NHL Playoff Picks- Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Odds

What better way to spend your Monday night with some sizzling playoff action over at the NHL and NBA.

Our first game features the second meeting of a best-of-seven series between the Tampa Bay Lighting and the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Lightning currently hold a 1-0 lead in that series, and will be looking to extend that advantage further tonight. Can they succeed in doing so? Or will the Penguins even things up?

Following shortly, expect the entire basketball word to go nuts, when Kevin Durant and the rest of the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the league MVP—Stephen Curry—and the Golden State Warriors collide for Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. Who will deliver the first blow in this highly-anticipated series?

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (8:00 PM ET)
Line: Tampa Bay Lightning (+170) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (-200); total: 5.0 – view all NHL lines

Tampa Bay has overcome a lot of adversities throughout the entire season. And last Friday’s series-opener was another proof of that. The Lightning, who were already playing without two of their primary players in Steven Stamkos and Anton Stralman, still found a way to gut out the thrilling 3-1 victory even after goalie Ben Bishop was stretchered off due to a leg injury in the first period.

Fortunately, Bishop’s injury proved to be less serious than many expected. He’s listed day-to-day for tonight’s second game. If the Vezina Trophy finalist is unable to suit up though, the Lightning will desperate need Andrei Vasilevskiy, who turned aside 25 of the 26 shots he faced after replacing Bishop in Game 1,  to provide them another valiant stand between the pipes against Pittsburgh.

Tampa Bay is 4-0 in its last four games. The Penguins, meanwhile, are 0-5 in their previous five conference-finals games. NHL Playoff Picks Pittsburgh Penguins.