Lightning vs Hurricanes Game 2 Odds
Tampa Bay Lightning are slight -104 moneyline favorites to beat the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 of their second round NHL Playoff series. The game is being played in Raleigh, North Carolina, and the Hurricanes are 1.5-goal favorites in the game.
Andrei Vasilevskiy is the Lightning's best player. He won the Stanley Cup last season. Vasilievskiy made 37 saves in the 2-1 win against the Hurricanes in Game 1 of their playoff series. Alex Nedeljkovic is a rookie and has a 2.19 GAA and .923 save percentage in Carolina's first seven playoff games.
Carolina's strength is its defense, faceoff percentage and penalty killing. The Canes won the Central Division this season ahead of both Florida and Tampa Bay. Lightning vs Hurricanes Game 2 is on Sunday at 8 p.m.
Nino Niederreiter is injured and will miss the entire series against Tampa Bay. He finished second on Carolina with 20 goals during the 56-game regular season. Tampa's David Savard and Erik Cernak are injured.
The Hurricanes are 15-12 against the spread at home this season and 9-19 ATS on the road. This season, the Hurricanes were 4-3-1 against Lightning. The potential +220 payoff is enticing.
Lightning vs. Hurricanes Game 2 Odds: Carolina Hurricanes -1.5 (+220).
