Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets Game 4 Picks & Predictions 4/16/2019

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Nationwide Arena

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday in Game 4 of their series. Columbus won Game 3 by a score of 3-1 to take a commanding 3-0 series lead. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at -145 and the Blue Jackets at +131.

Tampa Bay had a regular season record of 62-16-4 this season. They were 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 319 goals and given up 221 goals for a point differential of +98. For the season they have an ATS record of 62-22-0 and an over/under record of 45-36-0. Columbus was 47-31-4 this season. They were 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 256 goals and surrendered 231 for a goal differential of +25. Their record against the spread is 49-35-0 while their over/under record is 32-46-0.

Valuable Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 62-22-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 45-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 49-35-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 32-46-0 against the over/under this season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

04/14/19 RW Nikita Kucherov Suspension Served is probable Tuesday vs Columbus
04/14/19 D Victor Hedman Undisclosed is questionable Tuesday vs Columbus

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

04/14/19 D Adam McQuaid Concussion is questionable Tuesday vs Tampa Bay
02/21/19 D Ryan Murray Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 98 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 45 goals this year with 234 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 53 assists on the season and averages 18.3 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov averages 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 41 goals on 246 shots. He has 87 assists, giving him a total of 128 points on the season. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 39 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 1,713 shots against him and he's given up 128 goals. He's made 1,585 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Cam Atkinson has scored 69 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 41 goals this season with 295 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 19.4 minutes played per game. Artemi Panarin averages 19.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 28 goals on 191 shots. He has 59 assists, giving him a total of 87 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 37 wins and 24 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,756 shots against him and he's surrendered 153 goals. He's made 1,603 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning have 128 total points this season, which ranks them 1st in the NHL. They are 1st in the league in goals scored with 319 while they've given up 221 goals, ranking them 24th overall. They have had 262 power play opportunities and have scored 74 goals on those chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 1st in the NHL. The Lightning have allowed 267 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, putting them 1st in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 12.18% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 3rd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 13th in the NHL with a total of 98 points this year. They have 34 power play goals on 221 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks them 28th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 200 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. That is 2nd in the NHL. As a team, the Blue Jackets are 12th in the league with 256 goals scored while they've given up 231 goals, which is 21st overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.88%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 18th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Tampa Bay is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3%, as they've attempted 4,716 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,666 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.4% as they have 3,604 attempts while they have given up 3,541 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 50% of the time, which is 19th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50% for the season. That is 13th overall in the NHL. They have 2,520 face-off wins compared to 2,401 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That ranks them 8th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 2,116 hits and they have blocked 1,125 shots from the opposition, putting them 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 11th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 2,434 face-off wins compared to 2,410 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That is 16th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,741 hits and they have blocked 1,076 shots from the opposition, which is 27th in the league. Columbus is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.9% as they've attempted 4,572 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,402 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.7% ranks 9th as they have 3,565 attempts while they have given up 3,326 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Columbus +131

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