This is a 10* OVER play on Lightning-Blue Jackets

We took the Over on Columbus' last game, which ended up being a 5-2 win for them and us. That game was against a Chicago team that is tied for having allowed the most goals in the league. It's a much different opponent Monday, but we should still anticipate a high scoring affair. That's because the Blue Jackets are now facing a Lightning team that leads the league in scoring. It's almost undisputed that Tampa Bay is the best team in the league right now and they come into Monday hot, on the heels of five consecutive victories. They've won the last two in shutout fashion, 6-0 and 3-0. But even though Columbus was shutout in their last home game (3-0 by the Islanders), I wouldn't look for such a fate to await them tonight. Over the L6 games, the Blue Jackets have scored at least three goals five times. So call that shutout loss an outlier. As for TB, well, they had scored five or more goals in four straight games before "only" scoring three against Montreal Saturday. In two previous games vs. Columbus this year, the Lightning have scored 8 and 4 goals. Play OVER Tampa Bay-Columbus.

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