Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators NHL Point Spread Picks 4/1/2019

Monday, April 1, 2019

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Monday, April 1, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at -335 and the Senators at +230.

Tampa Bay has a record of 59-15-4 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 303 goals and given up 211 goals for a point differential of +92. For the season they have an ATS record of 59-19-0 and an over/under record of 42-33-0. Ottawa has a record of 28-44-6 this year. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 232 goals and surrendered 284 for a goal differential of -52. Their record against the spread is 28-50-0 while their over/under record is 41-32-0.

Valuable Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 59-19-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 42-33-0 against the over/under this season

Important Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 28-50-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 41-32-0 against the over/under this season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

03/30/19 D Anton Stralman Lower Body is questionable Monday vs Ottawa
03/30/19 D Victor Hedman Upper Body left last game, is questionable Monday vs Ottawa
03/20/19 D Dan Girardi Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/04/18 RW Marian Gaborik Back is out indefinitely
03/30/19 D Mark Borowiecki Upper Body is questionable Monday vs Tampa Bay
03/29/19 D Maxime Lajoie Hernia is out indefinitely
03/29/19 D Erik Brannstrom Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Andrei Vasilevskiy has 37 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 1,659 shots against him and he's given up 125 goals. He's made 1,534 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Nikita Kucherov has accumulated 122 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 39 goals this year with 240 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 83 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Brayden Point averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 40 goals on 186 shots. He has 50 assists, giving him a total of 90 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Chris Tierney has scored 46 total points this year for the Senators. He has 9 goals this season with 111 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 37 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Anders Nilsson has 13 wins and 19 losses this year in goal for the Senators. He has 1,051 shots against him and he's surrendered 98 goals. He's made 953 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Bobby Ryan averages 15.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 14 goals on 154 shots. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 40 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning have allowed 257 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85% this year. That is 3rd in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 12.03% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is ranked 3rd in the league. The Lightning have 122 total points this season, ranking 1st in the NHL in offense. They are 1st in the league with 303 goals while they've given up 211 goals, which is 26th overall. They have had 256 power play opportunities and scored 73 goals on those chances for a percentage of 29%. That is 1st in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Senators are 16th with 232 goals scored while they are 1st in the NHL with 284 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.99%. They give up 36 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 25th place in the league. The Senators have a total of 62 points this year, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 43 power play goals on 212 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks their power play unit 15th. They've allowed 208 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, which is 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

Tampa Bay is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6%, as they've attempted 4,526 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,416 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.8% as they have 3,462 attempts while they have given up 3,347 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 12th in the league. The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 50.3% of the time, which is 19th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.7% for the season. That is 13th overall in the NHL. They have 2,420 face-off wins compared to 2,304 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That ranks them 8th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,981 hits and they have blocked 1,069 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Senators are 29th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.8% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 2,279 face-off wins compared to 2,334 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.4%. That is 20th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 1,696 hits and they have blocked 1,329 shots from the opposition, which is 1st in the league. Ottawa is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 44.8% as they've attempted 4,184 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 5,155 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.2% ranks 31st as they have 3,159 attempts while they have given up 3,826 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa +230

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