Chicago Blackhawks vs Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Picks

Tampa Bay has won 13 of 14 overall and eight of nine on the road. The Lightning have won 10 of the past 13 meetings with Chicago, and the last six on the road. Tampa Bay beat San Jose 4-1 on Tuesday when Brandon Hagel scored two goals, and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 22 of 23 shots. The Lightning have allowed only 2.0 goals per game their past 10, and they are on a 5-1-1 UNDER run. They have gone UNDER seven straight against the Central Division, and five of the past seven meetings with Chicago have stayed UNDER. The Blackhawks have lost four of five home games and gone UNDER in four of six overall. Chicago is 13-40 in its past 53 games playing on no rest, and it had to go to a shootout to defeat Carolina 4-3 last night. Vasilevskiy is 21-7-3 and Chicago's expected starter, Arvid Soderblom, is 5-8-1 this season. Take the Lightning and the UNDER.

Chicago has a winning record after taking three of four. That included an 8-3 win at St. Louis in their last road game as a +200 dog. The offense is 13th in the NHL in goals scored (3.14 per game) and fifth in shooting percentage, while the defense is 13th in penalty killing, seventh in save percentage, and seventh in goals allowed. The Blackhawks are outscoring opponents on the road, 13-10. Last place Tampa Bay has lost three in a row, scoring just five goals. The offense is 26th in goals scored, while the defense is 26th in goals given up (3.50 per game) and 20th in save percentage. Play Chicago.

Tampa Bay has a +36 goal differential, the second-best in the Eastern Conference and the third-best in the league. They're working on two days of rest and are No. 1 in the NHL in scoring (3.61 goals per game), sixth on the power play, and second in shooting percentage. The defense is 11th in penalty killing, 10th in goals given up, and fourth in save percentage (.910). Last place Chicago is getting outscored by 39 goals, the second-worst differential in the NHL, and is on a 3-11 slide. The Black Hawks are 31st in goals scored (2.60 per game), while the defense is 29th in goals surrendered (3.43 per game) and 19th in save percentage (.899). Play Tampa Bay. 

Tampa Bay is favored but getting outscored on the season and is 2-4-2 away from home. This is their sixth road game over the last eight contests, coming off a 5-0 loss at St. Louis as a favorite. They've lost three in a row getting outscored 14-3. Tampa Bay is 59-107 in November road games and 12-21 revenging a loss where the opponent scored four goals or more. Chicago is 3-3 over the last six games, knocking off defending champion Vegas on the road as a +265 underdog, a 5-2 rout of Florida as a +175 dog, and a 5-3 win at Tampa Bay at +195 two games ago. The Blackhawks have played nine road games and only four home contests, the fewest in the NHL. With Tampa Bay 9-17 after allowing five or more goals, back the home dog. Play Chicago on the moneyline.