Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vancouver Canucks Betting Picks

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.

Fatigue, multiple injuries and a rare day game start time are all strong factors in this game going UNDER the total. The Canucks are coming off a 4–3 road overtime loss on Friday to Carolina after making the long journey from Vancouver. The Lightning are playing without rest after a chippy, 3-1, road win against in-state rival Florida on Saturday. Both teams have a long list of injuries. The Lightning defeated the Panthers without Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonough, Dominic James, Brandon Hagel, Nick Paul, Anthony Cirelli, and Pontus Holmberg. Jonas Johansson  is likely to be in net for Tampa Bay since Andrei Vasilevskiy was in goal against Florida. Johansson has played well with a 2.83 GAA and a .913 SV%. The teams are not used to playing a matinee game either. So the pace should be slower and more methodical. Take the UNDER.

Tampa Bay has won eight of the past nine meetings, including 4-1 on Oct. 15. The Lightning come off a dominating 8-1 victory over San Jose on Thursday when Brandon Hagel scored twice 23 seconds apart in Tampa Bay's five-goal first period to back Andrei Vasilevskiy, who stopped 20 shots. The Lightning are 6-0 their past six road games against teams with home winning percentages of less than .400 and they have won five straight with two days rest. Vancouver has lost four straight after allowing two or fewer goals its previous game and it comes off a 5-2 win over Columbus. Andrei Vasilevskiy has a 2.50 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage with two shutouts for Tampa Bay and he stopped 26 of 27 shots in its previous win against the Canucks this season. Thatcher Demko is likely to make his first start of the season for the Canucks after being out with a knee injury. Take the Lightning and the UNDER.

Tampa Bay will play only its second game of the season due to a postponement after Hurricane Milton, and the Lightning will have Andrei Vasilevskiy starting tonight after he saved 20 of 21 shots in a 4-1 win over Carolina on Friday. Vasilevskiy is looking to bounce back from the worst season of his career, although it wasn't bad by other goalie standards as he posted a 2.90 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage. Vancouver lost its first two games in overtime to Calgary, plus a shootout loss against Philadelphia. Kevin Lankinen is likely to start in net for the Canucks. Tampa Bay is 9-2 its past 11 games versus Western Conference teams dating to last season and Vancouver has lost seven of the past eight meetings. Take the Lightning.