Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Point Spread Picks 1/30/2019

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

PPG Paints Arena

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to PPG Paints Arena to play the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at -136 and the Penguins at +105.

Tampa Bay has a record of 37-10-2 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 199 goals and given up 140 goals for a point differential of +59. For the season they have an ATS record of 37-12-0 and an over/under record of 27-20-0. Pittsburgh has a record of 26-17-6 this year. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 172 goals and surrendered 152 for a goal differential of +20. Their record against the spread is 26-22-0 while their over/under record is 23-20-0.

Valuable Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 37-12-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 27-20-0 against the over/under this season

Important Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 26-22-0 straight up this year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 23-20-0 against the over/under this season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

01/25/19 C Tyler Johnson Lower Body is questionable Wednesday vs Pittsburgh

Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

10/15/18 D Justin Schultz Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Andrei Vasilevskiy has 20 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 928 shots against him and he's given up 70 goals. He's made 858 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Nikita Kucherov has accumulated 78 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 22 goals this year with 137 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 56 assists on the season and averages 19.4 minutes played per game. Brayden Point averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 24% by scoring 30 goals on 127 shots. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 65 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Sidney Crosby has scored 57 total points this year for the Penguins. He has 21 goals this season with 138 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 36 assists on the season and averages 20.7 minutes played per game. Matt Murray has 14 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Penguins. He has 707 shots against him and he's surrendered 65 goals. He's made 642 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Phil Kessel averages 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 20 goals on 131 shots. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 53 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning have allowed 158 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84% this year. That is 5th in the NHL. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 12.37% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 6th in the league. The Lightning have 76 total points this season, ranking 1st in the NHL in offense. They are 1st in the league with 199 goals while they've given up 140 goals, which is 24th overall. They have had 166 power play opportunities and scored 49 goals on those chances for a percentage of 30%. That is 1st in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Penguins are 5th with 172 goals scored while they are 14th in the NHL with 152 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.68%. They give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 11th place in the league. The Penguins have a total of 58 points this year, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 35 power play goals on 141 opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That ranks their power play unit 6th. They've allowed 138 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, which is 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Tampa Bay is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.7%, as they've attempted 2,893 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,817 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.8% as they have 2,205 attempts while they have given up 2,132 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 12th in the league. The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 50.4% of the time, which is 17th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.6% for the season. That is 15th overall in the NHL. They have 1,496 face-off wins compared to 1,466 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,191 hits and they have blocked 685 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Penguins are 25th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the season, which is 7th in the NHL. They have 1,486 face-off wins compared to 1,477 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That is 15th in the league. On defense Pittsburgh has 1,418 hits and they have blocked 746 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. Pittsburgh is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.6% as they've attempted 2,852 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,897 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.2% ranks 15th as they have 2,168 attempts while they have given up 2,151 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Pittsburgh +105

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