Washington Capitals vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 11/13/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Capitals vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Sunday, November 13, 2022

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Washington Capitals (6-7-2) are en route to Amalie Arena on Sunday where they will compete against the Tampa Bay Lightning (7-5-1).

The Washington Capitals will look to clean up some issues after taking a 4-1 loss against the Penguins in their previous contest . The Capitals had a below average offensive outing in this loss. For the outing, they scored on 1 of the 25 shots they put on net. Furthermore, they had 4 attempts on the power play but weren't able to score. Washington recorded 11 penalty mins for this matchup.

When discussing scoring goals, the Washington Capitals have accumulated 41 goals (20th in the National Hockey League) this year and have given up 45. For the current season, they have 14 points and their points percentage is sitting at .467. Washington steps onto the ice with 52 power play opportunities and they have added 13 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 25.00%. At even strength, the Capitals have surrendered 37 goals while notching 28 themselves. Washington has taken 427 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.6%. The Capitals have had 468 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .904. Washington Capitals opponents have totaled 45 power play tries (19th in the league) and have scored 8 goals in those chances.

The player in the crease for this game is Darcy Kuemper. Opponents have scored 725 goals against Kuemper in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.48. Kuemper has taken the ice for 310 matchups over the course of his NHL career. His save percentage sits at .918 in his 17,514 mins between the pipes. He has accumulated a record of 147-101-37 and was named the starter in 293 games. During his career on the ice, Kuemper has 165 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .563. Kuemper has had 8,807 shot attempts against him and has recorded 8,082 total saves.

In their last game, Tampa Bay squared up with the Oilers in an outing where the Lightning ended up losing by a final of 3-2. They had 5 opportunities on the power play in this outing but weren't able to score a goal. The Lightning tallied 2 goals of the 37 shots on goal they tried.

Tampa Bay has put up 405 shots (24th in the NHL) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.37%, while allowing the opposition 413 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 78.72% on the other teams 47 power play tries, and their save percentage is 90.3%. They have a tally of 54 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 22.22%. The Lightning are sitting with 30 goals at even strength and 12 goals (13th in hockey) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 40 goals to be scored by of a combination of 30 goals at even strength and 10 goals while they were shorthanded. During this campaign, the Tampa Bay Lightning have earned a total of 42 goals, 15 points, as well as a points percentage of .577.

Across the ice you are likely to see Andrei Vasilevskiy between the pipes. He has racked up 10,409 saves out of 11,327 shots tried, giving him a save % of .919. Vasilevskiy has a lifetime record of 233-105-25 and has been in net for 374 games. He has made the start in 364 games and has accumulated 21,928 mins. Vasilevskiy's rate of quality starts comes out to 56.9% and he has qualified for 207 quality starts in his career. His opponents are averaging 2.51 goals per contest and he has yielded 918 goals overall.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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