Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks & Predictions 12/4/2018

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Little Ceasars Arena

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Little Ceasars Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at -195 and the Red Wings at +148.

Tampa Bay has a record of 19-7-1 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 103 goals and given up 79 goals for a point differential of +24. For the season they have an ATS record of 19-8-0 and an over/under record of 14-11-0. Detroit has a record of 12-12-3 this year. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 76 goals and surrendered 87 for a goal differential of -11. Their record against the spread is 12-14-0 while their over/under record is 13-12-0.

Valuable Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 19-8-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 14-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 12-14-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 13-12-0 against the over/under this season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/01/18 LW Adam Erne Illness is questionable Monday vs New Jersey
11/29/18 D Anton Stralman Upper Body is out indefinitely
11/15/18 GO Andrei Vasilevskiy Foot is out indefinitely

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

12/01/18 D Trevor Daley Lower Body is questionable Sunday vs Colorado
11/18/18 LW Darren Helm Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Evgeny Svechnikov Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Louis Domingue has 10 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 441 shots against him and he's given up 46 goals. He's made 395 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Brayden Point has accumulated 34 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 19 goals this year with 73 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 26%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 17.8 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 11 goals on 71 shots. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Dylan Larkin has scored 22 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 10 goals this season with 92 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 21.4 minutes played per game. Jimmy Howard has 9 wins and 6 losses this year in goal for the Red Wings. He has 626 shots against him and he's surrendered 48 goals. He's made 578 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Andreas Athanasiou averages 16.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 11 goals on 75 shots. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 16 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning have allowed 95 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this year. That is 10th in the NHL. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.51% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 12th in the league. The Lightning have 39 total points this season, ranking 1st in the NHL in offense. They are 1st in the league with 103 goals while they've given up 79 goals, which is 17th overall. They have had 98 power play opportunities and scored 27 goals on those chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 6th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Red Wings are 20th with 76 goals scored while they are 9th in the NHL with 87 goals allowed this year. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.67%. They give up 35 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 10th place in the league. The Red Wings have a total of 27 points this year, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 15 power play goals on 76 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks their power play unit 15th. They've allowed 97 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, which is 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Tampa Bay is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.3%, as they've attempted 1,612 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,533 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.2% as they have 1,217 attempts while they have given up 1,160 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 51.2% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.8% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 821 face-off wins compared to 809 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 664 hits and they have blocked 373 shots from the opposition, putting them 18th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Red Wings are 17th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.7% for the season, which is 14th in the NHL. They have 924 face-off wins compared to 832 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.6%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Detroit has 584 hits and they have blocked 358 shots from the opposition, which is 23rd in the league. Detroit is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.5% as they've attempted 1,449 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,669 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.6% ranks 29th as they have 1,101 attempts while they have given up 1,311 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Detroit +148

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