Vancouver has gone six straight games without a win and scored 11 goals in them, never more than two in a night. Four of those six games ended with exactly five goals in them, and the other two were a 7-2 loss at Carolina and a 6-2 loss at the Rangers. Vancouver puts 21.8 shots a game on net, third-fewest in the league, and it runs into a Tampa Bay team that allows 24.3, fifth-fewest. Vancouver has given up 41 goals in nine games, the second-most per game in the league. Tampa Bay has scored four or fewer in six of its seven games, and its high is five, in a 5-3 win at the Islanders. Tampa Bay’s four home games have produced 4, 5, 5 and 7 goals, and the seven came in overtime against Seattle on Thursday. Tampa Bay has allowed three or fewer goals in five of its seven games, just seven across those four at home, and it held Philadelphia to 15 shots and Washington to 21. Take the UNDER this afternoon.
This Pro Pick was released to clients on October 17, 2026 at 9:47AM ET.
Vancouver at Tampa Bay
October 17, 2026
0.5 unit on Game Total UNDER 6.5 -104 (risk 0.5 to return 0.98)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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