Tampa Bay Lightning (26-9-2) vs Detroit Red Wings (12-22-5)
Game Info: Sunday, April 4, 2021 at 12:00 pm (Amalie Arena)
Betting Odds: Tampa Bay Lightning -526 / Detroit Red Wings +375 --- Over/Under: 5.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Detroit Red Wings and Tampa Bay Lightning meet Sunday in NHL action at the Amalie Arena.
The Detroit Red Wings need a win after losing six of their last eight games. The Detroit Red Wings are averaging 2.2 goals per game and are scoring on 12 percent of their power play opportunities. Robby Fabbri leads Detroit with 10 goals, Filip Hronek has 19 assists and Dylan Larkin has 110 shots on goal. Defensively, the Detroit Red Wings are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 72.4 percent of their opponents power plays. Thomas Greiss has given up 62 goals on 564 shots faced and Jonathan Bernier has allowed 43 goals on 523 shots.
The Tampa Bay Lightning look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.5 goals per game and are scoring on 27.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Steven Stamkos leads Tampa Bay with 16 goals, Victor Hedman has 28 assists and Brayden Point has 92 shots on goal. Defensively, the Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing 2.4 goals per game and are killing 82 percent of their opponents power plays. Andrei Vasilevskiy has given up 56 goals on 810 shots faced and Curtis McElhinney has given up 24 goals on 203 shots.
The Red Wings are 18-39 in their last 57 Sunday games and 23-48 in their last 71 games playing on 0 days rest. The Lightning are 4-1 in their last 5 games playing on 0 days rest and 38-16 in their last 54 games as a favorite. The under is 4-0 in Red Wings last 4 overall. The under is 4-1-1 in Lightning last 6 home games. The Red Wings are 5-22 in the last 27 meetings in Tampa Bay and 17-35-1 in the last 53 meetings. The home team is 21-8 in the last 29 meetings. The favorite is 23-4 in the last 27 meetings.
The Detroit Red Wings continue to come up short on the offensive end and the losses are getting out of control. Playing on the end of a back to back won't help matters. The Tampa Bay Lightning win regardless of the situation and they've now won four of the five meetings this season against the Red Wings. Not much different from yesterdays game. Give me the Lightning and the PL for max betting value. I have no use for the Red Wings in their current form.
Randy’s Pick Tampa Bay Lightning -1.5
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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