St. Louis at Tampa Bay

Talented Tampa Bay can play any style, #8 in the NHL in goals allowed and #9 in penalty killing. Tampa Bay is home and are 17-6-3 UNDER the total against the Western Conference. St. Louis can only play one style - SLOW! St. Louis is #4 in the NHL in goals allowed, #3 in penalty killing, with one of the worst offenses (#24) in the league. Backup goalie Brian Elliott has gone 8-3-2 with a 1.77 goals-against average in 13 consecutive starts since regular starter Jake Allen went on the shelf. Elliot is 3-0-0 with a 1.33 goals against average in his last three games against the Lightning. St. Louis is 9-1 UNDER the total against a team with a winning record, and this shapes up as a defensive duel. Play the UNDER here.