Tuesday, January 5, 2015

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Tuesday, January 5, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at +144 and the Flames at -160. The over/under has been set at 5.

Tampa Bay comes into this matchup having played 39 games. They have an overall record of 19-16-4 and on the road they have a record of 9-8-2. Currently they are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 100 goals and given up 95 goals for a point differential of +5. Calgary shows up with a record of 18-18-2 including 12-7-0 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 101 goals and surrendered 121 for a goal differential of -20.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 16 goals this season with 110 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 14 goals on 99 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 30 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%.

John Gaudreau has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Flames. He has 17 goals this season with 106 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Sean Monahan has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 12 goals on 84 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Karri Ramo has 14 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 769 shots against him and has given up 69 goals. He has made 700 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Lightning have 42 total points this season. They have scored 98 goals while giving up 92 goals. They have had 136 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Lightning have allowed 117 power play opportunities and given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.91% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Flames have a total of 38 points on the season. They have 15 power play goals on 122 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 12%. They have allowed 94 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. As a team, the Lightning have a total of 100 goals scored while they've given up 120 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.05%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 17-20 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 14-20-5 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 17-20 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 18-17-2 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

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

Calgary Flames Injuries

12/16/15 RW Michael Frolik Shoulder out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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