The Panthers look for a second series win as we continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Panthers-Lightning prediction and pick.

But this time there's a twist. In 2021 and 2022, the Lightning were the defending Stanley Cup champion; this time the Panthers are. Each time the two teams have faced each other, the winner of the series has gone on to reach the Stanley Cup Final.

The Panthers may have won the franchise’s first Stanley Cup last season, but the players are still hungry as their hunt for a repeat starts Tuesday.