The Edmonton Oilers and Tampa Bay Lightning face off on Tuesday in an NHL showdown at Amalie Arena. The home team has won the last three games played between the two teams.
The Oilers headed into Monday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 7-5-0 record overall. In the last game against the Dallas Stars, the Oilers defense gave up six goals and that led to the four-goal defeat. They allowed Jamie Benn to score three goals. The Oilers are averaging 3.8 goals per game while their defense is giving up 3.5 goals per game. They are allowing opponents to shoot 34.89 shots on goal per game, and that needs to be improved upon here. The Oilers offense is ranked 3rd in the league.
On the other side of this matchup is the Lightning who sit with a 7-4-1 record overall and they are coming off another win in the last game. The Lightning scored five goals, and that led to the two-goal victory. Nikita Kucherov scored one goal and three assists. He also had six shots on goal. The Lightning have scored at least three goals in each of their last five games. The Lightning are averaging 3.33 goals per game while their defense is giving up 3.08 goals per game. Kucherov has scored six goals and added 14 assists.
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