Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 12/6/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Amalie Arena is the location where the Tampa Bay Lightning (10-10-5) will go up against the Pittsburgh Penguins (11-10-2) on Wednesday.

The Pittsburgh Penguins had a decent effort after finishing in a 3-3 tie against the Flyers in their previous game. Pittsburgh recorded 8 mins in the box in this game. The Penguins offense didn't overly impress in this game. Furthermore, they had 5 chances with the advantage but weren't able to net one. For the outing, they scored on 3 out of the 32 shots they looked to score on.

While at even strength, the Penguins have allowed the opponent to score 49 goals while scoring 65 of their own. Pittsburgh Penguins opponents have tallied 72 power play tries (27th in the NHL) and have notched 11 goals in those chances. In reference to scoring goals, the Pittsburgh Penguins have notched 72 goals (19th in hockey) so far this year and have given up 60. Pittsburgh has attempted 771 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.3%. For the season, they have earned 24 points and their points percentage sits at .522. The Penguins have had 723 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .917. Pittsburgh has tallied 64 power play opportunities and they have added 7 goals out of those attempts, earning them a percentage of 10.94%.

The man in net for this game is Tristan Jarry. Jarry has participated in 224 contests over the course of his professional hockey career. He has compiled a win-loss mark of 125-68-22 and got the start in 216 games. Opponents have scored 559 goals versus Jarry in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.63. Jarry has had 6,497 shots taken against him and has accrued 5,938 total saves. His save percentage currently is .914 in his 12,739 mins on the ice. During his career on the ice, Jarry has accrued 131 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .606.

In their last game, Tampa Bay went up against the Stars in a game where the Lightning went home in defeat by a mark of 8-1. The Lightning had 1 goal out of the 33 shots on goal they took. They had 6 power play attempts in this game and tallied 1 out of those chances.

On the campaign, the Tampa Bay Lightning have earned a total of 83 goals, 25 points, and a points percentage of .500. They have permitted 93 goals to be scored by of a combination of 80 goals at even strength and 13 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Lightning are sitting with 56 goals at even strength and 27 goals (1st in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have a total of 85 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 31.76%. Tampa Bay has put up 775 shots (6th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.71%, while allowing the other team 779 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 82.43% on the other teams 74 power play tries, and their save percentage is currently 88.1%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Andrei Vasilevskiy defending the goal. He has recorded 11,948 stops out of the 13,013 shots tried, giving him a save % of .918. Vasilevskiy has amassed a lifetime mark of 264-126-28 and has participated in 429 contests. He has started in 419 contests and has played for a total of 25,203 minutes. Vasilevskiy's rate of quality starts comes out to 57.0% and he has accumulated 239 quality starts in his professional career. Opponents are averaging 2.54 goals/game and he has given up 1,065 goals in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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