NHL Best Bets: Red Wings vs. Lightning Game Picks

Two Atlantic division foes off to good starts collide tonight, with the Detroit Red Wings visiting the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Detroit Red Wings (+202) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (-250) Total: 6.5 (O -102, U -120)

This game will be the first of four regular-season meetings between the two teams. The Red Wings enter with a 5-3-2 record over their last ten games, while the Lightning have won two in a row and are 8-2 over that same stretch. There weren’t expectations that the Red Wings would sit just two points behind the Lightning in the standings, but here we are.

After a slow start, the Lightning looks like the old Lightning, so the rest of the NHL should be on notice. This is a good test for a Red…