Tampa Bay Lightning vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, 2/15/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs New Jersey Devils

Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (-250) Devils (+202)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (31-11-6) are headed to Prudential Center on Tuesday where they will take on the New Jersey Devils (17-27-5). The odds on this game have Tampa Bay at -250 while New Jersey is coming in at +202. The betting total comes in at 6.

The Tampa Bay Lightning were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 4-3 victory over the Coyotes their last time out. Tampa Bay earned 6 penalty minutes in this contest. Furthermore, they had 3 power play chances but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. The Lightning had a solid offensive output and it showed in this win. For the outing, they scored on 4 out of the 32 shots they tried.

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The Lightning have had 1,409 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .906. When at even strength, the Lightning have conceded 107 goals while notching 132 themselves. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have totaled 138 power play opportunities (12th in professional hockey) and have come away with 25 goals in those attempts. For the current season, they have racked up 68 points and their points percentage comes in at .708. Tampa Bay has tried 1,452 shots and has a shot percentage of 11.1%. When it comes to their scoring capabilities, the Tampa Bay Lightning have earned 161 goals (4th in the NHL) for the season and have conceded 132. Tampa Bay has compiled 150 power play chances and they have notched 29 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 19.33%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. In his professional hockey career, Vasilevskiy has tallied 189 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .574. His save percentage is .920 for his 19,869 minutes guarding the cage. Vasilevskiy has seen 10,255 shots taken against him and he has 9,435 total saves. The opposition has scored 820 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his pro hockey career and his goals against average is 2.48. He has accumulated an overall record of 215-91-23 and he started in 329 games. Vasilevskiy has taken the ice for 339 games throughout his hockey career.

In their last game, New Jersey squared up with the Penguins in a matchup where the Devils took a loss by a score of 4-2. They had 2 power play opportunities in this outing but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Devils had 2 goals of the 30 shots on goal they attempted.

New Jersey has taken 1,549 shots (11th in hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 9.17%, while allowing their opponents 1,501 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 83.33% on their opponents 132 chances on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 88.5%. They have a total of 131 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 16.79%. The Devils have tallied 120 goals at even strength and 22 goals (26th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 172 goals to be scored by way of 150 goals at even strength and 22 goals while they were shorthanded. This season, the New Jersey Devils are sitting with 142 goals, 39 points, in addition to a points percentage of .398.

Across the rink you will find Jon Gillies protecting the net. Gillies has earned a career mark of 7-12-2 and has participated in 24 games. Gillies' quality start percentage is 57.1% and he has accumulated 12 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has accrued 603 stops out of the 669 shots taken, giving him a percentage of .901. Teams are averaging 2.96 goals per game and he has relinquished 66 goals altogether. He got the starting nod in 21 games and has played for a total of 1,336 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Guy's Pick: Take New Jersey (+202)

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