Florida takes on Tampa Bay after Reinhart’s 2-goal performance

Tampa Bay Lightning (18-11-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (22-11-2, in the Atlantic Division)

Sunrise, Florida; Monday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -154, Lightning +128; over/under is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers host the Tampa Bay Lightning after Sam Reinhart scored two goals in the Panthers’ 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Florida is 22-11-2 overall with a 5-2-0 record against the Atlantic Division. The Panthers rank fifth in the league serving 9.7 penalty minutes per game.

Tampa Bay has a 0-4-0 record in Atlantic Division play and an 18-11-2 record overall. The Lightning have allowed 89 goals while scoring 122 for a +33 scoring differential.

The matchup Monday is the second time these teams play this season. The Panthers won 4-2 in the last matchup. Reinhart led the Panthers with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aleksander Barkov Jr. has 10 goals and 23 assists for the Panthers. Matthew Tkachuk has eight goals and eight assists over the last 10 games.

Nikita Kucherov has 14 goals and 34 assists for the Lightning. Jake Guentzel has scored nine goals with four assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 7-2-1, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.1 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

Lightning: 7-3-0, averaging 4.2 goals, 6.8 assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.

INJURIES: Panthers: None listed.

Lightning: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.