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The Vancouver Canucks (0-0-2) take on the Tampa Bay Lightning (1-0-0) Tuesday. Puck drop from Amalie Arena is set for 7 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Canucks vs. Lightning odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: First meeting; Tied 1-1 last season
The Canucks have dropped 2 heartbreakers in a row to start the season, both as close to -200 home favorites. They lost 6-5 in OT vs. the Calgary Flames Wednesday and 3-2 in a shootout against the Philadelphia Flyers Friday. C Elias Pettersson has just 1 assist and 2 shots on goal through the 2 games thus far.
The Bolts took care of the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 as +134 road underdogs Friday. The game was tied at 1 halfway through the 3rd period before RW Nikita Kucherov broke through with a natural hat trick to secure the win.
Vancouver and Tampa Bay faced off twice last season with each team preserving home ice.
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Canucks at Lightning odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NHL odds. Lines last updated at 3:40 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Canucks +115 (bet $100 to win $115) | Lightning -135 (bet $135 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Canucks +1.5 (-225) | Lightning -1.5 (+180)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: +100 | U: -120)
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Canucks at Lightning projected goalies
Arturs Silovs (0-0-1, 5.90 GAA, .769 SV%) vs. Andrei Vasilevskiy (1-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .952 SV%)
Silovs was victimized for 6 goals on 26 shots in the season opener against the Flames. The 23-year-old was a breakout performer in last season’s playoffs, and he’ll be the guy while G Thatcher Demko recovers from injury.
“Vassy” stopped 20 of 21 shots the Hurricanes fired his way Friday. He got a late start to last season due to back surgery and really wasn’t himself numbers-wise. He faced the Canucks once last season and stopped 18 of 21 in a 4-1 loss.
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Canucks at Lightning picks and predictions
Prediction
Lightning 3, Canucks 2
Moneyline
TAMPA BAY (-135) has won 8 of the last 10 meetings against Vancouver and hasn’t lost at home to the Canucks since October 2018. The Lightning are always a tough draw at home, and though they’re still recalibrating offensively without C Steven Stamkos, they get it done Tuesday night — Stamkos signed a free-agent deal with the Nashville Predators in the offseason.
TAKE LIGHTNING (-135).
Puck line/Against the spread
The Lightning offense runs through Kucherov. He had 6 shots on goal (SOG) in Friday’s win at the Flames and had a 7 SOG game in their win at the Canucks last season.
Take NIKITA KUCHEROV OVER 3.5 SHOTS (-115).
Over/Under
Vancouver is 1-1 O/U; Tampa Bay is 0-1 O/U. The Lightning are going to need time for their offense to blossom. So, I don’t see them scoring the necessary 5 goals to cash an Over here with Vasilevskiy between the pipes.
TAKE UNDER 6.5 (-120).
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