New Jersey Devils (44-18-7) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (42-22-6)
March 19, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Tampa Bay Lightning -140 / New Jersey Devils +120; Over/Under: +6
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The New Jersey Devils and the Tampa Bay Lightning meet in NHL action from the Amalie Arena on Sunday. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Tampa Bay is a -140 home favorite while New Jersey is a +120 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 6 goals.
Injuries
For New Jersey, Miles Wood and Nathan Bastian are both questionable for this game while Tampa Bay has no new additions to their injury report.
Matchup History
Tampa Bay’s 4-3 shootout win back on March 16th, 2023, made it four straight wins for Tampa Bay in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
New Jersey is 4-0 in their last 4 games played on no rest and 1-4 in their last 5 games against the Atlantic division while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall. Tampa Bay is 0-7 in their last 7 games played on no rest and 1-4 in their last 5 Sunday games while the over is 6-1-1 in their last 8 games against the Metropolitan division.
Pick
I’m sticking with Tampa Bay here. The Lightning had a closer than they would’ve liked encounter with Montreal, but they saved Andrei Vasilevskiy for this game, going up against a Devils team they just beat twice on a back-to-back less than a week ago. The Devils fell apart against Florida and even with Vanecek likely starting here, I don’t see a different outcome the third time around. Give me the Lightning here.
