Lightning vs Jets 11/3/24 Game Information

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The Tampa Bay Lightning (7-4-0, 3-3-0 on Road) head west for a road trip that starts in Canada against the torrid Winnipeg Jets (10-1-0, 4-1-0 at Home), the team with the best record in the NHL. The Lightning are coming off a 5-3 loss at Minnesota after winning three straight games and outscoring opponents 11-4. In its last skate, Winnipeg rolled over the Blue Jackets in Columbus on Friday night, 6-2, in a free pick we nailed for you here as Nikolaj Ehlers had a hat trick and the Jets stayed unbeaten on the Road.

Lightning Strikes Once, Maybe Twice…

Tampa Bay (42 GF-33 GA) nas cooled off in the last couple of years, with an aging roster and stronger competition in the Eastern Conference, but with star RW Nikita Kucherov (9 goals, 9 assists), LW Brandon Hagel (6 goals, 7 assists), C Jake Guentzel (5 goals, 7 assists), C Anthony Cirelli (12 points), C Brayden Point (12 points), and D Victor Hedman (11 points), the Lightning have three solid lines and get scoring from all of them and are never a team opponents like to see on the schedule. And with veteran G Andrei Vasilevsky (6-4-0, 2.47 GA, .902 save percentage), Tampa Bay is a team who will always be in games and should contend with its rivals, the Florida Panthers, the Maple Leafs, and the Bruins for the atlantic Division title this 2024-25 NHL Regular Season. But losing 16-year legend Steven Stamkos to retirement in the offseason was a big blow to the Lightning.

Lightning Betting Trends

• Tampa Bay is 1-3 in its last 4 games on the Road (LWLL) 
• The Lightning have scored 2 goals in each of the last 4 series meetings
• The Over in the 3rd Period is 66-23 the last 89 skates (74.2%)
• Tampa Bay is 39-50 in its last 89 3rd period Puck Lines 
• The Lightning are 4-2 vs the West with both losses coming to the Wild

Red-Hot Jets Looking to Keep on Flying High

Last season the Jets went 12-5-2 to start the season, so this 10-1-0 record has to make Head Coach Scott Arniel happy. This team is clicking in all facets of the game, with the best Power Play percentage in the league, fantastic goaltending from Colin Hellebuyck (7-1-0, 2.12 GA) and consistent offense on the attack. Leading that charge has been LW Kyle Connor (9 goals, 9 assists), a guy who has registered a point in every game so far this season, C Mark Scheifele (6 goals, 8 assists), and the aforementioned Ehlers (15 points). Backup G Eric Comrie (3-0-0, 2.87 GA) has also been stellar and with a +28 Point Differential (#1) already the Jets couldn’t have asked for a better start. Against the Lightning last season, Hellebuyck went 2-0-0 and allowed just four goals on 63 shots as Winnipeg swept the season series. The Jets lone loss this season was vs Toronto.

Blue Jackets Betting Trends

• Winnipeg has won 4 straight vs Tampa Bay (14 GF-8 GA)
• The Jets are 6-2 in the last 8 series meetings, winning the last 3 at Home
• Winnipeg ranks #1 in the NHL with the least Penalty Minutes (52)
• The Under is 3-0-1 in the last 4 series meetings after the Over went 5-0-1 
• On the Power Play, Winnipeg is the #1 team in the NHL (44.8%)
• TB has outscored Winnipeg 39-37 the last 10 meetings, but is just 3-6-1

Jets Looking to Beat Tampa Bay For a 5th Straight Time

Winnipeg heads home for a tough 4-game Home stand (TB, UTAH, COL, DAL) and with Comrie getting the nod in the last game at Columbus, No. 1 netminder Hellebuyck will be in goal to duel Vasilevsky in what could be a lower scoring game, although 6 goals isn’t low-low but would still duck under the Total. This free NHL pick and Lightning vs Jets prediction is a combination of several things. The Travel (2,046 miles) and Time Difference is part of it, but the fact that Winnipeg is playing so well, has beaten the Lightning four straight times, and will go with its best Goalie also weighs in. Toss in the dominance in the Power Play and Penalty kill and how hot Connor and Ehlers are, and backing the home team at the fair price is the pick in this one on Sunday afternoon.

Kevin’s Pick: Jets -125