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**Udog** · 02-20-2018, 08:21 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Six more baseball over/under win totals for this season:

San Francisco 81.5

St Louis, 81.5

Toronto 81

Tampa Bay 77.5

Pittsburgh 73

San Diego 69.5

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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but…….

13) NBA should have an “ABA Day” once a year, a Friday night with a full schedule where all the games are played with red, white and blue basketballs and the four teams who came from the ABA (Nets-Pacers-Spurs-Nuggets) wear throwback uniforms from the mid-70’s.

12) One thing I saw on the Interweb when I was in Las Vegas but forgot to mention here; when the Eagles had their victory parade after winning the Super Bowl, a guy named Dennis who was 50 or so was there watching the parade while holding a metal urn.

Turns out the urn held the ashes of Dennis’ late wife, who was an avid Eagle fan.

“She was a diehard Eagles fan. I had to make sure she was here for this.” Pretty cool.

11) Pretty good weekend for golfer Bubba Watson; he played in the celebrity basketball game at the All-Star Game Friday night, then won the Genesis Open Sunday, his 10th PGA Tour win. Watson joins Phil Mickelson as the only lefties with 10+ Tour wins.

Watson’s wife played in the WNBA, therefore the connection to basketball; he lost 45 pounds last year with an undisclosed illness, dropped out of the top 100 ranking but obviously is doing better this year.

10) Bill Walton was saying on ESPN Saturday night that 27,000 people apply for the 800 spots in UCLA’s School of Engineering; you have to have a perfect 4.0 GPA to have a shot to get in.

9) St Mary’s PG Emmett Naar sprained his ankle in Portland Saturday night, didn’t play in the second half. If he cannot play, Gaels will have a short March, but one thing in their favor is the two weeks off they’ll have between the WCC tourney and the NCAA’s.

8) This from ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian:
Hank Aaron his 755 home runs but never hit 50 in a season.
Eddie Murray hit 504 homers but never hit 40 in a season.
Al Kaline hit 399 homers but never hit 30 in a season.
Ron Fairly hit 215 homers but never hit 20 in a season.

7) Memphis Tigers are last team to go undefeated in conference play two seasons in a row; they did it from 2007-09.

6) Looks like Seattle is going to get an NHL franchise; they never should’ve lost their NBA team, they got screwed over by the league because they wouldn’t be extorted into building a new arena, so the team moved to Oklahoma.

5) Six top 10 college basketball teams lost to unranked teams this past weekend. Strange season.

4) JD Martinez finally signs with the Red Sox for $22M a year for five years. Hope he can get by on that paltry sum.

3) Good news: there is spring training baseball on TV Friday. In three days.

2) How great a job is NBA commish Adam Silver doing? With all the issues the NFL had with national anthem-related issues, somehow the NBA kept all that under wraps and dodged that controversy. Has to be an interesting story behind how he did all that.

1— There are people on the Interweb who want teachers to carry guns: in 10th grade, I had a biology teacher who threw erasers at kids who weren’t paying attention (I’m old enough that I went to school when chalkboards were still a thing).

One day, the teacher throws an eraser at a kid named Nick who was screwing around, but instead he drills the girl sitting next to him, who breaks into tears as everyone else either laughed or stared in disbelief.

Would I have wanted this genius to have been packing heat? Ummmm……no.

**Udog** · 02-20-2018, 08:33 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, February 20

Home side won last nine Montreal-Philly games; Canadiens lost their last four games in this building. Over is 4-1 in last five series games in Philly. Montreal was outscored 21-10 in losing its last five games; they lost their last six road games- three of their last four road games went over the total. Flyers won six of last seven games overall but lost three of last four at home. Over is 8-3 in their last 11 games.

Toronto won four of last six games with Florida; Panthers were outscored 12-5 in losing their last three games played here. Three of last four series games stayed under. Florida won seven of its last nine games overall, five on last six on road. Last four Panther games went over the total. Maple Leafs won six of their last seven games overall- they won last six home games. Four of their last five games went over.

Washington won eight of last ten games with Tampa Bay; over is 6-4 in last ten series games. Lightning lost their last five games in this building. Tampa Bay lost three of its last four games overall; they lost last three road games, outscored 15-8. Eight of their last nine games went over the total. Capitals are 4-5 in their last nine games, splitting their last four home games. Nine of their last ten games went over.

Blue Jackets won five of last six games with New Jersey; they won their last three visits to the Garden State. Over is 5-4-1 in last ten series games. Columbus lost eight of its last ten games overall; they lost three of last four road games. Four of their last six games went over. Devils won last four games overall; they’re 3-2 in last five home games. five of their last six games went over the total.

Red Wings won their last seven games with Nashville; they just beat Predators here 3-1 three nights ago in Nashville. Preds lost four of last five visits to Detroit. Nashville lost four of their last six games, but split last four road games. Over is 5-3 in their last eight games. Detroit is 3-5 in its last eight games; they split their last four home games. Eight of last ten Red Wing games stayed under the total.

