Tampa Bay Lightning vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 10/29/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Saturday, October 29, 2022

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (-194) Sharks (+158)

SAP Center is where the San Jose Sharks (3-7-0) will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning (4-4-0) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Lightning at -194 and the Sharks are at +158. The total has been set at 6.

The Tampa Bay Lightning went home feeling good about their game by earning a 4-2 win over the Ducks in their previous outing. The Lightning had a solid offensive output in the win. For the game, they netted 4 out of the 30 shots they tried. Additionally, they had 3 power play opportunities and were able to score 1 goal. Tampa Bay compiled 4 mins in the box in this contest.

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Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have amassed 28 power play tries (12th in hockey) and have a total of 5 goals in those chances. The Lightning thus far have had 263 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .905. Tampa Bay has tried 252 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 9.5%. When at even strength, the Lightning have surrendered 20 goals while scoring 16 when they are on offense. Tampa Bay has tallied 32 power play chances and they have notched 8 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 25.00%. For the current campaign, they have earned 8 points and their points percentage is .500. With respect to their scoring capabilities, the Tampa Bay Lightning have earned 24 goals (16th in the National Hockey League) for the year and have given up 25.

The player in the crease for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Over the course of his pro career, Vasilevskiy has 206 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .572. His save percentage sits at .919 for his 21,686 minutes between the pipes. Vasilevskiy has seen 11,201 shot attempts taken against him and he has 10,295 saves. Opponents have tallied 906 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.51. He has earned a mark of 231-104-24 and he was named the starter in 360 games. Vasilevskiy has taken the ice for 370 games during his hockey career.

In their last contest, San Jose went up against the Maple Leafs in a game where the Sharks took home the win by a final score of 4-3. They had 3 attempts on the power play in this matchup and notched 2 out of those attempts. The Sharks netted 4 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they attempted.

The Sharks have 17 goals at even strength and 4 goals (24th in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. San Jose has put up 273 shots (7th in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 7.69%, while allowing the opposition 301 shots. For the season, the San Jose Sharks have a total of 21 goals, 6 points, in addition to a points percentage of .300. They have allowed 30 goals to be scored by way of 28 goals at even strength and 2 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 30 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 13.33%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 93.33% on the other teams 30 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 90.0%.

On the other side of the ice you will find James Reimer protecting the goal. Teams are averaging 2.80 goals/game and he has surrendered 1,116 goals overall. Reimer's rate of quality starts sits at 52.9% and he has accumulated 213 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He has made the start in 403 contests and has been on the ice for 23,933 minutes. Reimer has compiled a career mark of 194-152-53 and has played in 439 games. He has racked up 11,718 saves out of 12,834 shots tried, giving him a save percentage of .913.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-194)

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