The Tampa Bay Lightning are dealing with a brutal schedule. Tampa is coming from a 5 games road trip and is playing a sixth game in 9 days tonight... So, the team is back at home after long trip and playing into back to back games in a traveling situation. Second game in two nights, third in four.
The Lightning lost 4-0 last night against Florida and the gas tank was empty. Tough assignment tonight against a stronger team (Detroit).
I don't think Tampa is catching Detroit at the right time... Wings are coming from a third period debacle against Pittsburgh...a 7-6 OT loss ! Detroit should be in a bad mood and ready to jump on a tired team tonight. Oddsmakers posting a line saying the Wings should have about a 65 % chances of winning this game. I think under current circumstances they have about 80-85 % chances of winning this game.
Detroit (-185)
The Lightning lost 4-0 last night against Florida and the gas tank was empty. Tough assignment tonight against a stronger team (Detroit).
I don't think Tampa is catching Detroit at the right time... Wings are coming from a third period debacle against Pittsburgh...a 7-6 OT loss ! Detroit should be in a bad mood and ready to jump on a tired team tonight. Oddsmakers posting a line saying the Wings should have about a 65 % chances of winning this game. I think under current circumstances they have about 80-85 % chances of winning this game.
Detroit (-185)