NHL Preseason/Friday's Picks

The Tampa Bay Lightning look for their first win of the preseason as they face the Nashville Predators tonight. Face-off is 6:05 pm ET at Bridgestone Arena.

Vegas has Tampa Bay listed as a favorite at -130 with an over/under total of 6.

The Lightning (0-2-0) have dropped both their games to Carolina and Nashville while being outscored 8-1. Center Vladislav Namestnikov has the only goal for Tampa Bay, which he scored in the opener against the Hurricanes.

The Predators (2-0-1) opened with an OT loss to Florida, but bounced back with wins over Florida and Tampa Bay by a combined score of 7-0. Goalie Kevin Lankinen has saved all 43 shots he’s faced so far.

Dunkel has the Lightning breaking through and picking up the road victory while the offenses push the final score OVER the Vegas total of 6.

Dunkel’s Pick: Tampa Bay (-130); OVER

Below are all of Dunkel’s picks for today’s NHL preseason schedule:

SEPTEMBER 30

Tampa Bay at Nashville
Time: 6:05 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay 11.827; Nashville 10.767
Dunkel Line & Total: Tampa Bay by 1; 7
Vegas Line & Total: Tampa Bay (-130); 6
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-130); Over

Toronto at Ottawa
Time: 7:05 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 12.485; Ottawa 9.382
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 3; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Ottawa (-135); 6
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+115); Under

NY Rangers at New Jersey
Time: 7:05 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: NY Rangers 10.403; New Jersey 12.748
Dunkel Line & Total: New Jersey by 2 ½; 6
Vegas Line & Total: New Jersey (-115); 5 ½
Dunkel Pick: New Jersey (-115); Over

Washington at Detroit
Time: 7:35 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Washington 10.068; Detroit 11.010
Dunkel Line & Total: Detroit by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Washington (-130); 6
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+110); Under

Calgary at Edmonton
Time: 9:05 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Calgary 10.287; Edmonton 8.770
Dunkel Line & Total: Calgary by 1 ½; 7
Vegas Line & Total: Edmonton (-165); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Calgary (+145); Over

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