Carolina at Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay can score. But they have had trouble defending the net. They have now finally yanked Johan Holmqvist in favor of rookie Karri Ramo. The Lightning have 105 goals, led by the NHL's leading scorer, Vincent Lecavalier. If Ramo can provide any improvement over Holmqvist, this team will do well. It's a blessing for them that Carolina will be without high-scoring Justin Williams who is out for the season after tearing his ACL on Thursday. Carilina allows 3.4 goals per game on the road and they have given up 4.4 per game over their last five. Tampa Bay should score early and often here. We like them to post a 2+ goal victory.