Tampa Bay Lightning vs Arizona Coyotes Prediction, 2/11/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Arizona Coyotes

Date: Friday, February 11, 2022

Location: Gila River Arena in Glendale, AZ

TV: Fox Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (-315) Coyotes (+245)

The Arizona Coyotes (12-31-4) will compete against the Tampa Bay Lightning (30-10-6) at Gila River Arena on Friday. The line on this matchup has Tampa Bay at -315 and Arizona is at +245. The over/under comes in at 6.

The Tampa Bay Lightning had a good night with a 3-2 victory against the Sharks their last time on the ice. Tampa Bay earned 12 minutes in the box in this contest. The Lightning offense showed they have some room for improvement in the win. In addition, they had 4 power play opportunities and were able to net 1 goal. For the game, they were able to notch a goal on 3 out of the 32 shots they put on net.

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With respect to their goal scoring prowess, the Tampa Bay Lightning have racked up 155 goals (6th in hockey) so far this season and have conceded 126. For the season, they have accumulated 66 points and their points % is .717. Tampa Bay is sitting with 144 power play opportunities and they have scored 29 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 20.14%. When playing at even strength, the Lightning have conceded 101 goals while scoring 126 on the offensive side of the ice. Tampa Bay has taken 1,382 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.2%. The Lightning have had 1,343 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .906. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have amassed 134 power play tries (13th in pro hockey) and have tallied 25 goals in those chances.

The man in goal for this game is Brian Elliott. In his career, Elliott has 252 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .543. He has a save percentage of .910 for his 28,242 mins on the ice. Elliott has had 13,300 shots against him and has garnered 12,107 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 1,193 goals against Elliott in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 2.53. He has compiled a mark of 260-157-51 and he has started in 464 games. Elliott has taken the ice for 511 contests during his hockey career.

In their last contest, Arizona opposed the Kraken in a matchup where the Coyotes earned a victory by a mark of 5-2. They had 2 power play opportunities in this matchup but didn't score a goal. The Coyotes converted 5 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they were seeking.

The Coyotes have tallied 89 goals at even strength and 15 goals (32nd in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. Arizona has attempted 1,225 shots (31st in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 8.49%, while allowing their opponents 1,612 shots. This season, the Arizona Coyotes have earned 104 goals, 28 points, in addition to a points percentage of .298. They have recorded 125 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 12.00%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 72.61% on their opponents 157 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 89.3%. They have permitted 172 goals to be scored by way of 129 goals at even strength and 43 goals while they had less men on the ice.

Across the ice you are expected to see Karel Vejmelka patrolling the crease. The opposition is averaging 3.43 goals/game and he has allowed 90 goals in total. Vejmelka's quality start percentage sits at 48.1% and he has 13 quality starts in his pro career. He has started in 27 contests and has been on the ice for 1,574 mins. Vejmelka is the owner of a career record of 7-19-1 and has played in 29 games. He has compiled 830 stops out of 920 shots taken, giving him a percentage of .902.

Who will win tonight's hockey game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-315)

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