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OT included. The Lightning are coming off a 1-0 OT loss to the Hurricanes. They have one regulation win over their past eight games and have allowed five goals or more three times over that span. While Tampa Bay is another one of these dangerous teams that can score goals, there is nothing extraordinary about them whatsoever. The Bolts’ defense is average on their best day. They are a top-heavy team but their best player remains out. While guys like Andrej Palat (maybe the most underrated player in the game) Tyler Johnson, Jonathan Drouin and Nikita Kucherov are great talents, the Bolts have several players that are getting big minutes that wouldn’t be getting that much time on most other teams. Furthermore, we’ll continue to insist that Ben Bishop is nothing more than a giant with little skill. 

We’ll also keep insisting that Vancouver offers up too much value at prices like this to pass up on, especially against a beatable team like the Lightning. Vancouver is coming off a 3-2 loss in New Jersey as a -160 dog but allowed just 22 shots on net. The Canucks have not lost consecutive games in a month dating back to November 5 and 7. Since then, the Canucks have defeated the Rangers, Dallas, Minnesota, and Toronto among others. The Canucks are not a flashy team that is capable of rolling over opponents. What they will do, however, is put forth an honest effort and grind out wins. They’ll keep coming and they won’t give up. Despite a 10-game losing streak in which they didn’t play bad at all, the Canucks are just four games under .500 but they get no credit whatsoever because bettors are just so unfamiliar with them. The Canucks hard work, determination and structured system makes them very playable when priced in this range because they have such a legit chance of winning. 

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