The Tampa Bay Lightning (0-1-0) and Columbus Blue Jackets (0-1-0) lock horns in a 7 p.m. ET game at Nationwide Arena Friday night. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Lightning at Blue Jackets, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Tampa Bay is opening its season with 3 straight games on the road. The Lightning lost 3-1 at the New York Rangers in a Tuesday battle to open its season. The Bolts allowed 39 shots in that game.
The Blue Jackets opened their season Wednesday with a 4-1 loss at the Carolina Hurricanes. Columbus struggled on faceoffs and coughed up 43 shots in that opener. The Jackets now return to Nationwide Arena where last year they went 21-15-5.
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