The set-up: Two really good teams collide in this one on Thursday night and I think that we'll have an old fashioned "shootout" on our hands. Both teams have excellent goaltending and explosive offenses. It honestly wouldn't be too difficult to write a convincing argument for the "under" here either, considering the overall defensive talent from each team. Florida has always had difficulties with the Lightning and goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky in particular has had a hell of a time with them, going 6-8-1 with a poor .885 save percentage vs. them.

The pick: Tampa netminder Andrei Vasilevkskly has had more success vs. the Panthers in the past, but Florida has seen the total go "over" in eight of its last 11 home games after playing to three or more straight "unders" in a row. I look for a wide-open "shootout" in this one.

This is a 10* TOTAL COACH'S CORNER on the OVER Bolts/Panthers.