The Tampa Bay Lightning (1-1) and Pittsburgh Penguins (1-0) clash in a Saturday showdown at PPG Paints Arena. The opening faceoff is slated for 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Lightning vs. Penguins, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Tampa Bay is playing the back half of a back-to-back as the Lightning downed the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 Friday. The Bolts got 2 goals from C Steven Stamkos and a solid outing from G Andrei Vasilevskiy between the pipes.
The Penguins routed the Arizona Coyotes 6-2 Thursday night. Pittsburgh outshot Arizona 53-28 and had puck-possession stats to match. Last season, the Pens went 2-1 against the Bolts, outscoring them 12-8.
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