Tampa Bay Lightning vs Nashville Predators Prediction, 11/19/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Nashville Predators

Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (-137) Predators (+114)

The Nashville Predators (8-8-1) welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning (10-6-1) at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Lightning at -137 while the Predators are sitting at +114. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Tampa Bay Lightning had a good night with a 4-1 win against the Flames in their previous game. Tampa Bay accumulated 8 minutes in the box in this outing. The Lightning had a good offensive output in this victory. Furthermore, they had 2 chances with the advantage and scored 1 goal. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 4 of the 24 shots they put on net.

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At even strength, the Lightning let the opposition score 40 goals while scoring 42 themselves. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have earned 64 power play tries (7th in the league) and have racked up 13 goals in those chances. In the matter of their scoring capabilities, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accounted for 58 goals (10th in pro hockey) so far this season and have allowed 53. Tampa Bay has tried 531 shots and holds a shot percentage of 10.9%. For the year, the have a total of 21 points and their points percentage is .618. The Lightning thus far have had 531 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .900. Tampa Bay has accounted for 68 power play chances and they have tallied 16 goals out of those chances, giving them a rate of 23.53%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Opponents have notched 927 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.52. Vasilevskiy has been involved in 377 matchups during his NHL career. His save percentage currently is at .919 in his 22,108 mins in the crease. He has amassed an overall mark of 235-106-25 and he started in 367 games. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Vasilevskiy has compiled 208 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .567. Vasilevskiy has seen 11,413 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 10,486 total saves.

In their last contest, Nashville played the Islanders in a matchup where the Predators earned a win by a final score of 5-4. They had 3 power play opportunities in this game and notched 1 out of those chances. The Predators netted 5 goals of the 31 shots on goal they tried.

The Predators have racked up 36 goals at even strength and 10 goals (27th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. Nashville has put up 497 shots (24th in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 9.26%, while allowing their opponents 555 shots. During this campaign, the Nashville Predators have accounted for 46 goals, 17 points, in addition to a points percentage of .500. They have permitted 55 goals to be scored by way of 44 goals at even strength and 11 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 63 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 15.87%. They have a penalty kill rate of 82.54% on their opponents 63 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 90.1%.

For the opposition you will find Juuse Saros in net. Saros is the owner of a career mark of 120-78-21 and has participated in 235 games. Saros' quality start rate comes out to 61.2% and he has qualified for 134 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has recorded 6,465 stops out of the 7,037 shots attempted against him, giving him a rate of .919. His opposition is averaging 2.57 goals per game and he has conceded 572 goals altogether. He has made the start in 219 games and has played for a total of 13,345 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Nashville (+114)

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