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Tampa Bay at Columbus

January 24, 2026
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Tampa Bay continued its torrid pace with a 2-1 win in a shootout against Columbus on Friday night. Nikita Kucherov scored the tying goal in the second period and added a shootout goal for the Lightning, who have won 14 of 15. Tampa Bay is 6-0 in its past six games against teams that scored two or fewer goals in their previous game, and the Lightning have won five straight, playing on no rest. Columbus has lost seven of nine Saturday games, and it has gone UNDER in five of eight and in two in a row, scoring a total of 2 goals in its past 2 games. The Lightning have allowed just 1.8 goals per game their past 10, and they are on a 5-0 UNDER run. The Lightning are 5-0-1 UNDER after allowing two or fewer goals in their previous game. Jonas Johansson is the likely starter, and he is 10-6-1 with a 2.73 goals-against average. Take the Lightning and the UNDER.

2 units on Tampa Bay -115 (moneyline) (risk 2 to return 3.74)
Result:
LOSS
2 units on Game Total UNDER 6.5 -112 (risk 2 to return 3.79)
Result:
LOSS
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