Tampa Bay is off a back to back road trip and come into this game a little tired and usually teams that are tired don't focus on defense. Ottawa is at home and seem to put up a lot of goals against this team when at home. The last twelves meetings between these two saw ten games go over the total. The Lightning have scored 9 goals in two games and Ottawa have scored 8 goals in two games as both teams have shown some offense. This game is ripe for a shootout again so take the Over.

The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 6 games. The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay. The total has gone OVER in 13 of Ottawa's last 20 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference. The total has gone OVER in 10 of Tampa Bay's last 13 games. The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games on the road. The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa.

Best bet: take the Over the Total.