Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Tips 3/2/2019

Saturday, March 2, 2019

Amalie Arena

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The Ottawa Senators travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, March 2, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Senators at +360 and the Lightning at -560.

Ottawa has a record of 22-37-5 this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 191 goals and given up 239 goals for a point differential of -48. For the season they have an ATS record of 22-41-0 and an over/under record of 35-24-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 49-12-4 this year. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 247 goals and surrendered 172 for a goal differential of +75. Their record against the spread is 49-15-0 while their over/under record is 33-28-0.

Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 22-41-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 35-24-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 49-15-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 33-28-0 against the over/under this season

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/04/18 RW Marian Gaborik Back is out indefinitely

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Anders Nilsson has 10 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has 846 shots against him and he's given up 82 goals. He's made 764 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Chris Tierney has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Senators. He has 7 goals this year with 97 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 34 assists on the season and averages 17.2 minutes played per game. Thomas Chabot averages 24.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 13 goals on 149 shots. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 47 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Nikita Kucherov has scored 104 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 30 goals this season with 187 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 74 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 29 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Lightning. He has 1,307 shots against him and he's surrendered 92 goals. He's made 1,215 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Brayden Point averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by scoring 36 goals on 158 shots. He has 44 assists, giving him a total of 80 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have allowed 172 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78% this year. That is 24th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.95% for the season. They allow 36 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 25th in the league. The Senators have 49 total points this season, ranking 31st in the NHL in offense. They are 16th in the league with 191 goals while they've given up 239 goals, which is 1st overall. They have had 177 power play opportunities and scored 37 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 14th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Lightning are 1st with 247 goals scored while they are 25th in the NHL with 172 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.81%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 3rd place in the league. The Lightning have a total of 102 points this year, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 63 power play goals on 215 opportunities for a percentage of 29%. That ranks their power play unit 1st. They've allowed 212 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%, which is 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45%, as they've attempted 3,470 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,244 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.5% as they have 2,627 attempts while they have given up 3,148 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 31st in the league. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 47.9% of the time, which is 28th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.1% for the season. That is 4th overall in the NHL. They have 1,942 face-off wins compared to 1,919 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That ranks them 13th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 1,364 hits and they have blocked 1,096 shots from the opposition, putting them 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.1% for the season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 1,990 face-off wins compared to 1,920 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,642 hits and they have blocked 900 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 3,777 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,708 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.6% ranks 12th as they have 2,878 attempts while they have given up 2,808 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -560

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