Boston at Tampa Bay

This is a big game for both sides as they are separated in the standings by just two points. Tampa Bay has been playing about as bad as they have all season as they enter this game on a three-game losing skid. The Lightning is also just 4-6 in their last 10 games. This is a team that allowed just 17 total goals in a nine-game stretch, but over their last three, they have allowed 15 with no team scoring fewer than four. Boston is playing elite hockey at 7-2 over their last nine contests, and it has held six of those opponents to two scores or less while the offense has scored at least three in each of their last nine games. Boston is 67-41-6 against Tampa Bay over the years, and I like them in this one. Make the play on Boston.