Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 3/20/2019

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Capital One Arena

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The Tampa Bay Lightning head to Capital One Arena to take on the Washington Capitals on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Lightning at -150 and the Capitals at +116.

Tampa Bay has a record of 56-13-4 this year. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 281 goals and surrendered 190 goals for a point differential of +91. For the year they have an ATS mark of 56-17-0 and an over/under record of 37-33-0. Washington has a record of 42-23-7 this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 244 goals and given up 224 for a goal differential of +20. Their record against the spread is 42-30-0 while their over/under mark is 38-31-0.

Valuable Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 56-17-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 37-33-0 against the over/under this season

Important Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 42-30-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 38-31-0 against the over/under this season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

03/18/19 D Anton Stralman Lower Body is questionable Wednesday vs Washington
03/18/19 D Dan Girardi Lower Body is questionable Wednesday vs Washington

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Nikita Kucherov has scored 117 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 35 goals this season with 216 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 82 assists on the year and averages 19.7 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 22% by tallying 38 goals on 172 attempts. He has 49 assists, giving him a total of 87 points on the year. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 35 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Lightning. He has 1,523 shots against him and he's surrendered 107 goals. He's made 1,416 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Nicklas Backstrom has 67 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 18 goals this year with 155 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 49 assists on the year and averages 20 minutes played per contest. Alex Ovechkin averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 48 goals on 290 attempts. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 81 points on the year. Braden Holtby has 27 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has 1,588 shots against him and he's given up 145 goals. He's made 1,443 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning have 116 total points this year, which is 1st in the NHL. They've scored 281 goals while giving up 190 scores, which has them ranked 1st and 28th respectively. They have had 236 power play chances and scored 67 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 28%. That is 1st in the league. The Lightning have given up 238 power play opportunities and surrendered 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%, ranking them 1st when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.90% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 3rd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Capitals are 6th in the league with a total of 91 points this season. They have 46 power play goals on 211 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 9th in the NHL. They've given up 243 power play opportunities and surrendered 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 21st overall. As a team, the Capitals are 6th with a total of 244 goals scored while they've given up 224 goals this season, ranking 13th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.16%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 17th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Tampa Bay is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.7%, as they've attempted 4,242 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,132 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.9% as they have 3,244 attempts while they have given up 3,126 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 12th in the league. The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 50.2% of the time, which is 19th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.8% for the season. That is 13th overall in the NHL. They have 2,251 face-off wins compared to 2,155 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.1%. That ranks them 9th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,857 hits and they have blocked 1,006 shots from the opposition, putting them 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Capitals are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 1,892 face-off wins compared to 2,264 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.5%. That is 31st in the league. On defense Washington has 1,648 hits and they have blocked 1,102 shots from the opposition, which is 9th in the league. Washington is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.9% as they've attempted 4,140 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,327 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.3% ranks 19th as they have 3,137 attempts while they have given up 3,225 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -150

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