Philadelphia Flyers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 10/18/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Flyers (+175) Lightning (-213)

Amalie Arena is the site where the Tampa Bay Lightning will meet the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Philadelphia at +175 while Tampa Bay is coming in at -213. The betting total is set at 6.

The Philadelphia Flyers were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 victory over the Canucks in their previous game. Philadelphia tallied 17 mins in the box for this contest. They also had 5 chances on the power play and were able to net 1 goal. The Flyers offense showed they have some room for improvement in this victory. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 3 out of the 31 shots they launched.

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With regard to their scoring capabilities, the Philadelphia Flyers have accounted for 8 goals (12th in the NHL) this year and have given up 4. For the season, they have scored 4 points and their points percentage is 1.000. Philadelphia comes into the game with 8 power play chances and they have notched 2 goals out of those chances, garnering them a percentage of 25.00%. When playing at even strength, the Flyers have conceded 3 goals while getting 6 themselves. Philadelphia has tried 56 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 14.3%. The Flyers so far have had 67 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .940. Philadelphia Flyers opponents have recorded 8 power play tries (20th in the league) and have tallied 1 goal in those attempts.

The man in goal for this game is Carter Hart. Opponents have been able to score 406 goals against Hart in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.95. Hart has been involved in 148 games over the course of his hockey career. His save percentage currently is .906 during his 8,252 minutes between the pipes. He has compiled a record of 64-61-16 and he was named the starter in 141 games. Throughout his time in hockey, Hart has accrued 71 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .504. Hart has seen 4,305 shot attempts against him and has garnered 3,899 saves.

In their last contest, Tampa Bay went up against the Penguins in a game where the Lightning ended up taking the loss by a final of 6-2. They had 4 power play opportunities in this one and tallied 1 out of those opportunities. The Lightning scored 2 goals out of the 36 shots on goal they attempted.

So far this year, the Tampa Bay Lightning have earned 8 goals, 2 points, and a points percentage of .333. They have allowed 11 goals to be scored by way of 8 goals at even strength and 3 goals while they were shorthanded. The Lightning have earned 5 goals at even strength and 3 goals (9th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 12 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 25.00%. Tampa Bay has taken 101 shots (7th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 7.92%, while allowing the other team 112 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 75.00% on their opponents 12 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 90.2%.

For the opposition you will find Andrei Vasilevskiy in net. The opposition is averaging 2.50 goals/game and he has conceded 897 goals altogether. Vasilevskiy's quality start rate comes out to 57.4% and he has accumulated 205 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has started in 357 games and has played for a total of 21,508 mins. Vasilevskiy holds a lifetime mark of 230-102-24 and has been in goal for 367 games. He has accrued 10,209 saves out of the 11,106 shots tried, giving him a save % of .919.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+175)

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