Tampa Bay Lightning vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction 4-9-24 Picks

The Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Amalie Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Blue Jackets vs Lightning prediction.

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets recently beat the Flyers, while losing to the Islanders and Hurricanes. The Columbus Blue Jackets are averaging 2.85 goals per game and are scoring on 15.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Boone Jenner leads Columbus with 22 goals, Johnny Gaudreau has 47 assists and Zach Werenski has 195 shots on goal. Defensively, the Columbus Blue Jackets are allowing 3.59 goals per game and are killing 76.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Daniil Tarasov has allowed 73 goals on 796 shots faced, and Elvis Merzlikins has given up 130 goals on 1,266 shots.

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning recently beat the Maple Leafs and Canadians, while losing to the Penguins. The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.52 goals per game and are scoring on 29.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Nikita Kucherov leads Tampa Bay with 43 goals, Victor Hedman has 62 assists and Steven Stamkos has 237 shots on goal. Defensively, the Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing 3.26 goals per game and are killing 83.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jonas Johansson has given up 83 goals on 752 shots faced, while Andrei Vasilevskiy has allowed 138 goals on 1,377 shots.

Tampa Bay Lightning Team Facts

• The Lightning have won each of their last six home games against the Blue Jackets.
• The Lightning have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight night games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Lightning have won the first period in each of their last five games against the Blue Jackets following a road loss.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3’ market has hit in each of the Lightning’s last 10 games as favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.

Columbus Blue Jackets Team Facts

• The Blue Jackets have lost each of their last eight games against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The home team has covered the puck line in four of the Blue Jackets’ last five games.
• The Blue Jackets have lost the third period in five of their last six night games at Amalie Arena.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in 13 of the Blue Jackets’ last 14 games at Amalie Arena.

Blue Jackets vs Lightning prediction

The Blue Jackets have nothing to play for at this point in the season, and they’re a dreadful 10-21-7 on the road this season. The Lightning are playing their best hockey of the season with the playoffs around the corner, and their offense has scored 4 or more goals in 4 of their last 5 games. The Lightning have won 8 of the last 10 games against the Blue Jackets, and 7 of those wins were decided by 2 or more goals. Only one option for me. Give me the Lightning and the PL for max betting value.