*8* SURE SHOT on Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Ottawa Sentors will host Atlantic Division rival the Tampa Bay Lightning at Canadian Tire Centre Thursday night. The visitors are scorching hot while the home team is 1-1-1 in its past three contests, and this looks like a good price to back the Lightning.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Tampa Bay's Recent Games - The Lightning are coming into this game on the back of seven consecutive wins, and they've allowed a total of just three goals and not more than one in any of their past four games.

2. Road Warriors - Tampa Bay is among the strongest road teams in the NHL with a 17-2-2 record. It has yielded a total of six goals while winning five consecutive road contests.

3. X-Factor - Ottawa's No. 1 netminder Craig Anderson's status for this contest is unclear after he suffered a lower-body injury in the 4-3 shootout loss to St. Louis on Tuesday. Backup Andrew Hammond has found it hard to build on last season's success and has allowed 12 goals in his last three starts.

Selection: This is a play on the Tampa Bay Lightning (8*)