The Tampa Bay Lightning enter their matchup against the Detroit Red Wings as heavy favorites, and for good reason. They are a perfect 8-0-0 on home ice and have won four of their last five games. They took the first head-to-head meeting 4-2, and we could see a similar result tonight.
The Red Wings are 3-5-2 on the road and are on a five-game losing streak. Danill Tarasov is confirmed to get the start, but his 2.10 GAA and .919 SV% likely won’t be enough. The team in front of him just doesn’t score enough goals, averaging about 2.65 per game. We may not see a blowout, but Tampa Bay will almost certainly take care of business in regulation.
Red Wings vs Lightning prediction: Tampa Bay 3-Way ML (-130) available at the time of publishing. Playable at that number or better.
