Florida Panthers defenseman Nate Schmidt has personally outscored the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first two games of their Eastern

Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov left their Game 2 win over Tampa Bay after a third-period hit by Lightning forward Brandon Hagel, which earned him a major penalty.

The Lightning will defend their teammates, but they don’t have many enforcer types. Defenseman Emil Lilleberg is the exception, but he struggled enough with his own game Tuesday. Still, if there’s someone who can send a message early in Game 2, it’s Lilleberg. And it might be as good for his game as anything else.

Use BetMGM bonus code POSTBET to get your first bet back in bonus bets if your first bet doesn’t win, up to $1,500. We get reminded every spring how one game in the playoffs can change the entire conversation in the hockey world. Before this series began, the Lightning were one of the trendiest picks to win the Stanley Cup.

The Florida Panthers look to take control of the series as they face the Tampa Bay Lightning. It’s time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Panthers-Lightning Game 2 prediction and pick.