Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Picks & Predictions 10/26/2018

Friday, October 26, 2018

T-Mobile Arena

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The Tampa Bay Lightning head to T-Mobile Arena to take on the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday, October 26, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Lightning at -120 and the Golden Knights at -109.

Tampa Bay has a record of 6-1-1 this year. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 29 goals and surrendered 18 goals for a point differential of +11. For the year they have an ATS mark of 5-2-0 and an over/under record of 3-4-0. Vegas has a record of 4-4-1 this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 20 goals and given up 24 for a goal differential of -4. Their record against the spread is 4-4-0 while their over/under mark is 3-5-0.

Valuable Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 5-2-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 3-4-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 4-4-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 3-5-0 against the over/under this season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/24/18 D Deryk Engelland Undisclosed IR (10/24)
10/10/18 C Paul Stastny Lower Body is out indefinitely
09/02/18 D Nate Schmidt Suspension 20-game suspension (eligible to return 11/18 vs Edmonton)

Player Spotlight

Brayden Point has scored 8 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 5 goals this season with 20 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 25%. He has a total of 3 assists on the year and averages 17.4 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 25% by tallying 4 goals on 16 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the year. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 4 wins and 1 loss this season in goal for the Lightning. He has 187 shots against him and he's surrendered 11 goals. He's made 176 stops for a save percentage of 94%.

Player Spotlight

Jon Marchessault has 10 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 5 goals this year with 41 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 19.9 minutes played per contest. William Karlsson averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 2 goals on 15 attempts. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 4 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 188 shots against him and he's given up 18 goals. He's made 170 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning have 13 total points this year, which is 4th in the NHL. They've scored 29 goals while giving up 18 scores, which has them ranked 12th and 29th respectively. They have had 31 power play chances and scored 8 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 26%. That is 11th in the league. The Lightning have given up 33 power play opportunities and surrendered 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 97%, ranking them 1st when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.07% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 93%, which is 3rd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights are 19th in the league with a total of 9 points this season. They have 2 power play goals on 28 chances for a percentage of 7%. That is 31st in the NHL. They've given up 25 power play opportunities and surrendered 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 7th overall. As a team, the Golden Knights are 28th with a total of 20 goals scored while they've given up 24 goals this season, ranking 23rd in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 6.62%. As a unit they give up 24 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 22nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Tampa Bay is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.3%, as they've attempted 488 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 463 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.6% as they have 363 attempts while they have given up 354 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 12th in the league. The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 49.5% of the time, which is 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.5% for the season. That is 11th overall in the NHL. They have 229 face-off wins compared to 248 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48%. That ranks them 24th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 165 hits and they have blocked 109 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 61.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 38.6% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 265 face-off wins compared to 272 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense Vegas has 242 hits and they have blocked 107 shots from the opposition, which is 24th in the league. Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 58.6% as they've attempted 594 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 419 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 57.4% ranks 3rd as they have 421 attempts while they have given up 312 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -120

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