Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Parlay 12/8/2018

Saturday, December 8, 2018

Amalie Arena

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The Colorado Avalanche head to Amalie Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, December 8, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Avalanche at +140 and the Lightning at -186.

Colorado has a record of 17-7-5 this year. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've tallied 107 goals and surrendered 81 goals for a point differential of +26. For the year they have an ATS mark of 16-12-0 and an over/under record of 14-14-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 22-7-1 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 117 goals and given up 87 for a goal differential of +30. Their record against the spread is 21-8-0 while their over/under mark is 15-12-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 16-12-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 14-14-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 21-8-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 15-12-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/18/18 LW J.T. Compher Head is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Anton Lindholm Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/06/18 LW Adam Erne Illness is questionable
11/29/18 D Anton Stralman Upper Body is out indefinitely
11/15/18 GO Andrei Vasilevskiy Foot is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Semyon Varlamov has 10 wins and 6 losses this season in goal for the Avalanche. He has 601 shots against him and he's surrendered 46 goals. He's made 555 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Mikko Rantanen has scored 47 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 12 goals this season with 66 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 35 assists on the year and averages 20.9 minutes played per contest. Nathan MacKinnon averages 22 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 19 goals on 122 attempts. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Nikita Kucherov has 43 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 12 goals this year with 80 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 31 assists on the year and averages 18.5 minutes played per contest. Louis Domingue has 12 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 503 shots against him and he's given up 49 goals. He's made 454 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Brayden Point averages 17.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 26% by scoring 21 goals on 80 attempts. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have given up 107 power play opportunities and surrendered 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this season. That is 13th in the league. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.86% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 7th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Avalanche are 4th overall with 39 total points this year. They are 2nd in the league with 107 goals and 23rd in goals allowed with 81. They've had 94 power play chances and scored 29 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 31%. That is 1st in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Lightning are 1st with a total of 117 goals scored while they are 16th with 87 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.87%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 11th in the league. The Lightning have a total of 45 points this season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have had 29 power play goals on 104 chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 3rd overall. They've given up 103 power play opportunities and surrendered 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 9th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.6%, as they've attempted 1,577 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,733 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.3% as they have 1,189 attempts while they have given up 1,273 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 23rd in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 52% of the time, which is 11th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48% for the season. That is 21st overall in the NHL. They have 817 face-off wins compared to 942 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.4%. That ranks them 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 568 hits and they have blocked 460 shots from the opposition, putting them 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the season, which is 17th in the NHL. They have 901 face-off wins compared to 892 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 730 hits and they have blocked 406 shots from the opposition, which is 15th in the league. Tampa Bay is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.5% as they've attempted 1,782 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,679 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.5% ranks 10th as they have 1,352 attempts while they have given up 1,273 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -186 and over 6.5 total goals

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