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(NHL) Tampa Bay vs. Detroit,
Total: 5.50 | 115.00 Over
Result: Loss
Total: 5.50 | 115.00 Over
Result: Loss
The set-up: The 9-6-1 Tampa Bay Lightning are coming off a big win (4-0 over the NY Islanders Monday night in Brooklyn) while the 8-7-1 Detroit Red Wings will be trying to rebound from a 5-0 drubbing at the hands of the Canadiens in Montreal on Saturday night, the team's biggest and most embarrassing loss of the season.
Tampa Bay: The Lightning shut out the Islander last night but but goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy had to make 34 saves, including 20 in the third period. "We sat back probably a little too much in the third and put (Vasilevskiy) in a tough position to make some big saves and earn that shutout," Tampa Bay captain Steve Stamkos said. "But the first two periods were pretty good." Stamkos had two assists, Nikita Kucherov a goal and an assist and J.T. Brown, Ryan Callahan and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the Lightning. Ben Bishop (5-5-0, 2.93 GAA & .903 save percentage) will be in net Tuesday for Tampa Bay, hoping to halt his personal two-game skid.
Detroit: The loss to Montreal exposed Detroit's inability to win puck battles. So, one-on-one drills were the focus of Monday's practice at Joe Louis Arena. "Every guy in this room can be a little better and it starts with one-on-one battles," center Luke Glendening said. "You've got to be better than the guy across from you. It's in the offensive zone, it's in the defensive zone, it's at our net, at their net, face-offs." Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill told www.mlive.com that his team got "slapped in the face in the 5-0 loss at Montreal Saturday." Petr Mrazek (4-4-1, 3.06 GAA & .908 save percentage) is expected to be the starter for Detroit tonight in goal.
The pick: The Lightning are playing 16 back-to-back sets this season. They lost both ends of their first back on Oct. 29 (New Jersey) and 30 (New York Rangers) but have a chance to win both here. The Red Wings figure to be very focused off their loss to Montreal and this sets up as an Under and I'll make it a 10* play.
Tampa Bay: The Lightning shut out the Islander last night but but goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy had to make 34 saves, including 20 in the third period. "We sat back probably a little too much in the third and put (Vasilevskiy) in a tough position to make some big saves and earn that shutout," Tampa Bay captain Steve Stamkos said. "But the first two periods were pretty good." Stamkos had two assists, Nikita Kucherov a goal and an assist and J.T. Brown, Ryan Callahan and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the Lightning. Ben Bishop (5-5-0, 2.93 GAA & .903 save percentage) will be in net Tuesday for Tampa Bay, hoping to halt his personal two-game skid.
Detroit: The loss to Montreal exposed Detroit's inability to win puck battles. So, one-on-one drills were the focus of Monday's practice at Joe Louis Arena. "Every guy in this room can be a little better and it starts with one-on-one battles," center Luke Glendening said. "You've got to be better than the guy across from you. It's in the offensive zone, it's in the defensive zone, it's at our net, at their net, face-offs." Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill told www.mlive.com that his team got "slapped in the face in the 5-0 loss at Montreal Saturday." Petr Mrazek (4-4-1, 3.06 GAA & .908 save percentage) is expected to be the starter for Detroit tonight in goal.
The pick: The Lightning are playing 16 back-to-back sets this season. They lost both ends of their first back on Oct. 29 (New Jersey) and 30 (New York Rangers) but have a chance to win both here. The Red Wings figure to be very focused off their loss to Montreal and this sets up as an Under and I'll make it a 10* play.
