Lightning betting favorites hosting Jets on Tuesday NHL odds
The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to stay red hot at home against the Winnipeg Jets this Tuesday, with the sportsbooks giving them the edge on the NHL odds.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 11-1 over their last 12 games. The Lightning will look to continue their march towards the Presidents’ Trophy on Tuesday night with a win at home over the Winnipeg Jets.
Tampa Bay is a -190 home favorite on the NHL odds at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Winnipeg will try to hand the Lightning just their eighth home loss of the season going off as +160 road underdogs.
Winnipeg Jets at Tampa Bay Lightning
When: Tuesday, March 5, 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa Bay, Florida
Betting Line / Total: Tampa Bay -190 / 7 Goals
Tampa Bay Lightning Notes
Nikita Kucherov became the first player in the NHL this season to 100 points last month and is still 12 points ahead of Patrick Kane in second place, entering Tuesday’s game with 31 goals and 75 assists.
Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy leads the NHL in save percentage at .931. As a team, the Lightning are a remarkable 50-12-4 through 66 games; their 104 points are 15 points ahead of the next closest team in the Calgary Flames. If the regular season is any indication, Tampa Bay is clearly the team to beat this postseason.
In their last seven games at home, the Lightning are 7-0 straight up and 4-3 on the puckline per the OddsShark NHL Database.
Winnipeg Jets Notes
Winnipeg enters Tuesday night’s action with a one-point lead over the Nashville Predators for the top spot in the Central Division and three games in hand over their division rivals.
The Jets aren’t quite as strong on defense and in net as they were last season, but Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler lead a loaded offensive attack that ranks sixth in the NHL in scoring with 3.38 goals per game. After going just 1-5 in their previous six games, the Jets have gotten back on track over their last two with a 5-3 win over Nashville and a 5-2 win over Columbus.
Jets at Lightning Betting Total
Tuesday night’s total is set at seven goals at online betting sites. The OVER is 7-3 in the last 10 games between Tampa Bay and Winnipeg.
This should be a fast-paced and exciting game between two of the NHL’s best offenses. Tampa Bay has the advantage on defense and of being on its home ice, but the Jets are one of the few teams in the NHL with enough firepower to keep up with a team of the Lightning’s caliber.
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