Islanders vs Lightning 9/9/20 - NHL Betting Picks & Odds
New York Islanders vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL: 8:00 PM EST
Sep. 09, 2020
TV: NBCSN
Latest Odds : TB -177 O/U 5
The New York Islanders must bounce back from a poor outing in Game 1 of their NHL Eastern Conference Finals best-of-seven series when playing Game 2 on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Islanders were defeated by Tampa Bay 8-2 on Monday. New York looked to be one skate behind Tampa Bay as the Islanders were coming off a hard-fought seven-game victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in the semifinals.
During the Stanley Cup Playoffs, left winger Anthony Beauvillier is leading the Islanders in goals scored with eight, while left winger Josh Bailey is the leader in assists with 15 and points with 17. Left winger Matt Martin has a team-high 14 penalty minutes. In goal, Semyon Varlamov is 9-4 with a 2.22 goals against average, .913 save percentage and two shutouts.
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Tampa Bay looked refreshed and well rested during its Game 1 rout of the New York Islanders. Brayden Point scored two goals and added three assists to lead Tampa Bay in scoring. Nikita Kucherov also added five points for the Lightning with one goal and four assists. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 23 shots in net as Tampa Bay won its fifth consecutive game.
During the Stanley Cup playoffs, Center Brayden Point is leading Tampa Bay in goals scored with eight and in points with 23. Right winger Nikita Kucherov has a team-high 16 assists, while center Blake Coleman has a team-high 25 penalty minutes. In goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy is 11-3 with a goals-against average of 1.92 and save percentage of .930.
Recent Betting Trends:
New York is 4-13 in its last 17 versus Tampa Bay
The OVER has cashed in 6 of the Islanders last 9 away from home
Tampa Bay is 5-0 in its last 5
The UNDER has cashed in 10 of the Lightning’s last 15
Free Betting Pick: Tampa Bay Lightning -177
Tampa Bay put on a goal scoring display in Game 1 with eight. The Lightning have won each of their last five and 13 of the last 17 when playing head-to-head against the New York Islanders. New York has lost four of its last five when not playing on its home ice against Tampa Bay. The favorite, in this case Tampa Bay, has won 10 of the last 12 between the two Eastern Conference rivals. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Lightning wins 5-2