The Tampa Bay Lightning (32-23-5) take on the Philadelphia Flyers (30-22-7) Tuesday at Wells Fargo Center. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s'lines around the Lightning vs. Flyers odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Bolts snapped a 3-game losing streak this past weekend, downing the New York Islanders 4-2 Saturday and New Jersey Devils 4-1 Sunday, both on the road. RW Nikita Kucherov'recorded 7 points combined in those 2 games, and his 102 points are the most in the NHL. The 30-year-old Russian superstar has the 3rd-shortest odds to win the Hart Trophy (+250 at FanDuel Sportsbook), behind Toronto Maple Leafs C Auston Matthews (+200) and Colorado Avalanche C Nathan MacKinnon (+230).
Tampa Bay LW Brandon Hagel is in the midst of a 13-game point streak, the longest active streak in the NHL and tied for 3rd-longest in Lightning history. It began on Jan. 23 vs Philadelphia, a game in which the Lightning won 6-3.
The Flyers have dropped 4 of their last 5, and their only win over that stretch was against lowly the Chicago Blackhawks. Philadelphia still possesses a 63.4% chance to make the postseason according to Moneypuck.com — compared to 85.3% for Tampa — and faces some tough decisions roster-wise as we inch closer to the trade deadline.