Lightning vs Stars 9/25/20 - NHL Stanley Cup Finals Betting Picks & Odds
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Dallas Stars
NHL: 8:00 PM EST
Sep. 25, 2020
TV: NBC
Latest Odds : TB -140 O/U 5
The Tampa Bay Lightning look to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the NHL Stanley Cup finals best of seven series with a victory on Friday over the Dallas Stars. Tampa Bay defeated Dallas on Wednesday in Game 3 5-2 to take a 2-1 series lead. Tampa Bay led 2-1 following the first period and added three unanswered goals during the second period to take an insurmountable lead.
Center Brayden Point is leading Tampa Bay in goals scored with 11, while right-winger Nikita Kucherov is leading the Lightning in assists with 23 and points with 30. Center Blake Coleman has a team-high 31 penalty minutes. In goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy is 16-6 with a goals-against average of 1.89 and a save percentage of .928.
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Dallas cannot afford to drop into a 3-1 hole in the series and must bounce back with a victory on Friday. Dallas goalie Anton Khudobin was replaced during the break between the second and third periods. Khudobin gave up five goals on just 29 shots before Jake Oettinger was sent in as his replacement. Tyler Seguin saw his goal drought reach 12 games in the loss, while Alexander Radulov took a pair of costly penalties for the Stars.
Senator Joe Pavelski is leading Dallas in goals scored with 10, while defenseman Miro Heiskanen is the assist leader with 18 and points leader with 24. Center Mattias Janmark has a team-high 38 penalty minutes. In goal, Anton Khudobin is 13-8 with a goals-against average of 2.72, save percentage of .918 and one shutout.
Recent Betting Trends:
Tampa Bay is 10-3 in its last 13
The OVER has cashed in 6 of the Lightning’s last 8 versus a Western Conference opponent
Dallas is 12-6 in its last 18
The OVER has cashed in 13 of the Stars last 17 versus Tampa Bay
Free Betting Pick: Tampa Bay Lightning -140
Tampa Bay continues to dominate Dallas as the Lightning have won seven of the last 10 meetings between the two. Tampa Bay has won 10 of its last 13 overall, while Dallas has lost four of its last five versus an opponent from the Eastern Conference. Although Anton Khudobin is doing an admirable job in net for Dallas, the backup goaltender cannot hold up to the constant barrage of shots on goal made by Tampa Bay. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Lightning wins 4- 2