Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 11/21/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Sunday, November 21, 2021

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Amalie Arena is the venue where Andrei Vasilevskiy and the Tampa Bay Lightning (9-3-3) will take on the Minnesota Wild (11-5-0) on Sunday.

The Wild had a good night with a 7-2 victory against the Stars in their previous outing. The Corsi for the Wild was 39 and the Corsi against was 44 meaning they had a Corsi rate of 47.0%. When starting in the offensive zone they were at 44.1% and they had a PDO of 132.7 in this one. Minnesota had 15 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Wild had a good offensive output in the win. Their Fenwick was 26 and the Fenwick Against sat at 35, giving them a Fenwick rate of 42.6%. They recorded 18 face-off victories at even strength and were beaten on 24 opportunities to take control of the puck. Moreover, they had 4 power play tries but weren't able to score a goal. In the matchup, they earned a goal on 7 of the 26 shots they looked to score on.

Minnesota Wild opponents have totaled 58 power play opportunities (4th in professional hockey) and have tallied 12 goals in those chances. The Wild have had 474 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .897. Minnesota has taken 532 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.3%. When playing at even strength, the Wild let the opposition score 37 goals while getting 47 on offense. Minnesota has tallied 50 power play opportunities and they have scored 8 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 16.00%. For the season, they have recorded 22 points and their points percentage is sitting at .688. Concerning scoring goals, the Minnesota Wild have earned 55 goals (5th in the NHL) for the season and have allowed 49.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Cam Talbot. Talbot has played in 360 games over the course of his hockey career. He has compiled an overall record of 178-134-30 and was named the starter in 346 games. The opposition has racked up 900 goals versus Talbot in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 2.62. Talbot has seen 10,579 shots against him and has garnered 9,679 saves. His save percentage currently sits at .915 during his 20,635 minutes on the ice. For his professional hockey career, Talbot has compiled 182 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .526.

In their last outing, Tampa Bay faced off against the Flyers in a matchup where the Lightning got the win by a tally of 4-3. They had 3 power play attempts in this contest and netted 1 goal out of those chances. The Lightning tallied 4 goals out of the 32 shots on goal they were seeking. Their PDO was 96 and they had an oZS percentage of 71.0%. Tampa Bay had a 53.9% Corsi rate. These Corsi stats speak to the kind of game that Tampa Bay played and they showed out in this one. Their Fenwick rate came in at 55.0% with a Fenwick of 44 and the Flyers earning a 36 Fenwick at even strength.

Tampa Bay has tried 444 shots (27th in the league) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.36%, while allowing the other team 441 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 85.71% on the other teams 49 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 90.5%. They have a total of 45 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 20.00%. The Lightning have earned 37 goals at even strength and 9 goals (17th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 42 goals to be scored by of a combination of 35 goals at even strength and 7 goals while they had less men on the ice. Over the course of the season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have 46 goals, 21 points, in addition to a points percentage of .700.

Across the ice you are likely to see Andrei Vasilevskiy defending the net. His opposition is averaging 2.49 goals per game and he has relinquished 766 goals overall. Vasilevskiy's quality start percentage sits at 56.4% and he has made 172 quality starts in his professional career. He has made the start in 305 games and has racked up 18,429 mins. Vasilevskiy is the owner of a career record of 198-85-22 and has participated in 315 games. He has tallied 8,790 stops out of 9,556 shots attempted, giving him a save percentage of .920.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota

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