Red Wings vs. Lightning NHL Prediction
For a second straight day, the Red Wings and Lightning will meet, this time on NBC at 12:00 p.m. ET from Tampa. Will today’s game turn low-scoring like the meeting on Saturday between these two teams?
Game Snapshot
025 Detroit Red Wings (+290) at 026 Tampa Bay Lightning (-370); o/u 5.5
12:00 p.m. ET, Sunday, April 4, 2021
Venue: Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Detroit Red Wings DFS Spin
Thomas Greiss stopped 27 of 29 shots in a 2-1 loss to Nashville on Saturday. With that, Greiss’ record dropped to 2-15-4. While he’s had some really rough starts, the Red Wings also haven’t given him much support. In starts where he’s allowed two or fewer goals, he has just a 1-5-1 record.
Tampa Bay Lightning DFS Spin
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned aside 25 of 26 shots in a 2-1 win against Detroit Saturday afternoon. Vasilevskiy had a shutout going until 4:00 of the third period. He improved to 23-5-1 with a 1.96 GAA and .932 save percentage in 29 games this season.
Red Wings vs. Lightning Prediction
The under is 7-1 in the last eight meetings between these two teams in Tampa. The under is also 8-1-2 in the Red Wings’ last 11 games overall, is 4-1 in their last five road games and is 4-1 in their last five games as a road underdog. On the other side, the under is 5-1-1 in the Lightning’s last seven home games and is 5-1-1 in their last seven games as a home favorite.
NHL BETTING PREDICTION: RED WINGS/LIGHTNING UNDER 5.5