Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes 1/26/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Tampa Bay is coming to this game after losing n their last game. The loss came against the Blue Jackets with a final score of 5-2 and showed that the depth in net is missing this season for the Lightning. The loss dropped Tampa Bay to a 3-1-0 record on the year.

Scoring this year for the Tampa Bay team has come in at 3.75 goals per game, but the power play has ended up converting at 27.3% on the year. Defensively the Lightning have given up 2.50 goals per game. The penalty kill for the Lightning is coming in at 76.9% of the power plays being killed off.

Carolina is coming into the game here with 3 games postponed lately due to COVID issues. The last game the Hurricanes played in, though, ended up being a win over Nashville by a 4-2 score. With the win before the time off for Carolina the Hurricanes moved to a 2-1-0 record on the year.

This year the Hurricanes have ended up with 3 goals per game, but the power play conversion for the Hurricanes is sitting at 25% on the year. When it comes to the defense Carolina has looked impressive allowing only 2 goals per game, but have killed off 88.9% of the opponents power plays