Tampa Bay Lightning at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 12/22/2018

Saturday, December 22, 2018

Rogers Place

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Rogers Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, December 22, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at -177 and the Oilers at +135.

Tampa Bay has a record of 27-7-2 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 148 goals and given up 103 goals for a point differential of +45. For the season they have an ATS record of 26-9-0 and an over/under record of 19-14-0. Edmonton has a record of 18-14-3 this year. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 99 goals and surrendered 105 for a goal differential of -6. Their record against the spread is 18-17-0 while their over/under record is 14-18-0.

Valuable Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 26-9-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 19-14-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 18-17-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 14-18-0 against the over/under this season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/20/18 RW Ryan Callahan Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs Edmonton
12/18/18 RW Mathieu Joseph Lower Body IR (12/18)
11/29/18 D Anton Stralman Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/21/18 D Adam Larsson Foot is questionable Saturday vs Tampa Bay
12/19/18 LW Jujhar Khaira Suspension 2-game (eligible to return 12/29 vs San Jose)
12/13/18 D Kris Russell Undisclosed IR (12/13)
12/12/18 D Oscar Klefbom Hand IR (12/12)

Player Spotlight

Andrei Vasilevskiy has 11 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 541 shots against him and he's given up 38 goals. He's made 503 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Brayden Point has accumulated 45 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 21 goals this year with 94 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 18.2 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 15 goals on 97 shots. He has 37 assists, giving him a total of 52 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Leon Draisaitl has scored 42 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 16 goals this season with 90 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 21.7 minutes played per game. Mikko Koskinen has 11 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Oilers. He has 500 shots against him and he's surrendered 36 goals. He's made 464 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Connor McDavid averages 22.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 19 goals on 115 shots. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning have allowed 120 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84% this year. That is 4th in the NHL. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 12.32% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 6th in the league. The Lightning have 56 total points this season, ranking 1st in the NHL in offense. They are 1st in the league with 148 goals while they've given up 103 goals, which is 19th overall. They have had 126 power play opportunities and scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 29%. That is 2nd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Oilers are 20th with 99 goals scored while they are 17th in the NHL with 105 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.34%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 19th place in the league. The Oilers have a total of 39 points this year, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 21 power play goals on 109 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks their power play unit 18th. They've allowed 113 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, which is 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Tampa Bay is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.5%, as they've attempted 2,171 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,047 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.5% as they have 1,647 attempts while they have given up 1,552 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 50.6% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.4% for the season. That is 16th overall in the NHL. They have 1,108 face-off wins compared to 1,085 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That ranks them 13th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 878 hits and they have blocked 495 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 17th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.8% for the season, which is 15th in the NHL. They have 980 face-off wins compared to 1,085 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.5%. That is 29th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 903 hits and they have blocked 512 shots from the opposition, which is 12th in the league. Edmonton is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.8% as they've attempted 1,960 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,978 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.1% ranks 17th as they have 1,474 attempts while they have given up 1,466 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Edmonton +135

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