Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Picks & Predictions 11/10/2018

Saturday, November 10, 2018

Amalie Arena

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The Ottawa Senators head to Amalie Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, November 10, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Senators at +260 and the Lightning at -295.

Ottawa has a record of 6-7-3 this year. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 55 goals and surrendered 67 goals for a point differential of -12. For the year they have an ATS mark of 6-10-0 and an over/under record of 12-2-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 12-3-1 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 59 goals and given up 42 for a goal differential of +17. Their record against the spread is 12-4-0 while their over/under mark is 7-8-0.

Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 6-10-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 12-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 12-4-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 7-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/30/18 LW Zack Smith Facial IR (10/30)
10/12/18 LW Alex Formenton Concussion IR (10/12)
10/12/18 D Cody Ceci Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/12/18 LW Ryan Dzingel Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Marian Gaborik Back is out indefinitely
10/01/18 C Jean-Gabriel Pageau Achilles is out indefinitely

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

11/08/18 LW Ondrej Palat Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/29/18 D Victor Hedman Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Thomas Chabot has scored 22 total points this year for the Senators. He has 5 goals this season with 46 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 23.1 minutes played per contest. Chris Tierney averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by tallying 2 goals on 29 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the year. Craig Anderson has 6 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Senators. He has 550 shots against him and he's surrendered 51 goals. He's made 499 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Brayden Point has 19 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 9 goals this year with 36 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 25%. He has a total of 10 assists on the year and averages 17.1 minutes played per contest. Yanni Gourde averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 7 goals on 38 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the year. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 9 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 378 shots against him and he's given up 24 goals. He's made 354 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have 15 total points this year, which is 21st in the NHL. They've scored 55 goals while giving up 67 scores, which has them ranked 3rd and 1st respectively. They have had 50 power play chances and scored 13 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 26%. That is 9th in the league. The Senators have given up 52 power play opportunities and surrendered 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 67%, ranking them 31st when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.85% for the year. They allow 39 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 20th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning are 1st in the league with a total of 25 points this season. They have 14 power play goals on 59 chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 12th in the NHL. They've given up 61 power play opportunities and surrendered 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 90%, ranking 2nd overall. As a team, the Lightning are 1st with a total of 59 goals scored while they've given up 42 goals this season, ranking 23rd in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.81%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 6th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 42.9%, as they've attempted 853 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,135 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 43.3% as they have 642 attempts while they have given up 839 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 30th in the league. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 44.5% of the time, which is 31st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 55.5% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 521 face-off wins compared to 514 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That ranks them 16th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 323 hits and they have blocked 296 shots from the opposition, putting them 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 14th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.1% for the season, which is 18th in the NHL. They have 483 face-off wins compared to 480 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That is 17th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 396 hits and they have blocked 240 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. Tampa Bay is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8% as they've attempted 971 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 939 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51% ranks 10th as they have 728 attempts while they have given up 699 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa +260

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