Tampa Bay Lightning (36-17-4) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (28-21-9)
February 26, 2023 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: Pittsburgh Penguins -111 / Tampa Bay Lightning -111; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins meet Sunday in NHL action at the PPG Paints Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Preview
The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.6 goals per game and are scoring on 25.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Brayden Point leads Tampa Bay with 35 goals, Nikita Kucherov has 60 assists and Steven Stamkos has 195 shots on goal. Defensively, the Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 81.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Andrei Vasilevskiy has given up 112 goals on 1,331 shots faced, and Brian Elliott has allowed 41 goals on 428 shots.
The Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Preview
The Pittsburgh Penguins are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 21.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Sidney Crosby leads Pittsburgh with 25 goals, Evgeni Malkin has 38 assists, and Rickard Rakell has 175 shots on goal. Defensively, the Pittsburgh Penguins are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 79.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Tristan Jarry has allowed 81 goals on 973 shots faced, and Casey DeSmith has given up 84 goals on 879 shots.
Lightning vs Penguins Trends
The Lightning are 2-5 in their last 7 road games and 29-14 in their last 43 overall. The Penguins are 1-4 in their last 5 home games and 0-4 in their last 4 overall. The over is 4-1 in Lightning last 5 overall. The over is 3-0-1 in Penguins last 4 overall. The Lightning are 6-14 in the last 20 meetings in Pittsburgh. The favorite is 43-20 in the last 63 meetings. The road team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
Both teams on the end of a back to back, the Pittsburgh Penguins probably have the edge at home. However, the Penguins continue to underachieve and there’s no way I can take them serious against a team like the Lightning. We also don’t often get the Tampa Bay Lightning at cheap prices. Here we are. Give me the road team.
