Tampa Bay at Washington

Tampa Bay is the power in the East, tops in the NHL in goals scored and on the power play, fourth in goals allowed. The Lightning rallied from a two-goal deficit for a 3-2 victory over Chicago on Wednesday to add to the best record in the league. Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy is 15-2-1 and the team is on a 36-15 run, including 16-5 on the road. Tampa Bay is also 21-9 UNDER away after scoring three goals or more in two straight games. After losing several key players from last season, the Washington Capitals have taken a step back to #19 in goals scored, #22 in goals allowed, #24 in penalty killing. Washington is getting outscored on the season and is 3-7 following a victory, plus on a 7-3 run UNDER the total. The Caps are also 27-12 UNDER at home when the total is 5.5, so back the red-hot visitors in a defensive duel. Play Tampa Bay and the UNDER.