Saturday, January 2, 2015

Amalie Arena

For Updated Odds on This Game Click Here

The Minnesota Wild travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, January 2, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +110 and the Lightning at -121. The over/under has been set at 5.

Minnesota comes into this matchup having played 36 games. They have an overall record of 20-10-6 and on the road they have a record of 6-5-5. Currently they are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 98 goals and given up 85 goals for a point differential of +13. Tampa Bay shows up with a record of 18-16-4 including 9-8-2 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 97 goals and surrendered 93 for a goal differential of +4.

Mikko Koivu has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Wild. He has 10 goals this season with 65 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 12 goals on 77 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 16 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 809 shots against him and has given up 65 goals. He has made 744 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 16 goals this season with 104 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 13 goals on 98 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 15 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 837 shots against him and has given up 63 goals. He has made 774 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Wild have 46 total points this season. They have scored 98 goals while giving up 85 goals. They have had 110 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Wild have allowed 88 power play opportunities and given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.61% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Lightning have a total of 40 points on the season. They have 26 power play goals on 135 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 113 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Wild have a total of 96 goals scored while they've given up 90 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.97%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 20-16 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 12-18-6 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 17-20 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 14-20-4 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/30/15 GO Darcy Kuemper Concussion out indefinitely
01/01/16 LW Zach Parise Knee missed last game, "?" Saturday vs. Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/15/15 LW Ondrej Palat Ankle out indefinitely
12/15/15 F Joel Vermin Hand out 6-8 weeks
10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here

Read more articles by Guy Bruhn