Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers Expert NHL Picks 2/10/2019

Sunday, February 10, 2019

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The Tampa Bay Lightning head to BB&T Center to take on the Florida Panthers on Sunday, February 10, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Lightning at -140 and the Panthers at +115.

Tampa Bay has a record of 39-11-4 this year. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 207 goals and surrendered 150 goals for a point differential of +57. For the year they have an ATS mark of 39-15-0 and an over/under record of 27-25-0. Florida has a record of 22-22-8 this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 161 goals and given up 180 for a goal differential of -19. Their record against the spread is 22-30-0 while their over/under mark is 26-20-0.

Valuable Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 39-15-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 27-25-0 against the over/under this season

Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 22-30-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 26-20-0 against the over/under this season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out for season

Player Spotlight

Nikita Kucherov has scored 81 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 22 goals this season with 147 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 59 assists on the year and averages 19.5 minutes played per contest. Brayden Point averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by tallying 31 goals on 138 attempts. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 66 points on the year. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 21 wins and 7 losses this season in goal for the Lightning. He has 1,062 shots against him and he's surrendered 77 goals. He's made 985 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Aleksander Barkov has 52 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 19 goals this year with 127 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 33 assists on the year and averages 22.9 minutes played per contest. Evgenii Dadonov averages 19 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 19 goals on 137 attempts. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the year. Roberto Luongo has 11 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has 729 shots against him and he's given up 75 goals. He's made 654 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning have 82 total points this year, which is 1st in the NHL. They've scored 207 goals while giving up 150 scores, which has them ranked 1st and 26th respectively. They have had 177 power play chances and scored 51 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 29%. That is 1st in the league. The Lightning have given up 175 power play opportunities and surrendered 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking them 2nd when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.72% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 4th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers are 25th in the league with a total of 52 points this season. They have 49 power play goals on 181 chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 2nd in the NHL. They've given up 146 power play opportunities and surrendered 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 11th overall. As a team, the Panthers are 15th with a total of 161 goals scored while they've given up 180 goals this season, ranking 4th in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.23%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 31st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Tampa Bay is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.7%, as they've attempted 3,178 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,096 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.8% as they have 2,419 attempts while they have given up 2,345 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 12th in the league. The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 50.1% of the time, which is 19th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.9% for the season. That is 13th overall in the NHL. They have 1,645 face-off wins compared to 1,597 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That ranks them 11th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,378 hits and they have blocked 751 shots from the opposition, putting them 18th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Panthers are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 1,596 face-off wins compared to 1,672 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense Florida has 1,144 hits and they have blocked 686 shots from the opposition, which is 29th in the league. Florida is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.3% as they've attempted 3,054 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,903 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.3% ranks 10th as they have 2,339 attempts while they have given up 2,217 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -140

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