Jets won four of last six games with Los Angeles, which lost three of last four trips to Winnipeg. Over is 4-2-4 in last ten series games. Kings won five of their last eight games overall; they’re 5-4 in last nine road games. Five of their last eight games went over, Winnipeg won five of its last seven games, scoring 13 goals in last two games- they still haven’t been on road this month. Five of their last six games went over.

Blues won last three games with San Jose, outscoring them 11-3; Sharks split their last four games in St Louis. Over is 3-1-2 in last six series games. San Jose won four of last five games overall, three of last four on road. Seven of their last ten games stayed under. St Louis lost its last three games, scoring total of five goals; they won three of last five home games. Four of their last six games went over.

Oilers won their last six games with Boston, which lost its last three games in Edmonton, two in SO’s. Five of last seven series games went over the total. Bruins won seven of last nine games overall, five of last six on road- their last five games went over total. Edmonton lost six of its last seven games but split its last four home games. Under is 2-0-1 in their last three games.

Canucks won their last four games with Colorado; under is 3-2-2 in last seven series games. Avalanche lost three of last four visits to Vancouver. Colorado lost four of last six games overall, four of last five on road. Five of their last seven road games went over total. Canucks lost six of their last eight games overall; they won three of last five home games. Three of their last four games went over.

**Udog** · 02-20-2018, 08:36 AM

NHL

Tuesday, February 20

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Trend Report
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COLUMBUS @ NEW JERSEY
Columbus is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
Columbus is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games
New Jersey is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

MONTREAL @ PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Montreal's last 13 games on the road
Philadelphia is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Montreal
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

FLORIDA @ TORONTO
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games on the road
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

TAMPA BAY @ WASHINGTON
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Washington is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay

NASHVILLE @ DETROIT
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Nashville is 14-7 ATS in its last 21 games on the road
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Nashville
Detroit is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games

SAN JOSE @ ST. LOUIS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games on the road
San Jose is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of St. Louis's last 19 games at home

LOS ANGELES @ WINNIPEG
Los Angeles is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Los Angeles is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games at home

BOSTON @ EDMONTON
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Edmonton is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston

COLORADO @ VANCOUVER
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games on the road
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 5 games at home
Vancouver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Colorado

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**Udog** · 02-20-2018, 08:51 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, February 20

Montreal @ Philadelphia

Game 51-52
February 20, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
11.483
Philadelphia
10.526
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-170
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(+150); Under

Florida @ Toronto

Game 53-54
February 20, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
12.671
Toronto
11.235
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-200
6
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
(+170); Under

Tampa Bay @ Washington

Game 55-56
February 20, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
10.309
Washington
11.767
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
N/A

Columbus @ New Jersey

Game 57-58
February 20, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
10.603
New Jersey
12.717
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Jersey
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(-115); Over

Nashville @ Detroit

Game 59-60
February 20, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
11.274
Detroit
10.421
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
N/A

Los Angeles @ Winnipeg

Game 61-62
February 20, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
11.904
Winnipeg
14.139
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-170
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
(-170); Over

San Jose @ St. Louis

Game 63-64
February 20, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
11.942
St. Louis
10.404
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
N/A

Boston @ Edmonton

Game 65-66
February 20, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
11.757
Edmonton
10.327
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
N/A

Colorado @ Vancouver

Game 67-68
February 20, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
11.445
Vancouver
10.523
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vancouver
-115
6
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-105); Under

**Udog** · 02-20-2018, 09:31 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, February 20

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MONTREAL (22-29-0-7, 51 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (30-19-0-10, 70 pts.) - 2/20/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 22-36 ATS (-17.2 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 11-24 ATS (+36.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 17-5 ATS (+10.3 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 102-82 ATS (+185.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 251-263 ATS (-80.4 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 47-59 ATS (-16.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 4-3 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 4-3-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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FLORIDA (26-24-0-6, 58 pts.) at TORONTO (36-20-0-5, 77 pts.) - 2/20/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 9-1 ATS (+10.2 Units) in road games in February games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 375-394 ATS (+825.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 5-5 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 5-5-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (39-17-0-3, 81 pts.) at WASHINGTON (34-18-0-7, 75 pts.) - 2/20/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 6-2 (+4.2 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 6-2-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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COLUMBUS (29-25-0-5, 63 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (31-20-0-8, 70 pts.) - 2/20/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 32-39 ATS (-12.2 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 9-20 ATS (+31.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 31-28 ATS (+59.4 Units) in all games this season.
COLUMBUS is 11-4 ATS (+16.0 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 11-24 ATS (+35.2 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 9-3 (+3.7 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 9-3-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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NASHVILLE (35-14-0-9, 79 pts.) at DETROIT (24-25-0-9, 57 pts.) - 2/20/2018, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 5-0 (+7.1 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 5-0-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.3 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (32-22-0-5, 69 pts.) at WINNIPEG (35-15-0-9, 79 pts.) - 2/20/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 30-35 ATS (-20.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 7-18 ATS (+25.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WINNIPEG is 17-2 ATS (+14.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 4-3 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 4-3-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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SAN JOSE (32-19-0-8, 72 pts.) at ST LOUIS (34-22-0-4, 72 pts.) - 2/20/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 6-6 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 6-6-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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BOSTON (36-13-0-8, 80 pts.) at EDMONTON (24-30-0-4, 52 pts.) - 2/20/2018, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 5-0 (+6.3 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 5-0-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.2 Units)

