Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Game Picks 2/16/2019

Saturday, February 16, 2019

Amalie Arena

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The Montreal Canadiens head to Amalie Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, February 16, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Canadiens at +170 and the Lightning at -210.

Montreal has a record of 31-19-7 this year. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 173 goals and surrendered 165 goals for a point differential of +8. For the year they have an ATS mark of 31-26-0 and an over/under record of 25-30-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 43-11-4 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 229 goals and given up 159 for a goal differential of +70. Their record against the spread is 43-15-0 while their over/under mark is 30-25-0.

Valuable Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 31-26-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 25-30-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 43-15-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 30-25-0 against the over/under this season

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

02/09/19 LW Paul Byron Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

02/14/19 D Erik Cernak Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs Montreal

Player Spotlight

Tomas Tatar has scored 41 total points this year for the Canadiens. He has 18 goals this season with 144 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 23 assists on the year and averages 16.4 minutes played per contest. Max Domi averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 17 goals on 127 attempts. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the year. Carey Price has 23 wins and 14 losses this season in goal for the Canadiens. He has 1,277 shots against him and he's surrendered 108 goals. He's made 1,169 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Brayden Point has 74 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 33 goals this year with 142 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 23%. He has a total of 41 assists on the year and averages 18.6 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 26 goals on 160 attempts. He has 66 assists, giving him a total of 92 points on the year. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 24 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 1,148 shots against him and he's given up 84 goals. He's made 1,064 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens have 69 total points this year, which is 10th in the NHL. They've scored 173 goals while giving up 165 scores, which has them ranked 14th and 23rd respectively. They have had 181 power play chances and scored 24 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That is 30th in the league. The Canadiens have given up 182 power play opportunities and surrendered 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 20th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.07% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 9th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning are 1st in the league with a total of 90 points this season. They have 57 power play goals on 191 chances for a percentage of 30%. That is 1st in the NHL. They've given up 186 power play opportunities and surrendered 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 3rd overall. As a team, the Lightning are 1st with a total of 229 goals scored while they've given up 159 goals this season, ranking 27th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 12.21%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 4th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Montreal is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.2%, as they've attempted 3,665 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,219 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.2% as they have 2,608 attempts while they have given up 2,387 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 7th in the league. The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 52.4% of the time, which is 9th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.6% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 1,639 face-off wins compared to 1,796 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.7%. That ranks them 28th in the league. On defense Montreal has 1,544 hits and they have blocked 832 shots from the opposition, putting them 14th 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 1,771 face-off wins compared to 1,728 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That is 11th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,472 hits and they have blocked 801 shots from the opposition, which is 20th in the league. Tampa Bay is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5% as they've attempted 3,382 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,312 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.6% ranks 13th as they have 2,573 attempts while they have given up 2,511 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Montreal +170

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