Islanders vs Lightning 9/15/20 - NHL Betting Picks & Odds
New York Islanders vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL: 8:00 PM EST
Sep. 15, 2020
TV: NBCSN
Latest Odds : TB -170 O/U 5.5
The New York Islanders are on the brink of elimination as they prepare to play the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5 of their NHL Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday. New York trails 3-1 in the series following its 4-1 loss in Game 4 on Sunday. In the loss, Semyon Varlamov made 32 saves in net for the Islanders and Brock Nelson scored New York's only goal during the second period. New York was outshot by Tampa Bay 36-27.
Center Brock Nelson is leading the New York Islanders in goals scored with nine, while left winger Josh Bailey has team highs in assists with 18 and points with 20. Left winger Matt Martin has a team-high 28 penalty minutes. In goal, Semyon Varlamov is 10-6 with a goals-against average of 2.30, save percentage of .914 and two shutouts.
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Tampa Bay can clinch the Eastern Conference of the NHL with a victory in Game 5 and move on to the Stanley Cup finals to face the winner of the Vegas/Dallas Western Conference Finals series. Tampa Bay was led in scoring by Brayden Point and Ondrej Palat with one goal and one assist each, while Nikita Kucherov had a pair of assists. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 26 saves in goal for Tampa Bay.
During the playoffs, center Brayden Point is leading Tampa Bay in goals scored with nine and in points with 25. Right winger Nikita Kucherov is the leader in assists with 19 and center Alex Killorn has a team-high 27 penalty minutes. In goal Andrei Vasilevskiy is 13-4 with a goals-against average of 1.93 and save percentage of .930.
Recent Betting Trends:
New York is 2-5 in its last 7
The OVER has cashed in 5 of the Islanders last 8 on 1 days rest
Tampa Bay is 39-14 in its last 53
The UNDER has cashed in 9 of the Lightning’s last 13 following a win
Free Betting Pick: Tampa Bay Lightning -170
Tampa Bay is playing excellent hockey at the moment with it's top lines scoring almost at will, the blue line making big stops and Andrei Vasilevskiy playing very well in goal. Tampa Bay has won four of the last five against New York, five of the last six during the postseason when labeled as the favorite and 39 of the last 53 overall. Tampa Bay moves on to the Stanley Cup finals with a victory in Game 5 on Tuesday. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay wins 5-2