Capitals vs. Lightning Picks, Predictions: Tampa Searches for Momentum
Tampa Bay Lightning lost 5-1 to Washington Capitals on Friday. The Bolts are two points out of a wild-card spot. Andrei Vasilevskiy will have to step up for the Bolting.
The Over/Under opened up at 6 and has remained there as of Sunday afternoon. The Lightning opened as money line favorites at -178. Now the total is -166. 71% of the tickets and 88% the cash are taking Tampa Bay to win outright.
Moneyline: Lightning (-170 via DraftKings) Over/Under: Under 6 (-120 via FanDuel) Prop: Alexander Ovechkin anytime goal scorer (+145 via Caesars)
Tampa Bay lost big in Washington on Friday night. The Lightning are 2-4-1 on the road this season. Washington is getting superior goaltending right now. Tampa's forward corps and Vasilevskiy's play in net should be enough for them to pull out the win.
Tampa Bay and Washington are playing a game. The team with the better goalkeeping chances should keep the total under 6. Tampa Bay is 16th in the goals for category and the team that has the best power play is 22nd.
Alexander Ovechkin is a good bet to score a goal. He has eight goals in 16 games this season. Ovi is 37 years old and has a lot of ice time. The clock is ticking on his chances of surpassing Wayne Gretzky as the all-time leading goal scorer in NHL history.
The Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning play each other on 11/13/2022 at 12 p.m. ET.
