Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Picks & Predictions 4/1/2018

Sunday, April 1, 2018

Amalie Arena

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The Nashville Predators head to Amalie Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday, April 1, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Predators at -105 and the Lightning at -105.

Nashville has a record of 50-16-11 this year and away from home they have a record of 23-8-7-4. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have tallied 250 goals and surrendered 196 goals for a point differential of +54. For the year they have an ATS mark of 50-27-0 and an over/under record of 38-38-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 52-22-4 including 27-9-2-0 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 282 goals and have given up 224 for a goal differential of +58. Their record against the spread is 52-26-0 while their over/under mark is 48-28-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 50-27-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 38-38-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 52-26-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 48-28-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

03/30/18 LW Austin Watson Upper Body is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Buffalo
03/30/18 D Yannick Weber Undisclosed is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Buffalo
03/16/18 C Calle Jarnkrok Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

03/29/18 LW Adam Erne Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/20/18 RW Ryan Callahan Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Kevin Fiala has scored 47 total points this year for the Predators. He has 23 goals this season with 177 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 24 assists on the year and averages 15.2 minutes played per contest. P.K. Subban averages 24.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by tallying 15 goals on 197 attempts. He has 40 assists, giving him a total of 55 points on the year. Pekka Rinne has 41 wins and 11 losses this season in goal for the Predators. He has 1,755 shots against him and he's surrendered 125 goals. He's made 1,630 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Nikita Kucherov has 97 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 38 goals this year with 270 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 59 assists on the year and averages 19.8 minutes played per contest. Brayden Point averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 30 goals on 211 attempts. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 64 points on the year. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 42 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 1,985 shots against him and he's given up 158 goals. He's made 1,827 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have 111 total points this year, which is 1st in the NHL. They've scored 250 goals while giving up 196 scores, which has them ranked 7th and 30th respectively. They have had 261 power play chances and scored 52 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 18th in the league. The Predators have given up 278 power play opportunities and surrendered 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 5th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.09% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 1st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning are 2nd in the league with a total of 108 points this season. They have 66 power play goals on 263 chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 2nd in the NHL. They've given up 256 power play opportunities and surrendered 61 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking 26th overall. As a team, the Lightning are 1st with a total of 282 goals scored while they've given up 224 goals this season, ranking 19th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.08%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 10th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6%, as they've attempted 4,599 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,496 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.9% as they have 3,476 attempts while they have given up 3,359 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 12th in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time, which is 25th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 2,578 face-off wins compared to 2,282 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53%. That ranks them 4th in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,565 hits and they have blocked 1,137 shots from the opposition, putting them 17th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 7th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.9% for the season, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 2,324 face-off wins compared to 2,502 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.2%. That is 29th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,632 hits and they have blocked 1,074 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Tampa Bay is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.4% as they've attempted 4,744 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,480 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.4% ranks 14th as they have 3,598 attempts while they have given up 3,406 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Nashville -105

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