Ottawa Senators vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 3/1/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (+255) Lightning (-335)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (34-11-6) will play the Ottawa Senators (19-27-5) at Amalie Arena on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Senators at +255 while the Lightning are coming in at -335. The over/under is set at 6.

The Ottawa Senators will look to clean up some issues after taking a 2-1 defeat against the Canadiens in their last outing. Ottawa had 8 minutes in the box for this game. In addition, they had 4 power play opportunities and notched 1 goal. The Senators had an offensive game that was below their expectations in this loss. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 1 out of the 27 shots they tried.

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Ottawa Senators opponents have tallied 156 power play tries (12th in pro hockey) and have come away with 29 goals in those attempts. The Senators have had 1,727 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .907. Ottawa has taken 1,526 shots and holds a shot percentage of 8.8%. At even strength, the Senators have conceded 131 goals while notching 108 as an offensive unit. Ottawa comes into the game with 155 power play chances and they have added 26 goals out of those attempts, earning them a rate of 16.77%. For the season, they have recorded 43 points and their points % is .422. When it comes to their goal scoring prowess, the Ottawa Senators have racked up 134 goals (27th in the league) so far this year and have given up 160.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Matt Murray. Opponents have notched 631 goals against Murray in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.74. Murray has been in goal for 244 games during his hockey career. His save percentage currently is .912 for his 13,834 mins between the pipes. He has amassed an overall mark of 132-76-22 and he has started in 236 games. In his professional hockey career, Murray has 125 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .530. Murray has had 7,202 shots against him and has garnered 6,571 saves.

Their last time out, Tampa Bay faced off against the Predators in an outing where the Lightning ended up with the win by a tally of 3-2. The Lightning notched 3 goals of the 33 shots on goal they tried. They had 4 power play chances in this game and scored 2 goals out of those opportunities.

The Lightning have earned 143 goals at even strength and 32 goals (17th in the NHL) while on the power play. Tampa Bay has tried 1,540 shots (28th in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 11.36%, while allowing the opposition 1,492 shots. During this campaign, the Tampa Bay Lightning have a total of 175 goals, 74 points, in addition to a points percentage of .725. They have earned 159 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 20.13%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 80.14% on the other teams 146 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 90.6%. They have granted a total of 140 goals to be scored by way of 111 goals at even strength and 29 goals while they had less men on the ice.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Andrei Vasilevskiy in net. He has racked up 9,510 stops out of the 10,338 shots attempted, giving him a save % of .920. Vasilevskiy has earned a career record of 218-91-23 and has been in goal for 342 contests. He has made the start in 332 games and has racked up 20,049 mins. Vasilevskiy's quality start percentage comes in at 57.2% and he has 190 quality starting assignments in his pro career. His opposition is averaging 2.48 goals per contest and he has yielded 828 goals altogether.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa (+255)

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