Tampa Bay at Minnesota

Tampa Bay has won four straight, including 4-1 over Chicago on Tuesday night when Brian Elliott had 25 saves and four different skaters scored for the Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy is expected back in net tonight with a 16-9-1 record and 2.42 goals-against average and .921 save percentage. Tampa Bay is 12-4 his past 16 starts and Vasilevskiy has allowed more than two goals just twice since Thanksgiving. Minnesota has split its past four games and this is the first meeting of the season between these teams. The Wild have lost five of six after scoring at least five goals their previous game and the Lightning have won seven of eight versus a team that scored five or more goals its last game. Also, Tampa Bay is 14-5 playing with no rest. Take the Lightning.