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Lightning vs. Capitals NHL Picks (Mar. 4)

Tonight some great games are on tap in NHL hockey betting action. Get your NHL gambling picks here at capperspicks.com. We preview and pick the Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Washington Capitals matchup, odds currently have the Capitals listed as 290-moneyline favorites in this matchup…

NHL Hockey Free Pick: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Washington Capitals

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Team records:
Tampa Bay: 26-25-11
Washington: 42-13-8

Tonight, 7:05 p.m. ET
Sportsbook odds: Lightning +240, Caps -290

The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Washington on Thursday night to take on the mighty Capitals. While one of these teams unloaded some talent during Wednesday’s Trade Deadline, one team bolstered their lineup and became an even better team.
The Tampa Bay Lightning made a bit of noise mid season after starting off the season as one of the worst teams in the NHL. Their typical stud Vincent Lacavalier has had a terrible year forcing the Lightning to rely on young talent such as Steven Stamkos (37 goals) and Ryan Malone (21 goals) to carry the offensive load. These young players give the Tampa Bay faithful some glimmer of hope for the future, while Vincent and Martin St. Louis seem washed up.

The Lightning are currently mired in a four game losing streak and have looked bad during that span. Tuesday’s 7-2 home loss was just another in a long line of disappointing efforts for the struggling squad. Imagine what the Caps will do to them Thursday night! Despite all of the negativity surrounding the Lightning, they are only two points out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference – incredible. Their ascent toward a playoff berth won’t start on Thursday night – they are not in the same league as the Washington Capitals.

The Washington Capitals are the best team in the NHL and have been all year. That still wasn’t good enough for the Caps management who went out and acquired four players at the trade deadline. Washington will welcome Scott Walker, Eric Belanger, Joe Corvo and some dude named Milan Jurcina to the lineup on Thursday night. The holes on the roster have been filled. Sports Betting at the Sportsbook The Caps are officially a complete team, with scoring, defense and a new found grit and penalty kill that will rival any teams in the NHL. Washington is scary.

The Capitals will return home on Thursday night after an impressive 3-1 win over Buffalo. That game served notice that the team’s skill players benefitted from their early Olympic exit and that those same players are out to prove that their play in the Olympics was the exception, not the rule. Alex Ovechkin and company are hungry and there is nothing that they love more than winning.

The Caps will be tough to stop for any of the elite teams in the NHL right now. You have to feel sorry for the Lightning.

NHL Betting Trends:

Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Tampa Bay’s last 12 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay’s last 12 games on the road
Washington is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing Tampa Bay
Washington is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games

Pick: Washington Capitals -290

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