Carolina Hurricanes vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction: Can Nikita Kucherov, Lightning Continue Electric Scoring?
The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Carolina Hurricanes in a battle of top teams on Tuesday night. Can Nikita Kucherov and the Lightning keep up their torrid pace? JT Miller answers with his Hurricanes vs. Lightning best bet.
JT Miller - October 24, 2023, 3:36 PM EDT
5 minCarolina Hurricanes vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction: Can Nikita Kucherov, Lightning Continue Electric Scoring?
We are getting gift from the hockey gods (and NHL scheduling team) tonight as we are being given one of the greatest gift true hockey fans have ever been given, the frozen frenzy. I have constantly complained about start times in the NFL on Sundays, specifically to stagger the early games and avoid a boring league wide halftime, and for the NHL to avoid dropping all of the pucks at once on these big nights.
Hurricanes vs. Lightning Date, Time, and Where to Watch
- Date: October 24, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
- Where to Watch: ESPN+
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction
No one wants to see all six early games go to intermission at once, we want non-stop hockey to consume our minds for hours on end. Tonight, we are getting that with all 32 teams in the league playing tonight on staggered start times,15 minutes apart starting at 5pm CST. There will be non-stop hockey for around seven hours tonight, and it will be glorious.
I want to start by diving into probably one of the most obvious totals on the board tonight but one we should talk about nonetheless. The Carolina Hurricanes are just 3-3 to start the season and currently are sporting the worst defensive unit in the league, conceding 4.93 GPG and allowing other teams to convert on the power play north of 33%, which is so dangerous against this potent Tampa squad. Without their Vezina trophy winner, Tampa Bay has also really struggled with goals allowed, ranking fifth-worst in the league at 3.94.
Both teams are among the best scoring teams In the league with Carolina ranking second at 4.44 GF/G, and Tampa Bay countering north of three at 3.28 GPG. With Johansson in net for Tampa, this one should sail over.
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Pick
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