Lightning at Devils 1/12/20 - NHL Betting Picks & Odds
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New Jersey Devils
NHL: 7:00 PM EST
Jan. 12, 2020
TV: MSG+
Latest Odds : TB -210 O/U 5
The Tampa Bay Lightning complete a back-to-back on Sunday when visiting the New Jersey Devils. Tampa Bay plays the Philadelphia Flyers on the road Saturday before heading off to play the Devils on Sunday. Tampa Bay improved to 26-13-4 and 56 points following a 4-0 shutout victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday. Nikita Kucherov scored two goals while Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 25 shots in net for Tampa Bay.
Brayden Point leads Tampa Bay in goals scored with 18, while Nikita Kucherov leads in assists with 32 and in points with 49. Andrei Vasilevskiy is 21-9-2 with goals against of 2.66 and save percentage of .913. Tampa Bay is scoring an average of 3.70 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.95 per game.
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New Jersey will conclude a back-to-back on Sunday when hosting the Lightning after playing on the road Saturday in Washington. The Devils fell to 15-21-7 and 37 points following a 6-3 loss Thursday to the New York Rangers. Blake Coleman scored a pair of goals and Kevin Rooney scored one for New Jersey while Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 20 shots in net prior to being replaced after two periods by Louis Dominque.
Kyle Palmieri leads the Devils in goals scored with 16 and points with 30, while Nikita Gusev is leading in assists with 17. In net, Mackenzie Blackwood is 14-11-6 with goals against per game of 2.86 and saves percentage of .908. New Jersey is scoring an average of 2.56 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.49 per game.
Recent Betting Trends:
Tampa Bay has won each of its last 9
The UNDER has cashed in 3 of the Lightning's last 5
New Jersey has lost each of its last 3
The OVER has cashed in 8 of the Devils last 10
Free Betting Pick: Tampa Bay Lightning -210
Tampa Bay has become a force in the Eastern Conference. The Lightning have won 9 straight and are the hottest team in hockey. Tampa Bay has lowered its goals-against to 2.95 per game and increased its goals scored per game to 3.70 per game. With this improved play, Tampa Bay has moved into second place in the Atlantic division just seven points behind first-place Boston. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Lightning wins 5-1