Los Angeles Kings vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 12/14/2021 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Kings vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Kings (+182) Lightning (-225)

Amalie Arena is the site where Andrei Vasilevskiy and the Tampa Bay Lightning (17-6-4) will play the Los Angeles Kings (12-10-4) on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has the Kings priced at +182 and the Lightning are at -225. The over/under opens at 5.5.

The Los Angeles Kings will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 2-1 victory over the Wild in the last game they played. Los Angeles amassed 10 mins in the box in this game. Additionally, they had 5 opportunities with more players on the ice but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. The Kings had a below average offensive outing in the win. For the game, they tallied a score on 2 out of the 37 shots they attempted.

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Concerning their scoring capabilities, the Los Angeles Kings have racked up 69 goals (23rd in pro hockey) so far this year and have allowed 67. For the year, the have a total of 28 points and their points percentage sits at .538. Los Angeles is sitting with 87 power play chances and they have notched 16 goals during those chances, giving them a percentage of 18.39%. At even strength, the Kings have allowed the opponent to score 50 goals while scoring 53 on offense. Los Angeles has taken 923 shots and has a shooting percentage of 7.5%. The Kings have had 784 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .915. Los Angeles Kings opponents have totaled 66 power play tries (30th in the league) and have a total of 17 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the net in this game is Jonathan Quick. Quick has been involved in 681 games over the course of his pro hockey career. He has compiled a record of 343-254-72 and he has gotten the start in 671 games. The opposition has scored 1,588 goals versus Quick in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.40. Quick has had 18,341 shots taken against him and he has 16,753 saves. He has a save percentage of .913 during his 39,743 mins between the pipes. Over the course of his career, Quick has accrued 365 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .544.

When they took the ice last, Tampa Bay opposed the Senators in a game where the Lightning ended up losing by a score of 4-0. They had 5 power play attempts in this matchup but weren't able to notch a goal. The Lightning had 0 goals out of the 25 shots on goal they attempted.

This season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have 87 goals, 38 points, in addition to a points percentage of .704. They have allowed 72 goals to be scored by of a combination of 56 goals at even strength and 16 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Lightning have accumulated 72 goals at even strength and 15 goals (18th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have recorded 81 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 18.52%. Tampa Bay has put up 792 shots (24th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.98%, while allowing the other team 811 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 80.00% on their opponents 80 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 91.1%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Andrei Vasilevskiy in the crease. Teams are averaging 2.48 goals/game and he has given up 782 goals in total. Vasilevskiy's quality start rate sits at 57.2% and he has 179 quality starting assignments in his career. He got the starting nod in 313 games and has played for a total of 18,903 mins. Vasilevskiy is the owner of a lifetime mark of 204-87-22 and has been in net for 323 contests. He has compiled 9,015 stops out of the 9,797 shots taken against him, which gives him a percentage of .920.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Guy's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+182)

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