Ottawa at Tampa Bay

The Tampa Bay Lightning may have a losing record overall, but this team has been a tough out at home where they are 15-8-2 for the season. They have been 4-1-1 over their last six, so they’re playing on home ice as good as at any point on the season. Ottawa has really struggled of late at just 1-8 over their last nine games, where they have been outscored by a 30-17 margin, and therein lies the problem. They’ve scored just 17 goals in their last nine games, or less than 2 per contest. They have dropped four straight on the road and overall they have dropped six straight to teams with a losing record. The Lightning have cashed in on nine of their last 13 at home vs. a team with a losing road record. Back Tampa Bay in this one.