Carolina at Tampa Bay

Perhaps the Hurricanes were caught looking ahead to this game. Still, their offense comes into question after getting upset, 3-1, by the Blues at home in their last game two days ago. St. Louis ranks 26th defensively. Tampa Bay ranks No. 3 defensively, permitting only 2.8 goals a game. Carolina also goes from facing Jordan Binnington in net to probably drawing superstar goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, who has the fourth-highest save percentage in the NHL (.913) and the third-best goals against average (2.29). The Lightning could also get back veteran defenseman Erik Cernak. Tampa Bay's offense has slipped during its current 2-6 skid. The Lightning have been held to two or fewer goals in four of their last seven games. Carolina is seventh defensively, holding opponents to an average of 2.9 goals. The Hurricanes give up the fewest shots on goal. Take the UNDER.