This is an 8* on TB

The Lightning look to keep rolling in this matchup. It’s six straight wins for them, four against Nashville and two against Detroit. They’ve scored 27 goals in the six games and allowed just nine. While Tampa Bay may not have the most points in the league (Toronto does), that’s because they’ve only played 11 games. And yet they do have the best goal differential at +23. Tonight they face second place Florida, but the gap is wide between the NHL’s two Floridian franchises. The Panthers have lost seven of the eight head to head matchups in the last two seasons. They could only manage a split with the Red Wings. The Panthers are 0-7 their last seven Thursday games and 0-4 their last four against teams with a win percentage of .600 or higher. Six of Florida’s seven wins this year have been by one goal. So their record could be worse. Play on TAMPA BAY

AAA