Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning odds, picks and predictions

Columbus Blue Jackets (36-36) and Tampa Bay Lightning (49-22-8) meet at Amalie Arena at 7 p.m. ET. Columbus ended a four-game losing streak with a 5-2 drubbing of the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. Tampa has won three in a row and is rolling on offense.

Columbus Blue Jackets are playing at Tampa Bay Lightning.

Elvis Merzlikins (26-21-7, 3.24 GAA, .907 SV%, 2 SO) and Andrei Vasilevskiy (37-18-5, 2.49 Gaa, . 917 SV%), are the projected goalies for the game. MerZlikin has had a solid April with a 2-4-2 with 2 GAs and a .827 SV%. Vasilievski has been giving in April, with four games of at least 4 goals allowed.

Tampa beat Columbus 7-2 in January and won two of the last three games by 2 goals or more. Tampa is a home favorite. The Over has cashed in the past five games when Tampa was an outright favorite and the over 6.5 in last six games. Columbus has scored 4 goals in five of its last 10 games and has only four goals this season.