Ride The Lightning – NHL Sunday’s Best Bets

The NHL Playoffs have reached the Semi-Finals and once again the Tampa Bay Lightning find themselves a round away from the Stanley Cup Final. This BettingTop10 article will explore the best betting opportunities for this Sunday’s matchup, as the New York Islanders stand between the Lightning and their quest for their second Stanley Cup in as many years. Find out why this game will be dominated by the Lightning.

Ride The Lightning – NHL Sunday’s Best Bets

The Semi-Finals of the NHL Playoffs begin on Sunday as the Tampa Bay Lightning will host the New York Islanders at Amalie Arena. This match-up is a rematch of last year’s Eastern Conference Finals, as the Lightning were able to send the Islanders packing in 6 games. This year arguably better than last, the Lightning look poised to return to the Stanley Cup Final.

Tampa Bay Lightning Second Period 3-Way ML +121 (Sports Interaction)

Andrei Vasilevskiy has been my MVP of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs, he has been phenomenal. He has allowed a mere 25 goals on 377 shots against (.935 save%) and steadied the Lightning’s back-end early in the playoffs. Now deeper into the process, the Lightning’s defense has tightened up their gaps and made it even more difficult to beat the superb Russain netminder. The Lightning and their star goalie have shined the brightest in the 2nd period of games. They are a sensational 7-2-2 during the 2nd frame. Outscoring their opponents 19-11 in the middle period, the Lightning use these 20 minutes to grab the lead or further their advantage.

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It is not a given, but the Lightning get amped up for the opening game of a playoff series. Tampa Bay has won four of their last six Game 1s, including an 8-2 thrashing against the Islanders during last season’s playoffs. Nikita Kucherov has been dominating the playoffs thus far, amassing an impeccable 18 points through 11 games. There are an additional four Lightning players with 11 points or more during these playoffs, and their powerplay looks like a dynamic machine. Tampa Bay with the man advantage has converted on an impressive 41.67% of their 36 powerplays. They draw the most penalties and they make their opponents pay often. While the Islanders take just under 3 penalties a game, the problem stems from their inability to kill off the penalties. The Islanders’ penalty kill operates at 61.5% and that will surely be exploited by the Lightning.

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