Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh

A difficult schedule for Tampa Bay opening the new campaign with three straight road contests. Tampa Bay has lost five of its last seven on the road and plays the second of a back-to-back road spot after a 5-2 win at Columbus last night. They lost on the road in the opener, 3-1 at the Rangers, getting outshot 39-25. Tampa Bay is 42-51 on the road after scoring 5 goals or more in the last game. Pittsburgh is rested with a stocked roster of talent after a 6-2 rout at home over Arizona. The favorite is 42-20 when these teams clash and Pittsburgh is on a 13-6 run at home versus Tampa Bay, so back the rested home team. Play Pittsburgh.