Blue Jackets at Lightning 1/8/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/08/2019 at 9:05 AM ET

Blue Jackets at Lightning 1/8/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Blue Jackets fans are starting to have some doubts on how good the Blue Jackets really are on the season. The Blue Jackets looked really good just a few weeks ago, but in the last game the Blue Jackets had to take the Florida Panthers to overtime before they were finally able to end the game. What else is problematic in this game is the Blue Jackets have had some road struggles on the year and now they are facing one of the best offenses in the nation.

The Lightning on the year have been able to score a total of 4.12 goals a game. The defense of the Lightning is giving up 2.95 goals a game. The Lightning power play has converted at 30.1%, but the penalty kill for the Lightning is sitting at 82.5%.

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The Lightning have the top rated offense and the Blue Jackets defense is improving, but it has not reached the level it should be for them on the year so far. Look for the Lightning to take advantage of the Blue Jackets defense that is struggling and put up some big numbers here. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Lightning win 5-2.