Carolina Hurricanes vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction NHL Picks 1/7/25

In this article, we will formulate a Carolina Hurricanes vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction for this NHL game on Tuesday, January 7th at the Amalie Arena To formulate this prediction, we will look at: 

-The Hurricanes’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Lightning’s recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Carolina

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Tampa Bay

-Recent betting trends in games played between Carolina and Tampa Bay

-A summary that ties it all together produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Hurricanes and Lightning. 

Hurricanes Coming off a Win

The Hurricanes in the last game faced off against the Pittsburgh Penguins and they were able to secure the 4-3 victory. They scored three goals in the second period, and another goal in overtime. Seth Jarvis put up two gals and added an assist. Sebastian Aho also scored a goal and added two assists. Dustin Tokarski was in goal and he saved 16 of the 19 shots that he faced. Two games ago against the Minnesota Wild, the Hurricanes scored zero goals while the defense gave up four goals. 

The Hurricanes are averaging 3.38 goals while their defense is giving up 2.8 goals per game. The offense is ranked 6th in the league while the defense is ranked 10th. Martin NEcas has scored 15 goals and added 32 assists so far this season. Sebastian Aho has scored 13 goals and added 30 assists so far this season. Getting the start for the Hurricanes will be Pytor Kochetkov who sits with a 15-8-1 record and is giving up 2.48 goals per game. 

Why the Hurricanes Will Beat the Lightning

• The Hurricanes have won seven of their last eight night games after coming off overtime.
• The Lightning have lost each of their last four home games following a road loss.
• The Hurricanes have covered the puck line in each of their last five night games at Amalie Arena after coming off overtime.
• The Lightning have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four home games following a road loss.
• The Lightning have lost the second period in five of their last six games as home underdogs against Eastern Conference opponents.

Lightning are Struggling

The Lightning are struggling heading into this game and they looked awful in the last game. The Lightning scored only one goal against a bad Anaheim Ducks team, and they ended up losing 4-1. Jonas Johannson was in goal and saved 22 of the 25 shots that he faced. Jake Guentzel scored a goal. The Lightning are averaging 3.7 goals while their defense is giving up 2.81 goals per game. Overall the offense is ranked 2nd while the defense is ranked 11th. They are shooting 13.09 percent from the field which is 2nd best in the league. Nikkita Kucherov is having a strong season and he has scored 17 goals and added 38 assists so far this season. Getting the start in goal for the Lightning will be Andrei Vasilevsky and he sits with a 16-2-1 record and is giving up 2.37 goals per game. 

Why the Lightning Will Beat the Hurricanes

• The Hurricanes have lost each of their last four games as favorites following a win.
• The Lightning have won four of their last five games as underdogs against the Hurricanes.
• The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine night games following a win.
• The Lightning have covered the puck line in each of their last seven Tuesday games at Amalie Arena.
• The Hurricanes have lost the first period in each of their last four games following a win.

Carolina Hurricanes vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction 

These are both teams that can run up the score and that is going to be the difference here. The Lightning are averaging 3.7 goals while the Hurricanes are averaging 3.38 goals per game. Neither of these team have had awful defenses overall but this is going to be one game where both look like they are awful. Both offenses are going to score at least four goals and the over is going to cash.