Arizona Coyotes vs Tampa Bay Lightning Odds, Picks & Predictions
There’s nine games on the NHL schedule today, one of which sees the Tampa Bay Lightning (25-18-4) host the Arizona Coyotes (23-20-3), who are playing their second game in as many nights. It’s the second meeting between the two teams this season; Arizona beat the Lightning 3-1 at home on November 28. The Coyotes are sixth in NHL standings for the Central Division and the Lightning are fourth in the Atlantic.
Coyotes vs Lightning Picks
- Moneyline: Lightning -215
- Over/Under: Over 6.5 (+100)
Connor Ingram (2.47 GAA, .919 save percentage) is the expected starting goaltender for the Coyotes and Andrei Vasilevskiy (2.84 GAA, .901 save percentage) is likely to start for the Lightning. Let’s take a look at the Coyotes vs Lightning odds.
Arizona Coyotes vs Tampa Bay Lightning Odds
Tampa Bay is the betting favorite with -210 moneyline odds and -1.5 (+120) puck line odds. The Coyotes are +180 moneyline underdogs with NHL odds of +1.5 (-130) for the puck line. The over/under for the Coyotes vs. Lightning odds is 6.5.
Arizona Coyotes vs Tampa Bay Lightning Information
Arizona Coyotes vs Tampa Bay Lightning
Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida
Date & Time: Thursday, January 25 at 7 p.m. ET
How to Watch: ESPN+
Arizona Coyotes vs Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Preview
Coyotes Hoping to Build Momentum
While Arizona isn’t among the NHL picks today to make the playoffs, they’re a much improved team from last season and are just two points back of the Nashville Predators for the second and final wildcard spot in the Western Conference. They’ve shown flashes throughout the season, and even as of late, but have been unable to string together wins. Arizona is 4-5-1 in their last 10 NHL scores. They won two in a row before losing 6-2 to the Florida Panthers on Wednesday.
The Arizona Coyotes are 8-11-3 on the road this season. They average 2.98 goals per game, which is 20th in the league, and 3.0 goals against (T13th). Clayton Keller leads the Arizona Coyotes lines in scoring with 43 points (19 goals, 24 assists). Matias Maccelli is second with 32 points (7 goals, 25 assists). They have balanced scoring with seven other players having recorded at least 20 points.
Lightning Dominant on Home Ice
Tampa Bay, which hasn’t played since beating the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Tuesday, are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games and appear to be rounding into form at the right time. They’re back in the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference and could quickly become one of the favorites in NHL picks to win the Stanley Cup if Vasilevskiy can show improvements.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 15-5-3 on home ice this season and have won five in a row at Amalie Arena. They’ve been scoring at a higher clip right now and are 11th in NHL stats for goals (3.38) and 22nd in goals against (3.29).
Vasilevskiy has looked like his old self during times this season, but the consistency hasn’t been there. Nikita Kucherov leads the team in NHL player stats with 80 points (31 goals, 49 assists) and is on pace for one of the best seasons in recent memory.
Tanner Jeannot, Mikhail Sergachev, and Erik Cernak are on the NHL injury report for the Lightning. Sergachev, one of the team’s top defenders, hasn’t played in Tampa Bay Lightning games since December 19.
Arizona Coyotes vs Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Picks
The Coyotes have just four points in four games in the second half of back-to-backs and, as the underdog in the Lightning vs Coyotes odds, will have a tough time beating the Lightning, which have won five consecutive home games.
- Moneyline:Lightning -215
- Over/Under:Over 6.5 (+100)
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