Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 3/7/2019

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Amalie Arena

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The Minnesota Wild head to Amalie Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, March 7, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Wild at +180 and the Lightning at -220.

Minnesota has a record of 32-27-8 this year. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've tallied 185 goals and surrendered 192 goals for a point differential of -7. For the year they have an ATS mark of 32-34-0 and an over/under record of 26-34-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 51-12-4 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 257 goals and given up 175 for a goal differential of +82. Their record against the spread is 50-16-0 while their over/under mark is 33-30-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 32-34-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 26-34-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 50-16-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 33-30-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/21/19 C Victor Rask Lower Body IR (02/21)
02/07/19 C Mikko Koivu Knee is out for season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has scored 34 total points this year for the Wild. He has 17 goals this season with 182 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 17.2 minutes played per contest. Zach Parise averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 24 goals on 209 attempts. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 55 points on the year. Devan Dubnyk has 26 wins and 21 losses this season in goal for the Wild. He has 1,556 shots against him and he's surrendered 138 goals. He's made 1,418 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Nikita Kucherov has 108 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 31 goals this year with 195 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 77 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Brayden Point averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by scoring 37 goals on 164 attempts. He has 44 assists, giving him a total of 81 points on the year. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 31 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 1,376 shots against him and he's given up 95 goals. He's made 1,281 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have 72 total points this year, which is 18th in the NHL. They've scored 185 goals while giving up 192 scores, which has them ranked 23rd and 20th respectively. They have had 198 power play chances and scored 41 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 14th in the league. The Wild have given up 205 power play opportunities and surrendered 41 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 8.74% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 15th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning are 1st in the league with a total of 106 points this season. They have 65 power play goals on 222 chances for a percentage of 29%. That is 1st in the NHL. They've given up 218 power play opportunities and surrendered 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 1st overall. As a team, the Lightning are 1st with a total of 257 goals scored while they've given up 175 goals this season, ranking 28th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.88%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 2nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3%, as they've attempted 3,824 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,782 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.9% as they have 2,885 attempts while they have given up 2,786 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 51.4% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.6% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 2,018 face-off wins compared to 2,017 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50%. That ranks them 18th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,311 hits and they have blocked 996 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th 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 2,053 face-off wins compared to 1,982 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,698 hits and they have blocked 928 shots from the opposition, which is 18th in the league. Tampa Bay is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5% as they've attempted 3,901 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,818 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.7% ranks 12th as they have 2,978 attempts while they have given up 2,890 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota +180

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