Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators NHL Parlay 1/6/2018

Saturday, January 6, 2018

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Tampa Bay Lightning head to Canadian Tire Centre to take on the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, January 6, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Lightning at -191 and the Senators at +172.

Tampa Bay has a record of 29-8-3 this year and away from home they have a record of 13-5-2-2. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 147 goals and surrendered 95 goals for a point differential of +52. For the year they have an ATS mark of 29-11-0 and an over/under record of 22-18-0. Ottawa has a record of 12-17-9, including 7-7-5-3 on home ice this year. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 99 goals and have given up 130 for a goal differential of -31. Their record against the spread is 12-26-0 while their over/under mark is 19-19-0.

Valuable Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 29-11-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 22-18-0 against the over/under this season

Important Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 12-26-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 19-19-0 against the over/under this season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/30/17 GO Peter Budaj Leg IR (12/29)

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/22/17 C Zack Smith Shoulder IR (12/21)
12/22/17 C Gabriel Dumont Ankle IR (12/16)
11/20/17 D Mark Borowiecki Concussion IR (11/19)
11/17/17 D Chris Wideman Hamstring IR (11/16)

Player Spotlight

Andrei Vasilevskiy has 26 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Lightning. He has 1,042 shots against him and he's surrendered 64 goals. He's made 978 stops for a save percentage of 94%. Nikita Kucherov has scored 57 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 26 goals this season with 144 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 31 assists on the year and averages 20.7 minutes played per contest. Brayden Point averages 19.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 16 goals on 100 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 36 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Mike Hoffman has 24 total points this season for the Senators. He has 9 goals this year with 128 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 15 assists on the year and averages 18.4 minutes played per contest. Craig Anderson has 9 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has 795 shots against him and he's given up 81 goals. He's made 714 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Mark Stone averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 15 goals on 85 attempts. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning have given up 133 power play opportunities and surrendered 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this season. That is 23rd in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.13% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 93%, ranking them 2nd in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Lightning are 1st overall with 61 total points this year. They are 1st in the league with 147 goals and 31st in goals allowed with 95. They've had 149 power play chances and scored 37 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That is 2nd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Senators are 29th with a total of 99 goals scored while they are 7th with 130 goals surrendered this season. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.59%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 29th in the league. The Senators have a total of 33 points this season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have had 20 power play goals on 128 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 26th overall. They've given up 110 power play opportunities and surrendered 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking 28th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Tampa Bay has a Corsi percentage of 52.7% as they've tried 2,498 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,244 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 6th in Corsi percentage. They are 9th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 52.4% as they have 1,875 shots while they've given up 1,700 attempts on defense. The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 54.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.9% for the year. That puts them 6th and 29th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,162 face-off wins as opposed to 1,315 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.9%. That is 30th overall in the NHL. On defense Tampa Bay has 770 hits and they've blocked 544 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 25th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Senators are 7th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.9% for the season, which is 24th in the NHL. They have 1,194 face-off wins compared to 1,085 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.4%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 877 hits and they have blocked 595 shots from the opposition, which is 18th in the league. Ottawa is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.3% as they've attempted 2,172 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,235 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.4% ranks 20th as they have 1,604 attempts while they have given up 1,640 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Ottawa +172 and under 5.5 total goals

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