Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Picks & Predictions 10/12/2017

Saturday, October 21, 2017

Amalie Arena

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The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, October 21, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Penguins at -145 and the Lightning at +131.

Pittsburgh has a record of 4-2-1 this season and on the road they have a record of 2-2-0. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 25 goals and given up 29 goals for a point differential of -4. For the season they have an ATS record of 4-3-0 and an over/under record of 5-2-0. Tampa Bay is 6-1-1 including 4-0-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 29 goals and surrendered 23 for a goal differential of +6. Their record against the spread is 6-2-0 while their over/under record is 5-3-0.

Valuable Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 4-3-0 straight up this year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 5-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 6-2-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 5-3-0 against the over/under this season

Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

10/17/17 D Matt Hunwick Concussion IR (10/17)

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

10/19/17 C Cedric Paquette Undisclosed is "?"

Player Spotlight

Sidney Crosby has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 4 goals this year with 22 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Evgeni Malkin averages 17.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 2 goals on 18 shots. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the season. Matthew Murray has 4 wins and 0 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has 191 shots against him and he's given up 20 goals. He's made 171 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Brayden Point has scored 8 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 3 goals this season with 14 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 19.1 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 29% by scoring 8 goals on 28 shots. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 6 wins and 1 loss this year in goal for the Lightning. He has 253 shots against him and he's surrendered 18 goals. He's made 235 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Penguins have 9 total points this season, which ranks them 11th in the NHL. They are 7th in the league in goals scored with 25 while they've given up 29 goals, ranking them 3rd overall. They have had 29 power play opportunities and have scored 8 goals on those chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 6th in the NHL. The Penguins have allowed 35 power play opportunities and have given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 9th in the league when short-handed. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.50% for the season. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 88%. That puts them 28th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning are 1st in the NHL with a total of 13 points this year. They have 8 power play goals on 33 opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That ranks them 10th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 33 power play opportunities and have given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That is 12th in the NHL. As a team, the Lightning are 3rd in the league with 29 goals scored while they've given up 23 goals, which is 7th overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 12.08%. As a team they give up 36 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 7th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Pittsburgh is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.4%, as they've attempted 406 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 433 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.7% as they have 312 attempts while they have given up 329 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 20th in the league. The Penguins start possessions in the offensive zone 52.8% of the time, which is 11th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.2% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 219 face-off wins compared to 246 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.1%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense Pittsburgh has 163 hits and they have blocked 104 shots from the opposition, putting them 8th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 51.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the year. That ranks them 23rd and 17th respectively in the NHL. They have 254 face-off wins as opposed to 252 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 175 hits and they've blocked 96 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 15th in blocked shots. Tampa Bay is ranked 20th in Corsi percentage with 49.4% as they've tried 473 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 484 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 24th in the NHL at 48.2%, as they have 361 shots while they've given up 388 attempts on defense.

Who will win tonight's Penguins/Lightning NHL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay +131

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