T.M. Selection: Florida Panthers (10* MONEY-MAKER).

It's DO OR DIE time for the Panthers, who lost 2-1 and 4-2 to the Isles over the first two games of this five-game "play in" series. It's difficult to beat any team three times in a row. Yes the odds are completely against the Panthers to come back here in this series, but I also don't expect them to get swept. The Isles have generated ten power plays in two games, but note that they'd finish 31st in power-play opportunties during the regular season. These teams are in fact very evenly matched (a sentiment still shared by the oddsmakers, despite the Isles being up 2-0 in this series!), but I look for the "hungrier/more desperate" one to prevail. Great value on the Panthers this afternoon!

T.M. Prediction: 4-2 Panthers.