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Ottawa Senators (29-21-4) at Tampa Bay Lightning (28-20-4)
Date: Thursday, February 6
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Ottawa is one of the hottest teams in the NHL. The Senators have won 10 of their last 14 contests and were on a five-game win streak (with victories over Washington and Minnesota) before losing 4-3 at Tampa Bay on Tuesday.
The victory was huge for the Lightning, who sit just two points behind Ottawa for the final wild card in the Eastern Conference. Despite the rematch being in Tampa again, I like the road team to even the score.
The pick — Senators ML (+135)
It’s not easy to beat a club in a back-to-back setting. The Senators will be hungry, and Tuesday's game was still very close.
Ottawa is also top-five in goals against above expected, so it should do a better job locking down defensively.
Season record: 17-16-2, +2.6 units