Ottawa Senators vs Tampa Bay Lightning: Another Stanley Cup for the Bolts

Tampa Bay is making a great road trip. Jon Cooper’s team has won 4 away matches. The fifth game will be held in Ottawa. Will the Senators be able to stop the current champions? Let’s choose several options for the bet.

Tampa Bay’s successes are understandable. This is the defending champion and the much-fancied team. However, Ottawa has also been showing itself lately in an auspicious way. D. J. Smith’s team has won 3 of the last four matches. Moreover, among the rivals were such strong teams as Carolina and Colorado. After 24 games, Ottawa has seven wins and 16 defeats in regular time. The Senators occupy 15th place in the Eastern Conference standings, ahead of Montreal.

Jon Cooper’s team has won 5 matches in a row and four away games with Ottawa. Nevertheless, it seems that the Bolts are not doing their best. The Lightnings still win without Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point.

The next victim of the reigning champions was Toronto, which received 5 goals from Tampa Bay. 5:3 - Taylor Raddysh shot the game-winning goal. Ondrej Palat scored a double; Steven Stamkos got a goal and three assists.

It’s hard to imagine that Ottawa can outplay Tampa Bay. It will be complicated for the Senators to claim even 1 point. The Bolts gained considerable momentum, beat Boston and Toronto, and are unlikely to spare the Senators. Prediction: another Tampa Bay victory.

• W2 by 2 Goals for 5.25
• W2 and Total Over (3.5) for 1.88
• Total Over (5.5) for 1.65