Detroit Red Wings vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 12/6/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Red Wings vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Red Wings (+164) Lightning (-200)

Amalie Arena is where the Tampa Bay Lightning (15-8-1) will meet the Detroit Red Wings (12-7-5) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Detroit at +164 while Tampa Bay is coming in at -200. The betting total comes in at 6.

The Detroit Red Wings were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 4-2 victory over the Blue Jackets in their previous game. The Red Wings had a solid offensive outing in the win. In the matchup, they were able to notch a goal on 4 of the 35 shots they tried. They also had 5 power play tries and were able to net 2 goals. Detroit recorded 6 penalty minutes in this game.

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When at even strength, the Red Wings have conceded 59 goals while scoring 56 of their own. Detroit Red Wings opponents have earned 69 power play tries (29th in the NHL) and have scored 15 goals in those chances. Regarding their scoring capabilities, the Detroit Red Wings have accumulated 76 goals (16th in pro hockey) on the season and have surrendered 74. Detroit has tried 735 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.3%. For the current season, they have scored 29 points and their points % is .604. The Red Wings have had 742 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .900. Detroit has accumulated 91 power play chances and they have scored 20 goals during those chances, giving them a percentage of 21.98%.

The player in the crease for this game is Ville Husso. Opponents have tallied 192 goals against Husso in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.70. Husso has taken the ice for 74 matchups throughout his hockey career. His save percentage is at .912 during his 4,259 minutes in the crease. He has accumulated a mark of 44-17-10 and he has started in 70 games. For his professional hockey career, Husso has accounted for 39 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .557. Husso has seen 2,186 shot attempts against him and has gathered 1,994 total saves.

Their last time out, Tampa Bay played the Maple Leafs in a matchup where the Lightning took home the victory by a score of 4-3. The Lightning had 4 goals of the 33 shots on goal they took. They had 6 opportunities on the power play in this contest and recorded 2 out of those opportunities.

The Lightning have racked up 57 goals at even strength and 27 goals (1st in hockey) while on the power play. Tampa Bay has put up 745 shots (21st in the league) and has a shot percentage of 11.28%, while allowing their opponents 743 shots. On the year, the Tampa Bay Lightning have earned a total of 84 goals, 31 points, in addition to a points percentage of .646. They have allowed 74 goals to be scored by of a combination of 55 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 93 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 29.03%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 77.91% on the other teams 86 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 90.0%.

Across the ice you are expected to see Andrei Vasilevskiy protecting the goal. His opposition is averaging 2.52 goals/game and he has conceded 942 goals altogether. Vasilevskiy's percentage of quality starts comes in at 57.1% and he has made 213 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has started in 373 contests and his ice time sits at 22,468 mins. Vasilevskiy has compiled a career record of 239-108-25 and has been in net for 383 games. He has tallied 10,645 stops out of the 11,587 shots taken against him, which gives him a rate of .919.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Detroit (+164)

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