Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 10/19/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (+125) Lightning (-145)

Andrei Vasilevskiy and the Tampa Bay Lightning play the Florida Panthers at Amalie Arena on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Panthers coming in at +125 and the Lightning are at -145. The O/U has been set at 5.5.

The Panthers were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 5-1 victory against the Islanders in their previous game. The Panthers had a good offensive outing in the win. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 5 of the 29 shots they attempted. Additionally, they had 1 power play opportunity but weren't able to score. Florida accrued 6 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Corsi for the Panthers was sitting at 64 and the Corsi against was at 41 meaning they had a Corsi percentage of 61.0%. Their Fenwick was 43 and the Fenwick against finished at 31, meaning they had a Fenwick percentage of 58.1%. They accrued 21 face-off wins when at even strength and lost on 30 attempts to gain puck control. Their offensive zone starts were rated at 49.7% and their PDO rating was 117.2 for this one.

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With regard to their scoring, the Florida Panthers have notched 10 goals (4th in the National Hockey League) so far this year and have given up 5. For the season, they sit with 4 points and their points percentage sits at 1.000. Florida comes into the game with 7 power play chances and they have scored 0 goals out of those chances, earning them a rate of 0.00%. When at even strength, the Panthers have allowed the opponent to score 2 goals while scoring 10 on offense. Florida has tried 68 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 14.7%. The Panthers have had 77 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .935. Florida Panthers opponents have 13 power play opportunities (1st in pro hockey) and have tallied 3 goals in those chances.

The player in the crease for this game is Spencer Knight. Throughout his time in hockey, Knight has earned 1 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .333. His save percentage is .919 in his 207 mins guarding the cage. Knight has seen 99 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 91 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 8 goals versus Knight in his professional career and his goals against average is 2.32. He has accumulated a record of 4-0-0 and he was named the starter in 3 games. Knight has taken the ice for 4 contests during his hockey career.

The last time they were on the ice, Tampa Bay faced off against the Capitals in a matchup where the Lightning notched a win by a final score of 2-1. They had 1 power play attempt in this contest but weren't able to score a goal. The Lightning tallied 2 goals of the 24 shots on goal they tried. Their PDO at even strength was 105 and they finished the game with an oZS percentage of 49.3%. Tampa Bay had a 54.0% Corsi rating. These Corsi stats tell us the story of the kind of game Tampa Bay played and the stats tell us that they didn't play well overall. Their Fenwick rate was 53.5% by way of having a Fenwick of 38 and the Capitals ending the game with a 33 Fenwick.

This season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have tallied 11 goals, 4 points, in addition to a points percentage of .667. They have allowed 13 goals to be scored by way of 12 goals at even strength and 1 goal while they were shorthanded. The Lightning have 8 goals at even strength and 3 goals (6th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have a total of 9 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 33.33%. Tampa Bay has attempted 100 shots (4th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 11.00%, while allowing the opposition 94 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 90.00% on their opponents 10 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently comes in at 86.2%.

For the opposition you will find Andrei Vasilevskiy in net. The opposition is averaging 2.51 goals per contest and he has yielded 746 goals altogether. Vasilevskiy's quality start percentage is 55.9% and he has accumulated 165 quality starts in his pro career. He has started in 295 games and has accumulated 17,814 mins. Vasilevskiy has a career record of 192-84-19 and has participated in 305 games. He has tallied 8,516 stops out of 9,262 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .919.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Florida (+125)

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