Tampa Bay Lightning vs Anaheim Ducks Prediction, 10/26/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Anaheim Ducks

Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Location: Honda Center in Anaheim, CA

TV: Fox Sports Prime Ticket

The Tampa Bay Lightning (3-3-0) are hitting the road to Honda Center on Wednesday where they will go up against the Anaheim Ducks (1-4-1).

The Tampa Bay Lightning came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 5-3 win over the Islanders their last time on the ice. Tampa Bay accumulated 6 penalty mins for this matchup. The Lightning had a good offensive outing and it showed in the win. Furthermore, they had 3 power play chances but didn't net one. In the game, they earned a goal on 5 of the 26 shots they put on net.

While playing at even strength, the Lightning have surrendered 15 goals while getting 11 on the offensive side of the ice. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have amassed 22 power play opportunities (14th in professional hockey) and have a total of 4 goals in those chances. With regard to their scoring, the Tampa Bay Lightning have racked up 18 goals (21st in the league) on the campaign and have given up 19. Tampa Bay has taken 197 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.1%. For the current season, they have accumulated 6 points and their points % is .500. The Lightning have had 209 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .909. Tampa Bay has 25 power play chances and they have tallied 7 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 28.00%.

The man in goal for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vasilevskiy has played in 369 matchups throughout his pro hockey career. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 231-103-24 and he was named the starter in 359 games. Opponents have tallied 902 goals against Vasilevskiy in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.50. Vasilevskiy has seen 11,168 shots against him and he has 10,266 total saves. He has a save percentage of .919 for his 21,628 mins played. For his career, Vasilevskiy has accrued 206 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .574.

Their last time out, Anaheim went up against the Red Wings in a game where the Ducks ended up taking the loss by a mark of 5-1. They had 4 power play opportunities in this contest but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Ducks recorded 1 goal out of the 33 shots on goal they took.

Anaheim has taken 156 shots (28th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 8.97%, while allowing the opposition 247 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 65.38% on their opponents 26 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.1%. They have a total of 20 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 10.00%. The Ducks have racked up 12 goals at even strength and 2 goals (30th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 27 goals to be scored by way of 18 goals at even strength and 9 goals while they were shorthanded. This season, the Anaheim Ducks have earned a total of 14 goals, 3 points, as well as a points percentage of .250.

Across the rink you are likely to see John Gibson protecting the net. He has racked up 10,485 stops out of 11,469 shots attempted against him, giving him a save % of .914. Gibson is the owner of a career mark of 167-151-52 and has been in goal for 383 games. He has started in 375 games and has played 21,941 mins. Gibson's percentage of quality starts is 54.7% and he has accumulated 205 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. The opposition is averaging 2.69 goals per game and he has given up 984 goals overall.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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