06 goals per game, while the Panthers rank 24th with 2.82 goals per game. It’s a bit surprising to see, but both teams simply haven’t found a groove offensively. Florida is still adjusting to life without Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk, both of which are massive losses.

What’s really surprising is the struggles of the Lightning power play. Tampa Bay ranks 25th in the NHL with a power play percentage of 17.0%. They’ve consistently finished in the top-10 in that category in recent seasons, so it may be just a matter of time until the Tampa Bay man advantage starts clicking. But until that happens, it’s hard to trust Tampa right now. The intensity tends to get turned up when these in-state rivals, so we may have a playoff-like atmosphere in this one. With that in mind, look for this to be a physical, low-scoring game. Consider the under.

Lightning vs Panthers prediction: Under 5.5 (+100) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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