The road team has won the first four games of the series, but now Tampa Bay has a great opportunity to reverse that trend. They are coming off a 4-2 win in Game 4 mostly due to outstanding goaltending by Andrei Vasilevskiy, who made 36 saves. The Lightning did not do many other things well, including getting outshot 38-20 and going more than 20 minutes at one point without a shot on goal. Also, the Lightning were called for three consecutive penalties in the first period and got away with it. Braden Holtby stopped 16-of-19 shots for Washington, but he couldn't match Vasilevskiy's performance and that could continue to be the difference in the series. Tampa Bay is 40-13 its last 53 games against an opponent that scored two or fewer goals its previous game and 42-16 with one day of rest. Look for Tampa Bay to play a more disciplined game and correct some mistakes and play the Lightning.
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NHL
Washington at Tampa Bay
May 19, 2018
7:15 PM Eastern
1 unit on Tampa Bay -155 (moneyline) (risk 1 to return 1.65)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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