You couldn’t ask for a better first opponent. Just a few days after being acquired in a blockbuster deal, defenseman Seth Jones will make his debut with the Florida Panthers (37-21-3) when they host t

Analyzing Monday’s Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers odds and lines, with NHL expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will head south to battle the Florida Panthers. It will be a Sunbelt showdown at Amerant Bank Arena as we share our NHL odds series and make a Lightning-Panthers prediction and pick.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 884 goals and needs 10 to tie and 11 to break the record.

There’s Wayne Gretzky, and then there’s everyone else. In his 20-year career, the four-time Stanley Cup champion amassed the most goals (894), assists (1,963) and points (2,857) in NHL history. He’s known as “The Great One.

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz and Montreal Canadiens center Nick Suzuki have all been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending March 2.

Hintz received the weekly honor with Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy (first star) and Montreal’s Nick Suzuki (third star).