Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning 6/3/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Amalie Arena will play host to game 3 of the Eastern Conference series between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. The Carolina Panthers enter this game down 2-0 in the series after losing both games at home. Alex Nedeljkovic took the loss in Game 2 giving up two goals after stopping 13 of 15 shots.

The Hurricanes ranked 9th overall in the NHL during the season scoring three point 1 seven goals on 33.09 shots per game, while ranking second on the power play with a 24.61% success rating. The Hurricanes took 38 shots on goal in Game 2 scoring only once on a goal from Jake Bean.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have taken control of this series and the home ice advantage after wins in game one and game two. Andrei Vasilevskiy has been the MVP for the lightning thus far saving 68 of the 70 shots on goal through two games.

The Lightning carried the 6th best offense in the NHL during the regular season scoring 3.27 goals on 30.02 shots per game. Tampa Bay it has only mustard 4 total goals in this series but the Lightnings top 10 defense has led the way allowing only one goal per game.