Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Parlay 11/1/2018

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Amalie Arena

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The Nashville Predators head to Amalie Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, November 1, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Predators at +110 and the Lightning at -135.

Nashville has a record of 9-3-0 this year. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've tallied 42 goals and surrendered 29 goals for a point differential of +13. For the year they have an ATS mark of 8-3-0 and an over/under record of 6-4-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 8-2-1 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 41 goals and given up 30 for a goal differential of +11. Their record against the spread is 7-3-0 while their over/under mark is 4-6-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 8-3-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 6-4-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 7-3-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 4-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

10/25/18 D Dan Hamhuis None is out indefinitely
10/20/18 GO Pekka Rinne Concussion IR (10/20)
10/12/18 LW Austin Watson Suspension 18-game suspension (elgible to return 11/15)

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

10/31/18 LW Ondrej Palat Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs Nashville
10/29/18 D Victor Hedman Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Juuse Saros has 6 wins and 2 losses this season in goal for the Predators. He has 217 shots against him and he's surrendered 18 goals. He's made 199 stops for a save percentage of 92%. P.K. Subban has scored 10 total points this year for the Predators. He has 2 goals this season with 35 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 23.8 minutes played per contest. Filip Forsberg averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by tallying 10 goals on 43 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Brayden Point has 14 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 7 goals this year with 25 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 28%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 17.3 minutes played per contest. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 6 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Lightning. He has 248 shots against him and he's given up 16 goals. He's made 232 saves for a save percentage of 94%. Yanni Gourde averages 17.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 4 goals on 22 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 12 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have given up 40 power play opportunities and surrendered 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75% this season. That is 22nd in the league. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.51% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, ranking them 7th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Predators are 1st overall with 18 total points this year. They are 3rd in the league with 42 goals and 27th in goals allowed with 29. They've had 45 power play chances and scored 6 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That is 27th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Lightning are 4th with a total of 41 goals scored while they are 23rd with 30 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.39%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 9th in the league. The Lightning have a total of 17 points this season, which is 2nd in the NHL. They have had 12 power play goals on 41 chances for a percentage of 29%. That is 6th overall. They've given up 44 power play opportunities and surrendered 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 93%, ranking 1st when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.2%, as they've attempted 666 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 636 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51% as they have 504 attempts while they have given up 484 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 12th in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 52.4% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.6% for the season. That is 20th overall in the NHL. They have 385 face-off wins compared to 360 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That ranks them 8th in the league. On defense Nashville has 181 hits and they have blocked 152 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50% for the season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 332 face-off wins compared to 336 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.7%. That is 16th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 262 hits and they have blocked 159 shots from the opposition, which is 16th in the league. Tampa Bay is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3% as they've attempted 654 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 647 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.9% ranks 16th as they have 487 attempts while they have given up 488 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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