Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning Preview & Picks
The Over is tipped to cash in tonight's matchup at Amalie Arena.
Every single one of Carolina's games have gone over the total so far this season - they score plenty, but they give up a bunch of goals too.
- The Over has hit in all 7 of Carolina's games this season
- The Over has cashed in 5 of Tampa Bay's first 6 games
- Carolina Hurricanes are 3-2 as a betting favorite this season
- Tampa Bay Lightning are 0-3 as a betting underdog so far
Head To Head
- This is the first meeting between the two teams this season
Carolina Hurricanes Form
Carolina wrap up this road trip looking to stop a two-game losing sequence that has dropped them to 3-3.
The Hurricanes opened the season at home and were able to make a successful start by beating Ottawa 5-3.
They backed that up in the opening game of this trip with a shootout win against Los Angeles, only to then suffer a 6-3 defeat in Anaheim.
Carolina bounced back with a 6-3 victory in San Jose a couple of days later, but they have not won since.
The Hurricanes fell to a 7-4 defeat when they visited Seattle, and that was followed by a 6-4 loss in Colorado over the weekend.
Tampa Bay Lightning Form
Tampa Bay come into this game in need of a win, having lost four of their last five games to fall to 2-2-2.
The Lighting enjoyed a winning start to the season as they beat Nashville 5-3 at home, but they were unable to build on that win on the road.
They were beaten 6-4 in Detroit, before heading to Ottawa for a 5-2 defeat and Buffalo for a 3-2 overtime loss.
Tampa Bay stopped the rot with a 4-3 home win against Vancouver, but their joy proved to be short-lived.
The Lightning played host to Toronto last Saturday night and surrendered a 3-1 lead in the final period as they went on to lose 4-3 in overtime.