New Jersey Devils vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 1/27/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Thursday, January 27, 2022

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (+265) Lightning (-335)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (28-10-5) will compete against the New Jersey Devils (15-21-5) at Amalie Arena on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has New Jersey at +265 and Tampa Bay is at -335. The total has been set at 6.

The New Jersey Devils will need a bounce back game after taking a 5-1 loss against the Stars in their last contest. The Devils offense left a lot to be desired in this defeat. For the game, they scored on 1 of the 37 shots they put on goal. In addition, they had 3 chances on the power play and scored 1 goal. New Jersey accumulated 13 penalty minutes in this contest.

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With respect to scoring goals, the New Jersey Devils have notched 117 goals (20th in the NHL) so far this year and have allowed 141. For the year, they have earned 35 points and their points percentage is sitting at .427. New Jersey has tallied 112 power play opportunities and they have scored 19 goals during those advantages, earning them a percentage of 16.96%. While playing at even strength, the Devils have allowed the opponent to score 121 goals while scoring 98 on the offensive side of the ice. New Jersey has taken 1,304 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 9.0%. The Devils have had 1,253 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .887. New Jersey Devils opponents have totaled 114 power play tries (24th in professional hockey) and have earned 20 goals in those attempts.

The player between the pipes for this game is Jon Gillies. Gillies has participated in 18 games over the course of his NHL career. He has compiled a win-loss mark of 5-8-2 and was named the starter in 15 games. Opponents have tallied 47 goals versus Gillies in his professional career and his goals against average is 2.81. Gillies has had 487 shots against him and has amassed 440 total saves. He has a save percentage of .903 in his 1,002 mins on the ice. Over the course of his time in hockey, Gillies has accrued 8 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .533.

Their last time out, Tampa Bay faced off against the Sharks in an outing where the Lightning ended up with the victory by a tally of 7-1. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this outing and notched 1 goal out of those attempts. The Lightning scored 7 goals of the 31 shots on goal they took.

Tampa Bay has attempted 1,286 shots (17th in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 11.43%, while allowing the opposition 1,262 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 81.89% on the other teams 127 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.5%. They have recorded 136 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 19.85%. The Lightning have accumulated 120 goals at even strength and 27 goals (12th in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have permitted 120 goals to be scored by of a combination of 97 goals at even strength and 23 goals while they were shorthanded. During this campaign, the Tampa Bay Lightning have notched a total of 147 goals, 61 points, as well as a points percentage of .709.

For the opposition you are expected to see Andrei Vasilevskiy defending the net. He is sitting with 9,316 stops out of the 10,127 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .920. Vasilevskiy has accrued a career record of 213-90-22 and has been in net for 335 games. He has made the start in 325 games and has played for a total of 19,625 mins. Vasilevskiy's quality start percentage is 57.2% and he has qualified for 186 quality starting assignments in his professional career. The opposition is averaging 2.48 goals/game and he has relinquished 811 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-335)

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