Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Picks & Parlay 12/23/2017

Saturday, December 23, 2017

Amalie Arena

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The Minnesota Wild head to Amalie Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, December 23, 2017.

Minnesota has a record of 18-13-3 this year and away from home they have a record of 8-9-1-1. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've tallied 100 goals and surrendered 99 goals for a point differential of +1. For the year they have an ATS mark of 18-16-0 and an over/under record of 17-15-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 25-7-2, including 14-2-1-0 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 130 goals and have given up 87 for a goal differential of +43. Their record against the spread is 24-9-0 while their over/under mark is 20-13-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 18-16-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 17-15-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 24-9-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 20-13-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/14/17 GO Devan Dubnyk Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/24/17 LW Zach Parise Back IR (10/01)

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/15/17 RW Ryan Callahan Shoulder is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Alex Stalock has 6 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Wild. He has 393 shots against him and he's surrendered 34 goals. He's made 359 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Jason Zucker has scored 25 total points this year for the Wild. He has 14 goals this season with 78 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 11 assists on the year and averages 17.4 minutes played per contest. Eric Staal averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 14 goals on 105 attempts. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 31 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Nikita Kucherov has 48 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 23 goals this year with 118 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 25 assists on the year and averages 20.6 minutes played per contest. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 21 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 875 shots against him and he's given up 59 goals. He's made 816 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Brayden Point averages 19.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 14 goals on 77 attempts. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 31 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have given up 133 power play opportunities and surrendered 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83% this season. That is 7th in the league. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.17% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 12th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Wild are 16th overall with 39 total points this year. They are 18th in the league with 100 goals and 19th in goals allowed with 99. They've had 98 power play chances and scored 20 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 12th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Lightning are 1st with a total of 126 goals scored while they are 29th with 84 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.72%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 3rd in the league. The Lightning have a total of 50 points this season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have had 34 power play goals on 121 chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 1st overall. They've given up 107 power play opportunities and surrendered 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 22nd when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota has a Corsi percentage of 45.8% as they've tried 1,752 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,073 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 31st in Corsi percentage. They are 28th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.2% as they have 1,358 shots while they've given up 1,518 attempts on defense. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 47.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.1% for the year. That puts them 26th and 6th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,009 face-off wins as opposed to 1,016 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.8%. That is 17th overall in the NHL. On defense Minnesota has 619 hits and they've blocked 555 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 2nd in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 54.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.6% for the year. That ranks them 7th and 27th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,001 face-off wins as opposed to 1,126 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.1%. That is 30th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 647 hits and they've blocked 452 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 30th in blocked shots. Tampa Bay is ranked 10th in Corsi percentage with 52.4% as they've tried 2,105 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,914 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 10th in the NHL at 52%, as they have 1,587 shots while they've given up 1,462 attempts on defense.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota

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