Tampa Bay Lightning at Arizona Coyotes NHL Picks & Predictions 10/27/2018

Saturday, October 27, 2018

Gila River Arena

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday, October 27, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at -175 and the Coyotes at +130.

Tampa Bay has a record of 6-1-1 this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 29 goals and given up 18 goals for a point differential of +11. For the season they have an ATS record of 6-2-0 and an over/under record of 3-5-0. Arizona is 4-5-0 this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 19 goals and surrendered 19 for a goal differential of 0. Their record against the spread is 3-5-0 while their over/under record is 1-6-0.

Valuable Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 6-2-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 3-5-0 against the over/under this season

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 3-5-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 1-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

10/04/18 C Alex Galchenyuk Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Conor Garland Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C Dave Bolland Back is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Jakob Chychrun Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Josh Archibald Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C Laurent Dauphin Knee is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Marian Hossa Illness is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Nicholas Merkley Knee is out indefinitely
10/03/18 C Christian Dvorak Lower Body IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Yanni Gourde has accumulated 8 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 4 goals this year with 16 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 25%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 17.4 minutes played per game. Brayden Point averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 25% by scoring 5 goals on 20 shots. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the season. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 4 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Lightning. He has 187 shots against him and he's given up 11 goals. He's made 176 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Player Spotlight

Vinnie Hinostroza has scored 4 total points this year for the Coyotes. He has 2 goals this season with 21 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 15.6 minutes played per game. Clayton Keller averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 3 goals on 20 shots. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 5 points on the season. Antti Raanta has 2 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Coyotes. He has 158 shots against him and he's surrendered 14 goals. He's made 144 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning have 13 total points this season, which ranks them 6th in the NHL. They are 15th in the league in goals scored with 29 while they've given up 18 goals, ranking them 30th overall. They have had 31 power play opportunities and have scored 8 goals on those chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 11th in the NHL. The Lightning have allowed 33 power play opportunities and have given up 1 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 97%, putting them 1st in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.07% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%. That puts them 3rd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes are 25th in the NHL with a total of 8 points this year. They have 3 power play goals on 25 opportunities for a percentage of 12%. That ranks them 26th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 23 power play opportunities and have given up 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 91%. That is 2nd in the NHL. As a team, the Coyotes are 30th in the league with 19 goals scored while they've given up 19 goals, which is 29th overall. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.79%. As a team they give up 25 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 7th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Tampa Bay is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.3%, as they've attempted 488 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 463 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.6% as they have 363 attempts while they have given up 354 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 12th in the league. The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 49.5% of the time, which is 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.5% for the season. That is 11th overall in the NHL. They have 229 face-off wins compared to 248 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48%. That ranks them 24th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 165 hits and they have blocked 109 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Coyotes are 11th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 261 face-off wins compared to 237 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.4%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Arizona has 156 hits and they have blocked 107 shots from the opposition, which is 25th in the league. Arizona is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.6% as they've attempted 513 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 426 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.3% ranks 6th as they have 379 attempts while they have given up 319 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -175

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