Lightning vs Devils Prediction
The Tampa Bay Lightning will play the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Lightning Preview
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 39-22-6 this season after they lost to the Winnipeg Jets by a score of 3-2 in their last game. Tampa Bay out shot Winnipeg by a total of 35-22 and went 0-3 on the power play in the loss. The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.45 goals per game, 3.05 goals against per game, 25.6% on the power play, and 79.7% on the penalty kill. Nikita Kucherov has led the Lightning this season with 26 goals, 69 assists, and 230 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Tampa Bay is Andrei Vasilevskiy, who is 29-17-4 this season with a 2.70 goals against average and a .914 save percentage.
Devils Preview
The New Jersey Devils are 44-16-6 this season after they defeated the Carolina Hurricanes by a score of 3-0 in their last game. New Jersey was out shot by a total of 32-23 and lost 62.7% of the face-offs in the game. The New Jersey Devils are averaging 3.53 goals per game, 2.64 goals against per game, 21.6% on the power play, and 82% on the penalty kill. Jack Hughes has led the Devils with 37 goals, 42 assists, and 275 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for New Jersey is Vitek Vanecek, who is 28-7-3 this season with a 2.48 goals against average and a .910 save percentage.
Trends
Tampa Bay is 6-2 in their last 8 Tuesday games and 1-5 in their last 6 road games. The over is 3-1-1 in Tampa Bay’s last 5 road games. New Jersey is 9-2 in their last 11 home games and 9-4 in their last 13 Tuesday games. The over is 7-3 in New Jersey’s last 10 games. Tampa Bay is 8-2 in these two teams last 10 head to head meetings.
Pick
New Jersey comes into this game on a three game winning streak and has held their last three opponents to a total of three goals. Tampa Bay has alternated losses and wins over their last five games and they are only 15-16-1 on the road this year. New Jersey’s defense has been solid all season, allowing only 2.64 goals against per game. I like the Devils at home here.
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