This looks a dress rehearsal of sorts for the upcoming playoff showdown which will start on the weekend, and what each side might put into tonight. The inside track for home ice belongs to Tampa Bay, though it is a bit precarious because the Lightning could lose a tiebreaker vs. the Panthers based on regulation wins. Still, Tampa Bay was flying on Sunday in that 7-4 win over the Sabres when Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel each scored twice. Paul Maurice might have tipped his hand here by deciding to go with goalie Vitek Vanecek after Spencer Knight failed last night vs. the Rangers. Sergei Bobrovsky apparently getting some rest before the playoffs commence this weekend. Play Panthers-Lightning Over