Penguins at Lightning 2/6/20 - NHL Betting Picks & Odds
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL: 7:30 PM EST
Feb. 06, 2020
TV: RSNE
Latest Odds : TB -152 O/U 6.5
The Pittsburgh Penguins look for their third straight victory on Thursday when visiting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Pittsburgh improved to 33-14-5 and 71 points following its 4-3 victory on Sunday over the Washington Capitals. Patric Hornqvist, Sam Lafferty, Dominik Simon and Brandon Tanev scored goals for Pittsburgh, while Matt Murray stopped 29 shots in net.
Bryan Rust is the leading goal scorer for Pittsburgh with 22, while Evgeni Malkin is the assists leader with 38 and points leader with 54. The Penguins are scoring an average of 3.33 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.73 goals per game. In net, Matt Murray is 16-6-4 with a goals-against average of 2.85 and save percentage of .900.
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Tampa Bay looks for its fourth straight victory on Thursday when hosting the Penguins. The Lightning improved to 33-15-5 and 71 points following it's 4-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. Brayden Point scored one goal and assisted on another while Steven Stamkos scored one goal. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 27 shots in net for the Lightning.
Nikita Kucherov is the leading goal scorer for Tampa Bay with 24 and the right winger leads the Lightning in assists with 39 and points with 63. Tampa Bay is scoring an average of 3.58 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.77 goals per game. In goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy is 27-9-3 with a goals against average of 2.53 and saves percentage of .917.
Recent Betting Trends:
Pittsburgh is 8-2 in its last 10
The OVER has cashed in 7 of the Penguins last 10
Tampa Bay is 16-3 in its last 19
The OVER has cashed in 12 of the Lightning’s last 15 versus the Penguins
Free Betting Pick: Tampa Bay Lightning -152
The Penguins and Lightning are playing as well or better than any other NHL team. The Penguins have won eight of their last 10 while Tampa Bay has won 16 of its last 19. The advantage in this matchup goes to the Lightning as Tampa Bay has won each of its last seven on its home ice and the Lightning have won five of the last seven head to head with the Penguins. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Lightning wins 4-3