Tampa Bay Lightning vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, 3/8/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Winnipeg Jets

Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Location: Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB

TV: TSN3

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (-154) Jets (+130)

The Winnipeg Jets (24-22-10) welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning (37-12-6) at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has the Lightning at -154 while the Jets are at +130. The total is set at 5.

The Tampa Bay Lightning went home feeling good about their game by earning a 6-3 win over the Blackhawks in their last outing. Tampa Bay accrued 4 penalty mins in this matchup. The Lightning had a good offensive outing and it showed in this victory. Moreover, they had 2 power play attempts but weren't able to make the most of them. For the game, they finished 6 of the 32 shots they put on net.

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The Lightning have had 1,609 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .906. While playing at even strength, the Lightning have conceded 119 goals while earning 154 themselves. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have amassed 158 power play opportunities (20th in the NHL) and have come away with 32 goals in those chances. For the current campaign, they have scored 80 points and their points percentage comes in at .727. Tampa Bay has attempted 1,653 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.5%. With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accounted for 190 goals (7th in hockey) this season and have given up 151. Tampa Bay has compiled 170 power play chances and they have scored 36 goals out of those advantages, giving them a percentage of 21.18%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. The opposition has racked up 837 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his career and his goals against average is 2.48. Vasilevskiy has participated in 345 contests throughout his professional hockey career. His save percentage is at .920 for his 20,228 mins on the ice. He has compiled an overall mark of 220-92-23 and he started in 335 games. In his career, Vasilevskiy has 191 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .570. Vasilevskiy has seen 10,431 shots against him and has gathered 9,594 total saves.

In their last outing, Winnipeg played the Rangers in an outing where the Jets ended up losing by a final of 4-1. They had 6 power play chances in this matchup and notched 1 goal out of those opportunities. The Jets tallied 1 goal of the 46 shots on goal they took.

On the year, the Winnipeg Jets have 166 goals, 58 points, in addition to a points percentage of .518. They have permitted 170 goals to be scored by of a combination of 132 goals at even strength and 38 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Jets are sitting with 126 goals at even strength and 40 goals (10th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 182 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 21.98%. Winnipeg has taken 1,853 shots (11th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 8.96%, while allowing the opposition 1,802 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 76.97% on the other teams 165 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 90.6%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Connor Hellebuyck defending the net. Hellebuyck is sitting with a career mark of 190-122-34 and has been in goal for 362 games. Hellebuyck's quality start percentage is 55.2% and he has qualified for 195 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has a tally of 10,074 stops out of 11,000 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .916. Opponents are averaging 2.67 goals per game and he has surrendered 926 goals in total. He has made the start in 353 contests and has played for a total of 20,797 mins.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-154)

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