Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Parlay 11/15/2018

Thursday, November 15, 2018

PPG Paints Arena

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The Tampa Bay Lightning head to PPG Paints Arena to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, November 15, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Lightning at +104 and the Penguins at -115.

Tampa Bay has a record of 12-5-1 this year. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 64 goals and surrendered 50 goals for a point differential of +14. For the year they have an ATS mark of 12-6-0 and an over/under record of 8-9-0. Pittsburgh has a record of 7-6-3 this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 53 goals and given up 51 for a goal differential of +2. Their record against the spread is 7-9-0 while their over/under mark is 5-8-0.

Valuable Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 12-6-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 8-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 7-9-0 straight up this year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 5-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

11/08/18 LW Ondrej Palat Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

10/15/18 D Justin Schultz Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 GO Tristan Jarry Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Andrei Vasilevskiy has 9 wins and 3 losses this season in goal for the Lightning. He has 412 shots against him and he's surrendered 30 goals. He's made 382 stops for a save percentage of 93%. Brayden Point has scored 19 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 9 goals this season with 43 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 10 assists on the year and averages 17.1 minutes played per contest. Yanni Gourde averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by tallying 7 goals on 40 attempts. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 18 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Sidney Crosby has 19 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 8 goals this year with 47 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 11 assists on the year and averages 20.2 minutes played per contest. Matt Murray has 4 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has 281 shots against him and he's given up 32 goals. He's made 249 saves for a save percentage of 89%. Kris Letang averages 25.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 4 goals on 50 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 12 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning have given up 66 power play opportunities and surrendered 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88% this season. That is 3rd in the league. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.60% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 9th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Lightning are 2nd overall with 25 total points this year. They are 1st in the league with 64 goals and 21st in goals allowed with 50. They've had 63 power play chances and scored 15 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That is 9th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Penguins are 18th with a total of 53 goals scored while they are 19th with 51 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.15%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 13th in the league. The Penguins have a total of 17 points this season, which is 25th in the NHL. They have had 11 power play goals on 47 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 10th overall. They've given up 50 power play opportunities and surrendered 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 6th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Tampa Bay is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.6%, as they've attempted 1,097 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,029 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.4% as they have 817 attempts while they have given up 771 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 51.6% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 549 face-off wins compared to 544 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That ranks them 15th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 453 hits and they have blocked 258 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Penguins are 27th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53.2% for the season, which is 4th in the NHL. They have 534 face-off wins compared to 501 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That is 8th in the league. On defense Pittsburgh has 488 hits and they have blocked 245 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. Pittsburgh is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.5% as they've attempted 959 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 978 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.6% ranks 18th as they have 721 attempts while they have given up 733 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay +104 and over 6 total goals

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