Tampa Bay Lightning vs Calgary Flames Prediction, 3/10/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Calgary Flames

Date: Thursday, March 10, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (-110) Flames (-110)

Scotiabank Saddledome is where the Calgary Flames (34-15-7) will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning (37-13-6) on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has Tampa Bay at -110 and Calgary is priced at -110. The over/under is set at 6.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will look to clean up some issues after taking a 7-4 loss to the Jets in the last game they played. Tampa Bay accounted for 8 penalty mins in this outing. Additionally, they had 3 opportunities with more players on the ice but weren't able to score. The Lightning had a solid offensive performance in the loss. In the game, they netted 4 out of the 24 shots they put on goal.

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The Lightning have had 1,642 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .904. While playing at even strength, the Lightning let the opposition score 125 goals while getting 158 on offense. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have 162 power play opportunities (19th in professional hockey) and have tallied 33 goals in those chances. For the season, they have racked up 80 points and their points percentage comes in at .714. Tampa Bay has taken 1,677 shots and has a shooting percentage of 11.6%. With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accumulated 194 goals (6th in hockey) so far this year and have surrendered 158. Tampa Bay skates onto the rink with 173 power play chances and they have notched 36 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 20.81%.

The man in goal for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. In his career, Vasilevskiy is sitting with 191 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .568. His save percentage currently sits at .920 in his 20,286 minutes played. Vasilevskiy has had 10,462 shots against him and he has 9,620 saves. Opponents have tallied 842 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.49. He has earned an overall record of 220-93-23 and he has gotten the start in 336 games. Vasilevskiy has been in goal for 346 contests over the course of his professional hockey career.

In their last contest, Calgary played the Capitals in a matchup where the Flames took the loss by a final of 5-4. The Flames scored 4 goals of the 35 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 1 power play chance in this matchup but weren't able to notch a goal.

The Flames are sitting with 158 goals at even strength and 37 goals (15th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. Calgary has taken 1,994 shots (6th in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.78%, while allowing the opposition 1,639 shots. So far this year, the Calgary Flames have notched a total of 195 goals, 75 points, as well as a points percentage of .670. They have recorded 161 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 22.98%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 85.03% on the other teams 167 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 91.5%. They have allowed 139 goals to be scored by way of 114 goals at even strength and 25 goals while they were shorthanded.

On the other side of the ice you will find Jacob Markstrom defending the goal. Markstrom has accrued a lifetime record of 158-148-40 and has played in 359 contests. Markstrom's percentage of quality starts is 52.8% and he has 181 quality starts in his professional career. He has a tally of 9,543 stops out of 10,467 shots tried, giving him a save percentage of .912. Teams are averaging 2.70 goals per contest and he has yielded 924 goals in total. He has started in 343 games and his ice time sits at 20,523 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-110)

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