Columbus Blue Jackets vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 1/10/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Columbus Blue Jackets vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Blue Jackets (+365) Lightning (-490)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (24-13-1) are welcoming the Columbus Blue Jackets (12-25-2) at Amalie Arena on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Columbus at +365 while Tampa Bay is at -490. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Columbus Blue Jackets will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 1-0 loss against the Capitals in their previous contest . The Blue Jackets had a below average offensive outing in the loss. In the matchup, they went home without being able to finish on any of the 38 shots they put on goal. In addition, they had 2 chances with extra men on the ice but weren't able to make the most of them. Columbus accounted for 9 minutes in the box in this game.

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When at even strength, the Blue Jackets have allowed the opponent to score 121 goals while earning 82 on offense. Columbus Blue Jackets opponents have amassed 128 power play opportunities (14th in the league) and have notched 30 goals in those chances. When it comes to scoring goals, the Columbus Blue Jackets have accumulated 99 goals (30th in the league) so far this season and have given up 151. Columbus has tried 1,134 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 8.7%. For the current campaign, they have scored 26 points and their points percentage comes in at .333. The Blue Jackets have had 1,369 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .890. Columbus skates onto the rink with 106 power play opportunities and they have notched 17 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 16.04%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Joonas Korpisalo. Korpisalo has participated in 199 games over the course of his hockey career. He has a mark of 82-74-22 and he has gotten the start in 179 games. The opposition has notched 553 goals versus Korpisalo in his career and his goals against rate is 3.05. Korpisalo has seen 5,680 shot attempts taken against him and he has 5,127 total saves. He has a save percentage of .903 for his 10,895 mins between the pipes. During his career on the ice, Korpisalo has accumulated 86 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .480.

In their last outing, Tampa Bay went up against the Jets in a matchup where the Lightning ended up taking the loss by a mark of 4-2. The Lightning netted 2 goals of the 28 shots on goal they took. They had 4 chances on the power play in this game but weren't able to notch a goal.

The Lightning have scored 96 goals at even strength and 36 goals (5th in the NHL) while having a power play advantage. Tampa Bay has put up 1,210 shots (19th in the league) and has a shot percentage of 10.91%, while allowing their opponents 1,169 shots. For the year, the Tampa Bay Lightning have a total of 132 goals, 49 points, in addition to a points percentage of .645. They have allowed 111 goals to be scored by of a combination of 87 goals at even strength and 24 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 135 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 26.67%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 81.10% on the other teams 127 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.5%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Andrei Vasilevskiy protecting the goal. Vasilevskiy has compiled a career mark of 245-111-25 and has been in goal for 392 games. Vasilevskiy's quality start rate is 57.6% and he has 220 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has recorded 10,899 stops out of the 11,857 shots attempted, which gives him a save % of .919. His opposition is averaging 2.50 goals per contest and he has surrendered 958 goals altogether. He got the starting nod in 382 games and has played 23,008 mins.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-490) and under 6.5 goals

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