Tampa Bay Lightning at Nashville Predators NHL Picks & Predictions 11/19/2018

Monday, November 19, 2018

Bridgestone Arena

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Monday, November 19, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at +127 and the Predators at -140.

Tampa Bay has a record of 14-5-1 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 74 goals and given up 58 goals for a point differential of +16. For the season they have an ATS record of 14-6-0 and an over/under record of 10-9-0. Nashville is 14-5-1 this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have scored 67 goals and surrendered 47 for a goal differential of +20. Their record against the spread is 14-6-0 while their over/under record is 9-10-0.

Valuable Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 14-6-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 10-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 14-6-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 9-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

11/17/18 D Anton Stralman Undisclosed is questionable Monday vs Nashville
11/15/18 GO Andrei Vasilevskiy Foot is out indefinitely
11/08/18 LW Ondrej Palat Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

11/15/18 D P.K. Subban Undisclosed IR (11/15)
11/12/18 LW Viktor Arvidsson Upper Body IR (11/12)
10/25/18 D Dan Hamhuis Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Yanni Gourde has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 8 goals this year with 42 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 17.2 minutes played per game. Brayden Point averages 17.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 28% by scoring 14 goals on 50 shots. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Louis Domingue has 5 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 226 shots against him and he's given up 25 goals. He's made 201 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Filip Forsberg has scored 18 total points this year for the Predators. He has 12 goals this season with 70 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Ryan Johansen averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 3 goals on 41 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 18 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 7 wins and 2 losses this year in goal for the Predators. He has 316 shots against him and he's surrendered 18 goals. He's made 298 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning have 29 total points this season, which ranks them 1st in the NHL. They are 1st in the league in goals scored with 74 while they've given up 58 goals, ranking them 17th overall. They have had 74 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 30%. That is 3rd in the NHL. The Lightning have allowed 75 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 7th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.28% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 11th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators are 2nd in the NHL with a total of 29 points this year. They have 10 power play goals on 78 opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That ranks them 31st in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 64 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. That is 17th in the NHL. As a team, the Predators are 6th in the league with 67 goals scored while they've given up 47 goals, which is 30th overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.24%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 3rd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Tampa Bay is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51%, as they've attempted 1,204 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,157 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.8% as they have 892 attempts while they have given up 865 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 51% of the time, which is 15th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49% for the season. That is 17th overall in the NHL. They have 613 face-off wins compared to 607 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That ranks them 15th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 512 hits and they have blocked 292 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators are 8th 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 24th in the NHL. They have 661 face-off wins compared to 619 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Nashville has 298 hits and they have blocked 249 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Nashville is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.5% as they've attempted 1,169 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,059 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.3% ranks 6th as they have 888 attempts while they have given up 810 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Tampa Bay +127

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