Colorado Avalanche vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 2/9/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Thursday, February 9, 2023

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (+105) Lightning (-125)

Amalie Arena is the location where the Tampa Bay Lightning (32-16-2) will attempt to defeat the Colorado Avalanche (27-18-4) on Thursday. The odds on this game have the Avalanche at +105 and the Lightning are coming in at -125. The total has been set at 7.

The Colorado Avalanche were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 2-1 loss to the Penguins in their previous game. Colorado amassed 2 penalty minutes for this matchup. The Avalanche didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. Moreover, they had 4 chances on the power play but didn't get a goal. In the game, they scored on 1 of the 42 shots they tried.

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In relation to their scoring capabilities, the Colorado Avalanche have earned 148 goals (24th in pro hockey) on the year and have surrendered 133. For the current season, they have scored 58 points and their points percentage comes in at .592. Colorado has accounted for 163 power play opportunities and they have scored 39 goals out of those advantages, earning them a percentage of 23.93%. At even strength, the Avalanche have allowed the opponent to score 98 goals while having 109 themselves. Colorado has taken 1,620 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.1%. The Avalanche so far have had 1,567 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .915. Colorado Avalanche opponents have recorded 152 power play tries (22nd in professional hockey) and have come away with 35 goals in those chances.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Alexandar Georgiev. Georgiev has been involved in 163 games over the course of his pro hockey career. He has an overall mark of 78-59-14 and got the start in 151 games. The opposition has notched 431 goals versus Georgiev in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.86. Georgiev has seen 4,831 shot attempts taken against him and has gathered 4,400 saves. He has a save percentage of .911 in his 9,032 minutes on the ice. In his career, Georgiev has 81 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .536.

Their last time out, Tampa Bay opposed the Sharks in an outing where the Lightning took a loss by a mark of 4-3. The Lightning converted 3 goals of the 37 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 6 opportunities on the power play in this one and notched 1 out of those tries.

The Lightning have earned 133 goals at even strength and 45 goals (3rd in the league) while on the power play. Tampa Bay has taken 1,601 shots (18th in hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.12%, while allowing the opposition 1,568 shots. This season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have earned 178 goals, 66 points, and a points percentage of .660. They have permitted 151 goals to be scored by way of 118 goals at even strength and 33 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a tally of 173 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 26.01%. They have a penalty kill rate of 79.63% on the other teams 162 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 90.4%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Andrei Vasilevskiy in the crease. He has a tally of 11,203 saves out of the 12,192 shots attempted against him, giving him a save % of .919. Vasilevskiy is the owner of a lifetime mark of 252-114-25 and has been in goal for 402 games. He has started in 392 contests and his ice time sits at 23,604 minutes. Vasilevskiy's rate of quality starts sits at 57.4% and he has 225 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. His opponents are averaging 2.51 goals per contest and he has given up 989 goals overall.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Colorado (+105)

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