Calgary Flames at Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 2/12/2019

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Amalie Arena

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The Calgary Flames head to Amalie Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Flames at +118 and the Lightning at -155.

Calgary has a record of 34-15-6 this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 202 goals and surrendered 161 goals for a point differential of +41. For the year they have an ATS mark of 34-21-0 and an over/under record of 32-22-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 41-11-4 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 217 goals and given up 156 for a goal differential of +61. Their record against the spread is 40-15-0 while their over/under mark is 28-25-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 34-21-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 32-22-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 40-15-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 28-25-0 against the over/under this season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

11/28/18 D Juuso Valimaki Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

02/11/19 LW Ondrej Palat Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Calgary

Player Spotlight

Johnny Gaudreau has scored 75 total points this year for the Flames. He has 29 goals this season with 178 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 46 assists on the year and averages 20.3 minutes played per contest. Sean Monahan averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 27 goals on 168 attempts. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 63 points on the year. David Rittich has 20 wins and 4 losses this season in goal for the Flames. He has 896 shots against him and he's surrendered 76 goals. He's made 820 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Brayden Point has 69 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 32 goals this year with 140 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 23%. He has a total of 37 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Nikita Kucherov averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 24 goals on 153 attempts. He has 60 assists, giving him a total of 84 points on the year. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 22 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 1,094 shots against him and he's given up 81 goals. He's made 1,013 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have 74 total points this year, which is 2nd in the NHL. They've scored 202 goals while giving up 161 scores, which has them ranked 3rd and 21st respectively. They have had 197 power play chances and scored 44 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 9th in the league. The Flames have given up 178 power play opportunities and surrendered 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 18th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.41% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 20th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning are 1st in the league with a total of 86 points this season. They have 53 power play goals on 182 chances for a percentage of 29%. That is 1st in the NHL. They've given up 180 power play opportunities and surrendered 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 2nd overall. As a team, the Lightning are 1st with a total of 217 goals scored while they've given up 156 goals this season, ranking 27th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.90%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 5th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.8%, as they've attempted 3,268 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,924 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.4% as they have 2,442 attempts while they have given up 2,221 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 6th in the league. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 53.7% of the time, which is 7th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.3% for the season. That is 25th overall in the NHL. They have 1,721 face-off wins compared to 1,550 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.6%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Calgary has 793 hits and they have blocked 703 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50% for the season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 1,716 face-off wins compared to 1,666 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That is 11th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,429 hits and they have blocked 776 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. Tampa Bay is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6% as they've attempted 3,282 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,206 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.7% ranks 12th as they have 2,498 attempts while they have given up 2,430 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Calgary +118

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