Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Picks & Predictions 10/18/2018

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Amalie Arena

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, October 18, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +280 and the Lightning at -400.

Detroit has a record of 0-4-2 this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 14 goals and given up 30 goals for a point differential of -16. For the season they have an ATS record of 0-6-0 and an over/under record of 4-2-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 3-1-0 this year. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 15 goals and surrendered 9 for a goal differential of +6. Their record against the spread is 2-1-0 while their over/under record is 1-2-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 0-6-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 4-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 2-1-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 1-2-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/17/18 D Danny DeKeyser Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Tampa Bay
10/17/18 D Jonathan Ericsson Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Tampa Bay
10/11/18 D Trevor Daley Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Evgeny Svechnikov Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Mike Green Illness IR (10/01)

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Jimmy Howard has 120 shots against him and he's given up 14 goals. He's made 106 saves for a save percentage of 88%. Gustav Nyquist has accumulated 5 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 16.3 minutes played per game. Dylan Larkin averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 3 goals on 21 shots. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 5 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Yanni Gourde has scored 4 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 2 goals this season with 8 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 25%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 16.5 minutes played per game. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 2 wins and 1 loss this year in goal for the Lightning. He has 101 shots against him and he's surrendered 5 goals. He's made 96 saves for a save percentage of 95%. Brayden Point averages 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 30% by scoring 3 goals on 10 shots. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 4 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have allowed 24 power play opportunities and have given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79% this year. That is 13th in the NHL. They average 28 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.24% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 86%, which is ranked 31st in the league. The Red Wings have 2 total points this season, ranking 30th in the NHL in offense. They are 24th in the league with 14 goals while they've given up 30 goals, which is 1st overall. They have had 17 power play opportunities and scored 5 goals on those chances for a percentage of 29%. That is 8th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Lightning are 19th with 15 goals scored while they are 30th in the NHL with 9 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 12.40%. They give up 36 shots per game and have a save percentage of 94%, putting them in 3rd place in the league. The Lightning have a total of 6 points this year, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 5 power play goals on 16 opportunities for a percentage of 31%. That ranks their power play unit 6th. They've allowed 18 power play opportunities and have given up 0 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 100%, which is 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.4%, as they've attempted 349 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 358 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.8% as they have 260 attempts while they have given up 273 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 18th in the league. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 48.3% of the time, which is 20th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season. That is 12th overall in the NHL. They have 213 face-off wins compared to 212 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That ranks them 17th in the league. On defense Detroit has 138 hits and they have blocked 85 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 21st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.8% for the season, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 116 face-off wins compared to 121 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.9%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 97 hits and they have blocked 54 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Tampa Bay is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.3% as they've attempted 234 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 241 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.5% ranks 20th as they have 169 attempts while they have given up 187 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -400

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