Tampa Bay at Carolina

Both Tampa Bay and Carolina have notched 40 wins on the season, and the Lightning seized an opportunity to take a 1-0 series lead after a winning a tough and hard-fought defensive battle, 2-1, in Game 1. I think these teams did a lot of feeling out of each other in that game and will open things up in Game 2 as they try and put pressure on the defenses. The Hurricanes scored three or more goals in their six previous games to the series opener here. The Lightning, prior to the series opener, had averaged four goals a contest in their previous six games. This one is going to be played at a much faster pace. Play this one to go OVER the total.