Boston Bruins vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 1/8/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Bruins vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Saturday, January 8, 2022

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Bruins (+106) Lightning (-128)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (23-8-5) will try to beat the Boston Bruins (17-11-2) at Amalie Arena on Saturday. The odds on this game have Boston at +106 and Tampa Bay is at -128. The over/under is 6.

The Boston Bruins will need a bounce back game after taking a 3-2 defeat against the Wild their last time on the ice. Boston recorded 22 minutes in the box in this matchup. The Bruins had a below average offensive performance in the loss. They also had 5 power play opportunities and were able to notch 2 goals. In the game, they netted 2 of the 38 shots they attempted.

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In relation to their goal scoring prowess, the Boston Bruins have racked up 86 goals (25th in pro hockey) for the year and have given up 78. For the current season, they have recorded 36 points and their points percentage is sitting at .600. Boston steps onto the ice with 89 power play opportunities and they have tallied 20 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 22.47%. While playing at even strength, the Bruins have surrendered 60 goals while notching 66 as an offensive unit. Boston has attempted 1,079 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 8.0%. The Bruins have had 879 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .911. Boston Bruins opponents have amassed 96 power play tries (17th in pro hockey) and have scored 18 goals in those chances.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Linus Ullmark. Opponents have scored 345 goals against Ullmark in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.76. Ullmark has participated in 131 games over the course of his pro hockey career. His save percentage sits at .913 in his 7,512 minutes guarding the cage. He has an overall mark of 59-52-13 and he started in 126 games. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Ullmark has recorded 70 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .556. Ullmark has had 3,960 shots taken against him and has accrued 3,615 saves.

In their last contest, Tampa Bay went up against the Flames in an outing where the Lightning ended up with the victory by a mark of 4-1. The Lightning scored 4 goals of the 33 shots on goal they attempted. They had 3 power play attempts in this game but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal.

On the season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accumulated 118 goals, 51 points, in addition to a points percentage of .708. They have allowed 101 goals to be scored by way of 80 goals at even strength and 21 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Lightning have earned 96 goals at even strength and 22 goals (11th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 112 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 19.64%. Tampa Bay has attempted 1,082 shots (14th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.91%, while allowing the other team 1,069 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 80.19% on their opponents 106 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 90.6%.

Across the ice you will find Andrei Vasilevskiy in goal. Vasilevskiy is sitting with a career mark of 209-88-22 and has been in net for 329 games. Vasilevskiy's quality start percentage sits at 57.4% and he has qualified for 183 quality starts in his NHL career. He has recorded 9,169 stops out of the 9,964 shots taken against him, giving him a save percentage of .920. Teams are averaging 2.48 goals per game and he has allowed 795 goals in total. He has made the start in 319 contests and has played 19,267 mins.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-128) and under 5.5 goals

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