Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Picks & Predictions 11/21/2018

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Amalie Arena

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The Florida Panthers travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at +165 and the Lightning at -225.

Florida has a record of 8-7-3 this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 61 goals and given up 62 goals for a point differential of -1. For the season they have an ATS record of 8-10-0 and an over/under record of 8-8-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 14-6-1 this year. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 76 goals and surrendered 61 for a goal differential of +15. Their record against the spread is 14-7-0 while their over/under record is 10-10-0.

Valuable Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 8-10-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 8-8-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 14-7-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 10-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

11/20/18 C Vincent Trocheck None is questionable Wednesday vs Tampa Bay
11/15/18 C Micheal Haley Personal is out indefinitely
10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out indefinitely

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

11/20/18 D Anton Stralman Upper Body is questionable Wednesday vs Florida
11/20/18 C Cedric Paquette Undisclosed is questionable Wednesday vs Florida
11/15/18 GO Andrei Vasilevskiy Foot is out indefinitely
11/08/18 LW Ondrej Palat Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Roberto Luongo has 4 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has 196 shots against him and he's given up 16 goals. He's made 180 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Evgeni Dadonov has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 9 goals this year with 45 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Aleksander Barkov averages 22.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 6 goals on 48 shots. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Brayden Point has scored 26 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 14 goals this season with 52 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 27%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 17.2 minutes played per game. Louis Domingue has 5 wins and 3 losses this year in goal for the Lightning. He has 260 shots against him and he's surrendered 28 goals. He's made 232 saves for a save percentage of 89%. Yanni Gourde averages 17.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 8 goals on 44 shots. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have allowed 59 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75% this year. That is 25th in the NHL. They average 35 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.64% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is ranked 29th in the league. The Panthers have 19 total points this season, ranking 24th in the NHL in offense. They are 18th in the league with 61 goals while they've given up 62 goals, which is 16th overall. They have had 74 power play opportunities and scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 8th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Lightning are 1st with 76 goals scored while they are 17th in the NHL with 61 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.06%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 11th place in the league. The Lightning have a total of 29 points this year, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 22 power play goals on 76 opportunities for a percentage of 29%. That ranks their power play unit 5th. They've allowed 78 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, which is 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Florida is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.2%, as they've attempted 1,119 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 986 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 53.5% as they have 853 attempts while they have given up 742 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 5th in the league. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 52.7% of the time, which is 7th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.3% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 596 face-off wins compared to 573 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Florida has 346 hits and they have blocked 244 shots from the opposition, putting them 29th 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 627 face-off wins compared to 647 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.2%. That is 19th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 528 hits and they have blocked 308 shots from the opposition, which is 8th in the league. Tampa Bay is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.7% as they've attempted 1,254 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,220 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.6% ranks 13th as they have 934 attempts while they have given up 912 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -225

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