Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Islanders Predictions

Tampa Bay's form points to the favorite

TampaBayLightning.com reports that Tampa Bay enters Saturday's game at UBS Arena with a 3-1-0 record and three straight wins. That form makes the Lightning the more likely winner, but SportsPicksForum's -170 moneyline already charges a high price for their early success.

Unconfirmed goaltending makes this a pass

Tampa Bay lists Andrei Vasilevskiy and Dennis Hildeby as its goaltenders, but it has not confirmed a starter. Its published forward lines also came from Monday's game and were subject to change, leaving too much lineup uncertainty to back the Lightning at -170 or -1.5.

SportsPicksForum sets the total at 5.5, with the over at -112 and the under at -108. Without a confirmed goalie or current team-performance evidence for both clubs, neither side of the total is supportable. Tampa Bay is the predicted winner, but the betting lean is Pass.