Tampa Bay at Carolina

Tampa Bay is on a 13-5 roll with speed on offense and great defense at #8 in the NHL in goals allowed, #11 in goals scored, and #9 in penalty killing. The Lightning are coming off Saturday's 4-2 win in Pittsburgh following a 6-5 shootout victory over Winnipeg, and they outscored those teams 9-3 at even strength. Tampa Bay goalie Ben Bishop is 5-1-0 with a 1.67 GAA and .950 save percentage in his career against Carolina. Carolina is #21 in goals scored, #23 on the power play, with a middle of the road defense. The Hurricanes are 13-27 playing on one day of rest, plus 16-35 against a team with a winning record. And the Lightning are 7-1 in the last eight meetings in Carolina. Play Tampa Bay.