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COLORADO (31-23-0-4, 66 pts.) at VANCOUVER (23-30-0-6, 52 pts.) - 2/20/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 5-29 ATS (+53.5 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 0-10 ATS (+15.8 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 174-120 ATS (+39.5 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
COLORADO is 31-27 ATS (+64.6 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 79-60 ATS (+142.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
COLORADO is 19-17 ATS (+41.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
VANCOUVER is 236-240 ATS (-117.1 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 1-7 ATS (-6.5 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
VANCOUVER is 7-19 ATS (-12.7 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 15-37 ATS (+53.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 102-125 ATS (-50.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 6-1 (+5.5 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 6-1-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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**Udog** · 02-20-2018, 01:24 PM

NHL

Tuesday, February 20

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NHL Game of the Day: Lightning at Capitals betting preview and odds
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Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals (A: -125, H: +105, T: 6)

The Tampa Bay Lightning no longer are atop the NHL in points and their lead in the Atlantic Division is in jeopardy as they begin a three-game road trip Tuesday against the Washington Capitals. The Lightning have dropped three of their last four games and three straight on the road as their defense continues to surrender goals, averaging 3.4 allowed per game this month.

Tampa Bay recorded 51 shots in Saturday’s 4-3 loss to New Jersey but gave up a short-handed goal and three others on miscues to see its lead over Boston in the Atlantic shrink to one point. “It was just not making the right reads at the right time,” Lightning captain Steven Stamkos told reporters after the setback. “Bad changes. Bad pinches. Bad defensive-zone coverage. When we did make a mistake, they capitalized on it.” The Capitals gave up their lead in the Metropolitan Division to Pittsburgh with a 7-1 loss at Chicago on Saturday but regained the top spot with a 3-2 victory at Buffalo two days later. Captain Alex Ovechkin scored his league-leading 35th goal in Monday’s win and has recorded 42 - and 84 points - in 65 career games against Tampa Bay, which has lost five straight at Washington.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, Sportsnet Pacific, TVA, FS Sun (Tampa Bay), NBCS Washington

LINE HISTORY: The Lightning opened as -120 moneyline favorites and the total hit betting boards at 5.5. On Tuesday morning the Tampa Bay moneyline was moved to -125 and the total was bumped up to 6.

GOALIE SHOWDOWN:

Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB) vs. Braden Holtby (WAS)

GP W L OTL GAA SAVE % SO
Andrei Vasilevskiy
49 34 12 2 2.34 .927 7

Braden Holtby
43 28 11 4 2.92 .911 0

INJURY REPORT:

Lightning - G Peter Budaj (Late Feb, Leg), LW Ondrej Palat (Mid March, Lower Body).

Capitals - No injuries to report.

ABOUT THE LIGHTNING (39-17-3, 37-22 O/U): League-leading scorer Nikita Kucherov posted a minus-2 rating in the loss to New Jersey but registered an assist to extend his point streak to six games (four goals). Stamkos has recorded three goals in his last two contests to push his season total to 24 as Tampa Bay boasts four players with at least 20 (Kucherov, Brayden Point, Yanni Gourde) while Vladislav Namestnikov needs one to join the group. Andrei Vasilevskiy leads the NHL in wins with 34 but has struggled against Washington in his career (1-4-0, .892 save percentage).

ABOUT THE CAPITALS (34-18-7, 35-24 O/U): Ovechkin has collected three goals and five assists over his last five contests to lead the team with 66 points while Evgeny Kuznetsov is second with 55 after scoring in Monday’s victory. Defenseman John Carlson notched a goal and an assist in the triumph at Buffalo to move into third on the team with 47 points, with seven coming in his last seven contests. Philipp Grubauer got the victory in net on Monday, which should mean Braden Holtby (28 wins), who is 9-2-2 with a .915 save percentage lifetime versus Tampa Bay, will get the call.

TRENDS:

* Lightning are 40-16 in their last 56 games playing on 2 days rest.
* Capitals are 20-6 in their last 26 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.
* Over is 8-1 in Lightning last 9 overall.
* Over is 6-0 in Capitals last 6 games following a win.
* Over is 19-7 in the last 26 meetings.

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