Saturday, November 7, 2015

Xcel Energy Center

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, November 7, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at +100 and the Wild at -110. The over/under has been set at 5.

Tampa Bay comes into this matchup having played 15 games. They have an overall record of 6-6-2 and on the road they have a record of 5-3-2. Currently they are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 38 goals and given up 37 goals for a point differential of +1. Minnesota shows up with a record of 7-2-2 including 5-1-0 at home this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 37 goals and surrendered 35 for a goal differential of +2.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 6 goals this season with 33 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Ryan Callahan has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 4 goals on 25 shots. He has 2 assists giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 5 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 337 shots against him and has given up 28 goals. He has made 309 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Zach Parise has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Wild. He has 7 goals this season with 42 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek has averaged 15 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 4 goals on 22 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 10 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 7 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 245 shots against him and has given up 25 goals. He has made 220 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Lightning have 14 total points this season. They have scored 34 goals while giving up 36 goals. They have had 45 power play opportunities and have scored 9 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Lightning have allowed 42 power play opportunities and given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.79% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Wild have a total of 16 points on the season. They have 8 power play goals on 37 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 25 power play opportunities and have given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. As a team, the Lightning have a total of 35 goals scored while they've given up 32 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.44%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 7-8 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 5-9-1 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 7-5 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 5-4-3 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

11/01/15 LW Jonathan Drouin Lower Body out indefinitely
10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely

Minnesota Wild Injuries

11/06/15 D Nate Prosser Back out indefinitely
11/06/15 LW Zach Parise Knee out indefinitely
11/03/15 RW Justin Fontaine Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks
11/03/15 C Tyler Graovac Groin out another 6 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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