Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators: NHL preview and betting tips

There are only 2 NHL games on the schedule on Tuesday, one of them being a matchup between teams from the Eastern Conference that are on opposite sides of the table. Specifically, it is the Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators. The duel will take place on February 20 at 01:00.

When to watch Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators?

The teams from opposite positions in the table will face each other in the conference clash. Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators will take place at Amalie Arena. The home team is the favourite. The game starts at 01:00.

Tampa Bay is the clear favorite

Tampa Bay got beaten by Florida (2:9) in the last home game and will not want to admit such a humiliation against a team from the bottom of the table. That’s why they are in 6th place in the Eastern Conference with Philadelphia lurking in the back.

They will play Ottawa for the third time this season, but for the first time on home ice. Nikita Kucherov is already looking to break the 100 point mark for the season. But he’s still six points short of that. Against a weak Ottawa team, he will most likely add a few more.

Ottawa can only surprise

The Senators enter the game as an underdog. They managed to score a measly 14 points from 21 games played this season. Moreover, with 46 points in the conference, they are already a staggering 16 points behind the playoffs. Unfortunately, Dominik Kubalik is also riding on the miserable performance as he has dropped to the 4th line and is playing barely 10 minutes per game.

Betting tip – Nikita Kucherov to score a goal

Kucherov, the most productive player this season, already has 94 points and reigns with a five-point lead over Nathan MacKinnon, but he is also the third-leading scorer with 36 goals. He is on pace to break his high of 41 goals this season. In the Lightning’s offensive game, he should be a scorer. The odds of the Russian scoring a goal are 2.15.