Friday, October 23, 2015

MTS Centre

For Updated Odds on This Game Click Here

The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to MTS Centre to play the Winnipeg Jets on Friday, October 23, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at -105 and the Jets at -105. The over/under has been set at 5.

Tampa Bay comes into this matchup having played 7 games. They have an overall record of 4-2-1 and on the road they have a record of 2-1-1. Currently they are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 23 goals and given up 20 goals for a point differential of +3. Winnipeg shows up with a record of 4-2-0 including 1-1-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 20 goals and surrendered 13 for a goal differential of +7.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 6 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 5 goals this season with 19 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 26%. He has a total of 1 assist on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Tyler Johnson has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has 0 goals on 18 shots. He has 4 assists giving him a total of 4 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 4 wins and 2 losses on the year in net for the Lightning. He has given up 18 goals on the 190 shots he has faced. He has 172 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Dustin Byfuglien has accumulated 4 total points this season for the Jets. He has 2 goals this season with 17 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 22 minutes played per game. Blake Wheeler has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 3 goals on 19 shots. He has 5 assists giving him a total of 8 points on the season. Ondrej Pavelec has 2 wins and 2 losses on the year in net for the Jets. He has given up 10 goals on the 135 shots he has faced. He has 125 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Lightning have 9 total points this season. They have scored 23 goals while giving up 20 goals. They have had 21 power play opportunities and have scored 5 goals on those chances for a percentage of 24%. The Lightning have allowed 21 power play opportunities and given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 67%. They average 27 shots per game and as a team are shooting 12.04% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Jets have a total of 8 points on the season. They have 6 power play goals on 23 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 26%. They have allowed 25 power play opportunities and have given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Lightning have a total of 20 goals scored while they've given up 13 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.49%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 4-3 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 3-4-0 against the over/under

Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 4-2 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 3-3-0 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

10/20/15 D Nikita Nesterov Suspension Served probable Friday vs Winnipeg
10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely
10/05/15 GO Andrei Vasilevskiy Blood Clot out indefinitely

Winnipeg Jets Injuries

10/18/15 D Ben Chiarot Undisclosed "?" Friday vs Tampa Bay

Guy's Pick: Take Winnipeg

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