Tampa Bay Lightning vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction, 10/25/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Los Angeles Kings

Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports West

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

Crypto.com Arena is where the Los Angeles Kings (3-4-0) will try to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning (3-3-0) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Lightning at -110 and the Kings are at -110. The over/under is 7.

The Tampa Bay Lightning came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 5-3 win over the Islanders in their previous game. Tampa Bay amassed 6 minutes in the box in this outing. The Lightning had a good offensive outing and it showed in the victory. Furthermore, they had 3 power play attempts but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. For the outing, they finished 5 out of the 26 shots they attempted.

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In terms of scoring goals, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accumulated 18 goals (19th in hockey) on the year and have given up 19. For the season, they have tallied 6 points and their points % is .500. Tampa Bay has accounted for 25 power play chances and they have scored 7 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 28.00%. When at even strength, the Lightning have allowed 15 goals while notching 11 as an offensive unit. Tampa Bay has taken 197 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.1%. The Lightning have seen 209 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .909. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have 22 power play opportunities (11th in hockey) and have a total of 4 goals in those attempts.

The man in net for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vasilevskiy has taken the ice for 369 games over the course of his professional hockey career. He has a win-loss record of 231-103-24 and he has gotten the start in 359 games. Opponents have been able to score 902 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 2.50. Vasilevskiy has had 11,168 shots against him and has accrued 10,266 saves. He has a save percentage of .919 during his 21,628 minutes between the pipes. Over the course of his time in hockey, Vasilevskiy has 206 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .574.

Their last time out, Los Angeles went up against the Capitals in an outing where the Kings went home in defeat by a score of 4-3. They had 1 opportunity on the power play in this matchup but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Kings scored 3 goals of the 26 shots on goal they tried.

Over the course of the season, the Los Angeles Kings have accumulated 23 goals, 6 points, in addition to a points percentage of .429. They have allowed 31 goals to be scored by way of 24 goals at even strength and 7 goals while they were shorthanded. The Kings have scored 18 goals at even strength and 5 goals (14th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have earned 33 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 15.15%. Los Angeles has attempted 228 shots (2nd in the league) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.09%, while allowing their opponents 239 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 78.13% on their opponents 32 power play tries, and their save percentage currently comes in at 87.0%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Jonathan Quick in goal. His opposition is averaging 2.43 goals per game and he has yielded 1,691 goals altogether. Quick's quality start percentage comes out to 53.8% and he has 380 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has been a starter 706 games and his ice time sits at 41,791 mins. Quick is the owner of a lifetime mark of 360-265-78 and has been in net for 717 games. He has a tally of 17,633 stops out of 19,324 shots attempted, giving him a save percentage of .912.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-110)

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