Game 2 New York Islanders vs Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Odds, Lines Picks & Predictions

 

The Tampa Bay Lightning quickly learned that the New York Islanders were not a fluke after their Game 1 loss. The teams will now face each other in Game 2 of this NHL playoff series, on Tuesday night in Florida. The New York Islanders are coming into this NHL betting game 41-20-8 straight up and 28-37-4 over under. The Tampa Bay Lightning opened up the betting series with a 2-1 win in overtime and coming into this series 44-19-5 straight up and 31-34-3 over under.

Game 2 New York Islanders vs Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Odds & Line Movement

The US Sportsbooks started off having the Tampa Bay listed as the -185 favorite. However, now the Lightning are listed at -205 at some online bookmakers. The online bookies opened up with the total listed at 5.5 goals but is now listed at 5. with the UNDER at +105 and the OVER listed at -125.

 

Notes For The New York Islanders For Game 2

Although the New York Islanders didn’t receive much respect going into this year’s playoffs, a strong first two series matches has convinced gamblers they’re serious contenders to win it all. The same cannot be said for the oddsmakers. They have the Islanders as an underdog for the eighth straight game. This is because they are 5-2 in the previous seven games.

The Lightning need to replicate their stellar performance from Game 1 in order to make oddsmakers happy on Tuesday night. The Isles won the blocked shots battle (13-8), surrendered just two power-play opportunities and won more than 60 percent of the faceoffs. And there’s even room for improvement after they went scoreless on their three man-advantage chances.

Notes For The New York Islanders vs Tampa Bay Lightning For Game 2

Entering the second game of their Stanley Cup playoff series, the Lightning rank number two among remaining four teams in goals per game with 3.25 (behind only the Islanders at 3.46).After his team’s disappointing performance in Sunday’s series opener, Head Coach Jon Cooper lamented to the press, “I think our work ethic was there, but our minds were not there.”

The Islanders had the first goal in last summer’s Eastern Conference final rematch. But there is reason to be optimistic. The Lightning will play better next time.Tampa has not lost consecutive games so far this season in the Stanley Cup playoffs. They have a goal differential of 10 goals in just three playoff games.

Game 2 New York Islanders vs Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Pick & Prediction: Tampa Bay Lightning (-200)

Tampa Bay enters Tuesday’s Game 2 with an impressive post-loss resume, while the New York Islanders are riding a three-game road winning streak. A tight battle is expected.