Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 11/29/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins

Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (+115) Bruins (-138)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (12-7-1) are hitting the road to TD Garden on Tuesday where they will compete against the Boston Bruins (18-3-0). The moneyline on this matchup has Tampa Bay at +115 while Boston opens at -138. The total is 7.

The Tampa Bay Lightning went home feeling good about their game by earning a 5-2 victory against the Blues in their previous contest . Tampa Bay earned 13 mins in the box in this outing. The Lightning had a good offensive performance and it was apparent in the win. In addition, they had 2 power play chances and were able to score 1 goal. In the outing, they tallied a score on 5 out of the 27 shots they put on net.

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At even strength, the Lightning have allowed the opponent to score 45 goals while getting 49 on offense. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have tallied 76 power play opportunities (10th in the NHL) and have scored 17 goals in those chances. When it comes to their scoring capabilities, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accounted for 69 goals (15th in pro hockey) over the course of the season and have given up 62. Tampa Bay has attempted 632 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.9%. For the year, the have a total of 25 points and their points percentage is .625. The Lightning thus far have had 619 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .900. Tampa Bay comes into the game with 78 power play chances and they have notched 20 goals during those chances, giving them a rate of 25.64%.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Brian Elliott. Elliott has been in net for 526 games over the course of his pro hockey career. He has earned a win-loss mark of 271-160-52 and he was named the starter in 478 games. The opposition has scored 1,232 goals against Elliott in his career and his goals against average is 2.54. Elliott has seen 13,718 shots against him and has accrued 12,486 saves. His save percentage is at .910 during his 29,117 mins in the crease. Over the course of his pro career, Elliott has accumulated 259 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .542.

In their last contest, Boston faced off against the Hurricanes in a matchup where the Bruins earned a win by a score of 3-2. They had 6 opportunities on the power play in this outing and earned 1 out of those opportunities. The Bruins scored 3 goals of the 41 shots on goal they pursued.

On the campaign, the Boston Bruins have 84 goals, 36 points, in addition to a points percentage of .857. They have allowed 47 goals to be scored by way of 34 goals at even strength and 13 goals while they were shorthanded. The Bruins have racked up 60 goals at even strength and 24 goals (1st in the league) while on the power play. They have recorded 82 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 29.27%. Boston has tried 727 shots (8th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.55%, while allowing the opposition 629 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 84.34% on the other teams 83 chances on the power play, and their save percentage is 92.5%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Linus Ullmark patrolling the crease. Ullmark is the owner of a lifetime record of 89-58-15 and has played in 174 games. Ullmark's percentage of quality starts is 57.8% and he has 96 quality starts in his pro career. He has accrued 4,692 saves out of 5,126 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .915. His opponents are averaging 2.63 goals per game and he has surrendered 434 goals in total. He got the starting nod in 166 contests and has been on the ice for 9,908 mins.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+115)

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