Tampa Bay Lightning at Nashville Predators NHL Picks & Predictions 9/30/2017

Saturday, September 30, 2017

Bridgestone Arena

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Saturday, September 30, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at +100 and the Predators at -125.

Tampa Bay had a record of 42-30-10 last season and on the road they had a record of 19-16-6. They finished 5th in the Atlantic Division. They scored 234 goals and gave up 227 goals for a point differential of +7. For the season they had an ATS record of 42-40-0 and an over/under record of 38-38-0. Nashville finished with a record of 41-29-12 including 24-9-8 at home last season. They were 4th in the Central Division. They scored 240 goals and surrendered 224 for a goal differential of +16. Their record against the spread was 55-49-0 while their over/under record was 47-45-0.

Valuable Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning were 42-40-0 straight up last year

The Tampa Bay Lightning were 38-38-0 against the over/under last season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators were 55-49-0 straight up last year

The Nashville Predators were 47-45-0 against the over/under last season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

9/28/2017 Michael Bournival LW Undisclosed
9/26/2017 Erik Condra RW Back

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

9/7/2017 Nick Bonino C Leg
9/7/2017 Ryan Ellis D Knee

Player Spotlight

Victor Hedman accumulated 70 total points last season for the Lightning. He had 15 goals last year with 164 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He had a total of 55 assists on the season and averaged 24.5 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov averaged 19.5 minutes of ice time per game last year. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 40 goals on 243 shots. He had 44 assists giving him a total of 84 points on the season. Andrei Vasilevskiy had 23 wins and 17 losses last season in net for the Lightning. He had 1,480 shots against him and he gave up 123 goals. He made 1,357 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Filip Forsberg scored 58 total points last year for the Predators. He had 31 goals last season with 233 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He had a total of 27 assists on the season and averaged 18.5 minutes played per game. Roman Josi averaged 25.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 12 goals on 217 shots. He had 37 assists giving him a total of 49 points on the season. Pekka Rinne had 31 wins and 19 losses last year in goal for the Predators. He had 1,757 shots against him and he surrendered 144 goals. He made 1,613 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning had 94 total points last season, which ranked them 18th in the NHL. They were 14th in the league in goals scored with 234 while they gave up 227 goals, ranking them 15th overall. They had 272 power play opportunities and scored 62 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. That was 6th in the NHL. The Lightning allowed 258 power play opportunities and gave up 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 13th in the league when short-handed. They averaged 30 shots per game and as a team shot 9.54% for the season. They allowed 30 shots to their opposition per contest and had a team save percentage of 91%. That put them 16th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators were 16th in the NHL with a total of 94 points last year. They had 49 power play goals on 259 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranked them 16th in the league as a power play unit. They allowed 241 power play opportunities and gave up 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. That was 15th in the NHL. As a team, the Predators were 11th in the league with 240 goals scored while they gave up 224 goals, which was 16th overall. They averaged 31 shots per contest and had a team shooting percentage of 9.39%. As a team they gave up 30 shots per game and had a save percentage of 91%. That was 15th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning were 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage was at 49.3% for the season, which was 18th in the NHL. They had 2,376 face-off wins compared to 2,609 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 47.7%. That was 29th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay had 1,842 hits and they blocked 1,014 shots from the opposition, which was 29th in the league. Tampa Bay was 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51% as they attempted 4,594 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 4,412 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.5% ranked 13th as they had 3,470 attempts while they gave up 3,398 shots on the defensive end.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators were 14th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage was at 49.3% for the season, which was 17th in the NHL. They had 2,599 face-off wins compared to 2,453 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 51.4%. That was 9th in the league. On defense Nashville had 1,660 hits and they blocked 1,110 shots from the opposition, which was 20th in the league. Nashville was 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.1% as they attempted 4,776 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 4,570 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.6% ranked 11th as they had 3,545 attempts while they gave up 3,460 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Nashville -125

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