Hurricanes at Lightning 1/10/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

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

The Carolina Hurricanes ride a five-game winning streak into Florida on Thursday when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Hurricanes won their fifth straight on Tuesday night when defeating the New York Islanders 4-3. Justin Williams scored Carolina’s winning goal late in the third period. Curtis McElhinney made 28 saves in net for the Hurricanes.

Tampa Bay defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on Tuesday. The Lightning has won eight of its last nine overall. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 31 shots he faced while Brayden Point led the scoring with a pair of goals and one assist. Also scoring for Tampa Bay was Mathieu Joseph and Nikita Kucherov.
Sebastian Aho is the Carolina leader in goals scored with 16, in assists with 29 and points with 45. Goalie Curtis McElhinney is 10-5-1 with a goals against average of 2.25 and a save percentage of .922. Carolina is 27th in goals scored per game at 2.64 and 12th in goals against at 2.83.

Brayden Point leads the Lightning in goals scored with 26. Nikita Kucherov is the assists leader with 50 and points leader with 71. In goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy is 17-4-2 with a goals against of 2.55 and a save percentage of .923. Tampa Bay is 1st in goals scored per game with 4.12 and 14th in goals against at 2.88.

Carolina has win 5 straight overall entering this matchup, but has lost 8 straight in Tampa Bay and 22 of the last 29 against the Lightning. Tampa Bay has the highest scored goals per game in the NHL at 4.12, while Carolina is just 12th in the NHL in goals against at 2.83. The Lightning have won 55 of their last 75 at home. Carolina has lost 37 of its last 51 versus an opponent with a winning record. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Lightning win 5-2.

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