Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks & Parlay 10/16/2017

Monday, October 16, 2017

Little Ceasars Arena

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The Tampa Bay Lightning head to Little Ceasars Arena to take on the Detroit Red Wings on Monday, October 16, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Lightning at -135 and the Red Wings at -101.

Tampa Bay has a record of 4-1-0 this year and away from home they have a record of 0-1-0. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 20 goals and surrendered 16 goals for a point differential of +4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 4-1-0 and an over/under record of 4-1-0. Detroit has a record of 4-1-0, including 1-0-0 on home ice this year. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 18 goals and have given up 12 for a goal differential of +6. Their record against the spread is 4-1-0 while their over/under mark is 4-1-0.

Valuable Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 4-1-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 4-1-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 4-1-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 4-1-0 against the over/under this season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/13/17 D Danny DeKeyser Lower Body "?" Monday vs Tampa Bay

Player Spotlight

Andrei Vasilevskiy has 4 wins and 1 loss this season in goal for the Lightning. He has 179 shots against him and he's surrendered 16 goals. He's made 163 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Brayden Point has scored 8 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 3 goals this season with 9 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 33%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 19.4 minutes played per contest. Nikita Kucherov averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 28% by tallying 5 goals on 18 attempts. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Mike Green has 8 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 22.8 minutes played per contest. Jimmy Howard has 3 wins and 0 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 112 shots against him and he's given up 5 goals. He's made 107 saves for a save percentage of 96%. Anthony Mantha averages 16 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 3 goals on 15 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning have given up 20 power play opportunities and surrendered 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this season. That is 19th in the league. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 12.82% for the year. They allow 36 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 13th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Lightning are 9th overall with 8 total points this year. They are 8th in the league with 20 goals and 13th in goals allowed with 16. They've had 21 power play chances and scored 6 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 29%. That is 5th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Red Wings are 10th with a total of 18 goals scored while they are 26th with 12 goals surrendered this season. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 12.33%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 93%, putting them 4th in the league. The Red Wings have a total of 8 points this season, which is 5th in the NHL. They have had 4 power play goals on 18 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 12th overall. They've given up 23 power play opportunities and surrendered 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 91%, ranking 3rd when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Tampa Bay has a Corsi percentage of 50.7% as they've tried 310 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 302 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 13th in Corsi percentage. They are 23rd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48.3% as they have 226 shots while they've given up 242 attempts on defense. The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 53.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.2% for the year. That puts them 11th and 24th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 168 face-off wins as opposed to 161 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.1%. That is 15th overall in the NHL. On defense Tampa Bay has 120 hits and they've blocked 60 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 23rd in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 50.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.1% for the year. That ranks them 17th and 15th respectively in the NHL. They have 152 face-off wins as opposed to 179 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.9%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Detroit has 100 hits and they've blocked 69 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 15th in blocked shots. Detroit is ranked 24th in Corsi percentage with 46.9% as they've tried 279 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 316 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 25th in the NHL at 45.8%, as they have 209 shots while they've given up 247 attempts on defense.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -135 and over 5.5 total goals

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