This is a battle of two good teams from the East - and one is winding a down a long road trip. Tampa Bay is ranked #12 in the NHL in goals allowed and on an 8-5 run UNDER the total. Offense has been a problem of late. Tampa Bay is 1-2-1 on this five-game road trip after falling 3-2 in a shootout at New Jersey on Friday. They end the long road trip here and are playing like a tired team on offense. The UNDER is 4-0 in the Lightning's last four of a 4-in-6 days situation. They face a NY Islanders team that is playing great defense, riding a 3-0 run allowing 2, 1, and 2 goals (3-0 UNDER the total). New York plays its best defense at home, and are on a 7-1 run UNDER the total at home, as well as a 9-4 run UNDER the total overall. This one doesn't get there, so take the UNDER.
This pick was released to clients on December 20, 2014 at 10:41AM ET.
NHL
Tampa Bay at New York
December 20, 2014
7:05 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Game Total UNDER 6 -110 (risk 1.5 to return 2.86)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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