Tampa Bay at St. Louis

Tampa Bay has it all - tops in the NHL in goals scored and on the power play, plus fifth in goals allowed. Their +36 goal differential is best in the league. The Lightning are on a 4-0 run, outscoring the four opponents 20-9. Tampa Bay is on a 15-6 run on the road, 19-7 against winning teams, and 18-5 versus the Western Conference. St. Louis is also hot, but just played a stretch against weak teams. Prior to that they lost four of five, including three times as a favorite. The Blues got bad news this week that Jaden Schwartz will be out at least six weeks with an injury to his right ankle. He is second on the team in points with 35 (14 goals, 21 assists). Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo is also banged up and is day-to-day. Play Tampa Bay.