The Los Angeles Kings will travel to Tampa, Florida to face the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Amalie Arena with the puck scheduled to drop at 7:00 PM ET on Tuesday and will air on Bally Sports West.

Los Angeles has been one of the best teams in the Western Conference as they enter this game in 3^rd place in the Pacific Division with a record of 20-10-6 and 46 points which also gives them the 6^th best record in the conference, however, they are on a five-game losing streak following a 3-4 loss on the road against the Washington Capitals on Sunday. The success for the Kings this season can be attributed to their defensive play and goalies as they enter this game allowing the 2^nd fewest goals per game and have the best penalty-kill percentage in the NHL as they are allowing an average of 2.49 goals per game and have a penalty-kill percentage of 87.27%. 

Cam Talbot has been one of the best goalies in the league this season as he enters this game with a record of 14-9-3 with a .923 save percentage and is allowing an average of 2.17 goals per game which is the 2^nd lowest goals allowed per game and the 3^rd best save percentage in the league. The Kings have also been a slightly above-average team offensively as they rank 10^th in goals per game with an average of 3.4 goals per game. The Los Angeles Kings will look to end their five-game losing streak when they travel to face the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in 5^th place in the Atlantic Division and have the 11^th best record in the Eastern Conference with a record of 19-17-5 and 43 points and have lost two of their last three games including a 3-7 loss on the road against the Boston Bruins on Saturday. Tampa Bay has been one of the worst defensive teams in the NHL this season as they are allowing an average of 3.49 goals per game which ranks 26^th in the NHL and rank 16^th in penalty-kill percentage with a penalty-kill percentage of 80%. However, they have one of the best power-play success rates in the league with a power-play success rate of 29.23%. 

Nikita Kucherov has been one of the best players in the NHL this season as he is tied for the 2^nd most goals with 28, tied for 3^rd in assists with 39, and leads the NHL in points with 67 points this season. The Tampa Bay Lightning will look to bounce back following the loss on the road against the Bruins when they host the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.

BookMaker has the Los Angeles Kings listed as -115 moneyline favorites on the road against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday. Tampa Bay has won nine of the last ten and two of the previous three meetings while winning by an average margin of 1.6 over the last ten and 1 goal per game over the last three games in the series.

Los Angeles has the better record, however, Tampa Bay has dominated the series against Los Angeles having won nine of the last ten meetings. The Lightning have won by an average margin of 1.6 goals per game over the last ten and 1 goal per game over the last three games in the series. As a result, I will be taking the moneyline for the Tampa Bay Lightning at -105 when they host the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.