NHL Blowout Crusher
(NHL) Tampa Bay vs. Florida, 05/24/2021 8:00 PM, Score: 1 - 4
Total: 6.00 | 101.00 Over
Result: Loss
ASA NHL TOP PLAY ON 10* Over 6 Goals – Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning, Monday at 8 PM ET – The over is 14-5-1 in the last 20 games between these teams so the fact that 3 of 4 games in this series have already gone over the total is not a huge surprise. The Panthers are so desperate for some better goaltending that they had Spencer Knight in the starters crease at the morning skate today. He also got extra work Sunday so it appears that they are going with him as the starter tonight. That is because of the struggles of Chris Driedger and Sergei Bobrovsky so no matter who Florida starts we are comfortable with the over here. Knight is expected to start and he just turned 20 years old last month! He has only appeared in 4 games (3 starts) in his NHL career and this would be his first action in 3 weeks. Though he has a 4-0 record he allowed 7 goals in his last two starts and the Lightning will be ready to attack him early. We understand Florida is desperate for a spark down 3-1 in this series but this is really a reach to throw Knight into the fire like this after 3 weeks off. If Driedger or Bobrovsky are involved both those guys have struggled too. As for the Lightning, Andrei Vasilevskiy will be between the pipes and he is a fantastic goalie but the high-powered Panthers have proven to be a nemesis for him. He allowed just 2 goals in Saturday's win but this was after allowing 4 or more goals in 5 of his last 6 starts against Florida. That is why the last 6 overs between these teams have averaged 9 goals per game! This game could very easily fall into that range as well with a 5-4 final but even a 4-3 game gets the job done too. Look for the Panthers goalie struggles to continue here but the Panthers, trying desperately to stave off elimination, produce another big game against Vasilevskiy. Take the OVER here