Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning - 3/15/21 NHL Picks and Prediction

The Nashville Predators and Tampa Bay Lightning meet Monday in NHL action at the Amalie Arena.

The Nashville Predators need a win after losing six of their last seven games. The Nashville Predators are averaging 2.3 goals per game and are scoring on 19.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Filip Forsberg leads Nashville with 10 goals, Roman Josi has 14 assists and Viktor Arvidsson has 93 shots on goal. Defensively, the Nashville Predators are allowing 3.4 goals per game and are killing 67 percent of their opponents power plays. Juuse Saros has allowed 34 goals on 323 shots faced and Pekka Rinne has allowed 54 goals on 503 shots.

The Tampa Bay Lightning look to stay hot after winning nine of their last 11 games. The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.7 goals per game and are scoring on 28.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Steven Stamkos leads Tampa Bay with 12 goals, Victor Hedman has 21 assists and Brayden Point has 71 shots on goal. Defensively, the Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing 2.3 goals per game and are killing 86.7 percent of their opponents power plays. Andrei Vasilevskiy has given up 39 goals on 595 shots faced and Curtis McElhinney has given up 16 goals on 126 shots.

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