A combination of stingy defense in front of him and a slew of missed chances by the Lightning offense proved pivotal to Bobrovsky’s clean sheet.

The Panthers are up 2-0 and heading home but they may have lost Aleksander Barkov to an injury when Lightning forward Brandon Hagel nailed him in the third period.

Welcome back to another NHL Predictions. Each day our writers here at Last Word on Hockey look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out.