Saturday, January 23, 2016

BB&T Center

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to BB&T Center to play the Florida Panthers on Saturday, January 23, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at -110 and the Panthers at +100. The over/under has been set at 5.

Tampa Bay comes into this matchup having played 47 games. They have an overall record of 26-17-4 and on the road they have a record of 12-9-2. Currently they are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 127 goals and given up 112 goals for a point differential of +15. Florida shows up with a record of 26-15-5 including 13-7-2 at home this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 121 goals and surrendered 105 for a goal differential of +16.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 37 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 20 goals this season with 139 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 17 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 17% by scoring 20 goals on 117 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 40 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 19 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 952 shots against him and has given up 69 goals. He has made 883 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Jaromir Jagr has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 15 goals this season with 74 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Jonathan Huberdeau has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 7 goals on 110 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 19 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 1056 shots against him and has given up 77 goals. He has made 979 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Lightning have 56 total points this season. They have scored 125 goals while giving up 109 goals. They have had 160 power play opportunities and have scored 29 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Lightning have allowed 141 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.25% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Panthers have a total of 57 points on the season. They have 24 power play goals on 155 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 145 power play opportunities and have given up 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Lightning have a total of 116 goals scored while they've given up 104 goals to this point. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.18%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 24-21 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 16-24-7 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 21-20 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 15-22-9 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

Florida Panthers Injuries

01/22/16 D Erik Gudbranson Back is upgraded to probable Friday vs. Chicago
01/21/16 D Willie Mitchell Undisclosed expected to miss 2 games
01/20/16 D Aaron Ekblad Concussion is upgraded to probable Friday vs Chicago
01/04/16 C David Bolland Ankle out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Florida

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