Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils NHL Picks & Predictions 12/3/2018

Monday, December 3, 2018

Prudential Center

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Prudential Center to play the New Jersey Devils on Monday, December 3, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at -155 and the Devils at +125.

Tampa Bay has a record of 19-7-1 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 103 goals and given up 79 goals for a point differential of +24. For the season they have an ATS record of 18-8-0 and an over/under record of 13-11-0. New Jersey is 9-11-5 this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 74 goals and surrendered 86 for a goal differential of -12. Their record against the spread is 9-15-0 while their over/under record is 14-8-0.

Valuable Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 18-8-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 13-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 9-15-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 14-8-0 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 New Jersey Devils Injuries

11/17/18 D Sami Vatanen Lower Body is out indefinitely
11/13/18 C Brian Boyle Upper Body IR (11/11)
11/03/18 RW Stefan Noesen Upper Body IR (11/03)
10/26/18 D Ben Lovejoy Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/23/18 D Steven Santini Facial IR (10/23)
10/05/18 LW Jesper Bratt Jaw is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Nikita Kucherov has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 11 goals this year with 71 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 18.5 minutes played per game. Brayden Point averages 17.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 26% by scoring 19 goals on 73 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the season. 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%.

Player Spotlight

Kyle Palmieri has scored 22 total points this year for the Devils. He has 12 goals this season with 74 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 18.4 minutes played per game. Taylor Hall averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 8 goals on 89 shots. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 27 points on the season. Keith Kinkaid has 9 wins and 6 losses this year in goal for the Devils. He has 637 shots against him and he's surrendered 58 goals. He's made 579 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning have 39 total points this season, which ranks them 1st in the NHL. They are 1st in the league in goals scored with 103 while they've given up 79 goals, ranking them 15th overall. They have had 98 power play opportunities and have scored 27 goals on those chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 6th in the NHL. The Lightning have allowed 95 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 10th in the league when short-handed. 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%. That puts them 12th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils are 28th in the NHL with a total of 23 points this year. They have 16 power play goals on 82 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks them 17th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 86 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. That is 4th in the NHL. As a team, the Devils are 23rd in the league with 74 goals scored while they've given up 86 goals, which is 7th overall. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.81%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 26th in the NHL.

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 13th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 664 hits and they have blocked 373 shots from the opposition, putting them 15th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Devils are 28th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.3% for the season, which is 4th in the NHL. They have 742 face-off wins compared to 846 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.7%. That is 30th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 554 hits and they have blocked 360 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. New Jersey is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.9% as they've attempted 1,451 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,456 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51% ranks 11th as they have 1,140 attempts while they have given up 1,096 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -155

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