Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh

The Penguins will continue their quest to get back to the Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost to the Red Wings last year, but their recent play has not been of that caliber. They have now claimed victory in just three of their last eight games. One certain problem has been a lack of effort on the defensive end as they have allowed 32 goals in the eight games, or four per contest. The Lightning certainly haven't been world beaters as they have found the win column very infrequently lately. The good news for the Lightning is they have got the Penguins number and have had more success in Pittsburgh than any other team. Tampa Bay has won seven of the last eight meetings in Pittsburgh, and the Penguins inconsistent play of late has left them 0-7 after a win. I'll back the Lightning here.