Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche NHL Picks & Predictions 10/24/2018

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Pepsi Center

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The Tampa Bay Lightning head to Pepsi Center to take on the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Lightning at -130 and the Avalanche at +118.

Tampa Bay has a record of 5-1-1 this year. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 28 goals and surrendered 18 goals for a point differential of +10. For the year they have an ATS mark of 5-2-0 and an over/under record of 3-4-0. Colorado has a record of 6-1-2 this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have scored 33 goals and given up 20 for a goal differential of +13. Their record against the spread is 5-3-0 while their over/under mark is 4-4-0.

Valuable Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 5-2-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 3-4-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 5-3-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 4-4-0 against the over/under this season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/18/18 LW J.T. Compher Head is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Anton Lindholm Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Brayden Point has scored 8 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 5 goals this season with 19 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 26%. He has a total of 3 assists on the year and averages 17.6 minutes played per contest. Yanni Gourde averages 17.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 29% by tallying 4 goals on 14 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the year. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 3 wins and 1 loss this season in goal for the Lightning. He has 165 shots against him and he's surrendered 11 goals. He's made 154 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Nathan MacKinnon has 15 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 8 goals this year with 40 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 21.6 minutes played per contest. Carl Soderberg averages 15.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 3 goals on 16 attempts. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 6 points on the year. Semyon Varlamov has 4 wins and no losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 211 shots against him and he's given up 10 goals. He's made 201 saves for a save percentage of 95%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning have 11 total points this year, which is 5th in the NHL. They've scored 28 goals while giving up 18 scores, which has them ranked 9th and 28th respectively. They have had 28 power play chances and scored 7 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That is 11th in the league. The Lightning have given up 29 power play opportunities and surrendered 1 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 97%, ranking them 1st when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.76% for the year. They allow 35 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 93%, which is 4th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche are 2nd in the league with a total of 14 points this season. They have 9 power play goals on 33 chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 9th in the NHL. They've given up 42 power play opportunities and surrendered 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 90%, ranking 3rd overall. As a team, the Avalanche are 3rd with a total of 33 goals scored while they've given up 20 goals this season, ranking 25th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.79%. As a unit they give up 35 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 94%, putting them 1st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Tampa Bay is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.1%, as they've attempted 437 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 419 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.9% as they have 330 attempts while they have given up 318 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 12th in the league. The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 50.6% of the time, which is 17th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.4% for the season. That is 15th overall in the NHL. They have 206 face-off wins compared to 222 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That ranks them 24th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 146 hits and they have blocked 101 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 21st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 233 face-off wins compared to 313 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 42.7%. That is 30th in the league. On defense Colorado has 165 hits and they have blocked 145 shots from the opposition, which is 3rd in the league. Colorado is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 44.6% as they've attempted 469 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 582 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.2% ranks 27th as they have 360 attempts while they have given up 437 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -130

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