Yesterday, we stated that if the New York Islanders lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets, they should not be allowed in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Last night, the Islanders lost 5-4 in overtime to CBJ. We’re not mad, we’re disappointed, as the Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets cleared the over by 30.5 points, and the Chicago Bulls defeated the Portland Trail Blazers.

Because the Islanders lost and suck almost as much as the Maple Leafs, we’ve lost our blog championship again, dropping our weekly record to 1-4-1 but 8-9-1 on individual picks.

It’s Saturday; you know what that means: difficult same-game parlay time. Let’s go into battle with our black and gold safety blanket, shall we?

Boston Bruins over Tampa Bay Lightning (-169)

It’s the Boston Bruins; they have won five straight games, are 7-3 in the last ten games, and have a 29-3-3 record at home.

Tampa Bay has lost three straight games, is 5-5 in the last ten games, and has a 17-18-1 road record.

Boston has won two of the three head-to-head games this season. Tampa Bay is 1-5 in the last six games in Boston.

It’s going to be cozy and warm under our safety blanket tonight.

Boston Bruins -1.5 over Tampa Bay Lightning (+135)

The Bruins have won five of their last seven games by at least a 1.5 goal spread and are 43-28 ATS this season.

In Lightning’s last five losses, only two have been by 1.5 goals, but those two losses were in the last three games.

We’re taking the Bruins to win by two goals, with an empty net goal covering the spread.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins Under 6.0 (-110)

The Bruins have a 30-36-5 over/under record, while the Lightning have a 37-31-5 over/under record. Tampa Bay is 6-4 over/under in the last ten, while Boston is 4-5-1 over/under.

This season, the last two games of the three meetings have hit the under. The under is 4-1 in the last five games.

Take the under.

All odds are courtesy of Action247 Sportsbook. Good luck!!

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**All views expressed are my own. My picks are my own and are not a guarantee, bet at your own risk.