Tampa Bay Lightning vs Nashville Predators Prediction, 2/26/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Nashville Predators

Date: Saturday, February 26, 2022

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (-148) Predators (+120)

The Nashville Predators (30-18-4) welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning (33-11-6) at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday. The odds on this game have Tampa Bay at -148 and Nashville is opening at +120. The total has been set at 6.

The Tampa Bay Lightning had a good night with a 5-3 victory over the Oilers in their last contest. Tampa Bay earned 8 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Lightning had a solid offensive performance in this win. Furthermore, they had 4 power play attempts and notched 1 goal. In the game, they converted 5 out of the 23 shots they looked to score on.

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In regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accumulated 172 goals (7th in hockey) so far this season and have given up 138. For the current season, the have a total of 72 points and their points percentage is .720. Tampa Bay steps onto the ice with 155 power play opportunities and they have notched 30 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 19.35%. While playing at even strength, the Lightning have allowed the opponent to score 111 goals while notching 142 of their own. Tampa Bay has taken 1,507 shots and has a shooting percentage of 11.4%. The Lightning have had 1,464 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .906. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have totaled 142 power play tries (24th in hockey) and have scored 27 goals in those chances.

The man in goal for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Throughout his time in hockey, Vasilevskiy has recorded 189 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .571. He has a save percentage of .920 for his 19,989 minutes between the pipes. Vasilevskiy has had 10,310 shots taken against him and has recorded 9,484 total saves. The opposition has racked up 826 goals against Vasilevskiy in his pro hockey career and his goals against average is 2.48. He has amassed a mark of 217-91-23 and he started in 331 games. Vasilevskiy has played in 341 matchups throughout his NHL career.

In their last game, Nashville faced the Stars in a game where the Predators ended up with the win by a mark of 2-1. They had 5 power play attempts in this one but weren't able to score a goal. The Predators tallied 2 goals out of the 20 shots on goal they attempted.

Nashville has taken 1,521 shots (25th in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.45%, while allowing their opponents 1,657 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 80.11% on their opponents 186 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 91.2%. They have a total of 159 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 23.27%. The Predators have 122 goals at even strength and 37 goals (7th in the league) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 146 goals to be scored by way of 109 goals at even strength and 37 goals while they had less men on the ice. Over the course of the season, the Nashville Predators have earned a total of 159 goals, 64 points, in addition to a points percentage of .615.

Across the rink you will find Juuse Saros in net. Opponents are averaging 2.48 goals per contest and he has relinquished 465 goals altogether. Saros' quality start rate comes in at 62.1% and he has qualified for 113 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. He has made the start in 182 games and has played for a total of 11,229 mins. Saros is sitting with a lifetime mark of 101-62-20 and has played in 198 games. He has a tally of 5,430 stops out of 5,895 shots attempted, giving him a save percentage of .921.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Nashville (+120)

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