Tampa Lightning vs. Winnipeg Jets

NHL: 8:00 PM EST

Jan. 17, 2020

TV: TVA
Latest Odds : TB -134 O/U 6

The Tampa Bay Lightning conclude a back-to-back on Friday when visiting the Winnipeg Jets. Tampa Bay plays on the road Thursday against the Minnesota Wild before heading off to Winnipeg. The Lightning are 28-14-4 with 60 points following a 4-3 shootout victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Nikita Kucherov scored a late goal in regulation to send the game to overtime and teammate Steven Stamkos scored in the shootout giving the Lightning the win.

Alan Killorn leads the Lightning in goals scored with 19, while Nikita Kucherov is the assists leader with 32 and the points leader with 50. Tampa Bay is scoring an average of 3.57 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.89 goals per game. In net, Andrei Vasilevskiy is 23-9-2 with a goals-against average of 2.58 and save percentage of .916.

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Winnipeg looks for its second consecutive victory on Friday when hosting the Lightning. The Jets improved to 25-18-4 and 54 points following a 4-0 shutout victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. Kyler Connor scored a pair of goals while Connor Hellebuyck stopped all 41 shots he faced in net to post his fourth shutout this season.

Kyle Connor leads the Jets in goals scored with 24, while Mark Scheifele leads Winnipeg in assists with 30 and in points with 52. Winnipeg is scoring an average of 3.02 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.96 goals per game. In net, Connor Hellebuyck is 21-13-4 with a goals-against average of 2.57 and save percentage of .922.

Recent Betting Trends:

Tampa Bay is 4-1 in its last 5 versus a Western Conference opponent

The UNDER has cashed in 4 of the Lightning last 5 on the road

Winnipeg is 1-6 in its last 7 at home

The OVER has cashed in 5 of the Jets last 6 versus an Atlantic division opponent

Free Betting Pick: Tampa Bay Lightning -134

Tampa Bay is climbing back to the top of the standings in the Atlantic division where most hockey pundits thought it would be from the start of the season. The Lightning have won 4 of their last 5 versus Western Conference opponent, each of the last 4 versus an opponent with a winning record and 5 of the last 7 when playing the back half of a back-to-back. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Lightning wins 5-2

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