Tampa Bay Lightning vs Arizona Coyotes Prediction, 11/28/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Arizona Coyotes

Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Location: Mullett Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: Bally Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (-180) Coyotes (+145)

The Arizona Coyotes (9-9-2) will try to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning (10-6-5) at Mullett Arena on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Lightning at -180 while the Coyotes are coming in at +145. The betting total comes in at 7.

The Tampa Bay Lightning were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 8-2 victory over the Hurricanes in their previous game. Tampa Bay accumulated 34 penalty mins in this contest. The Lightning had a solid offensive performance and it showed in this win. They also had 5 attempts on the power play and were able to net 4 goals. In the game, they scored on 8 of the 14 shots they tried.

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While playing at even strength, the Lightning let the opposition score 64 goals while getting 53 on the offensive side of the ice. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have totaled 64 power play tries (21st in hockey) and have tallied 10 goals in those chances. With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Tampa Bay Lightning have tallied 78 goals (2nd in pro hockey) for the season and have allowed 74. Tampa Bay has tried 630 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 12.4%. For the year, they have recorded 25 points and their points percentage comes in at .595. The Lightning have had 667 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .889. Tampa Bay is sitting with 72 power play opportunities and they have notched 25 goals during those chances, giving them a rate of 34.72%.

The man in goal for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Over the course of his career, Vasilevskiy has 239 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .575. His save percentage is .919 for his 25,046 minutes on the ice. Vasilevskiy has seen 12,938 shot attempts against him and has gathered 11,885 total saves. The opposition has notched 1,053 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.52. He has amassed an overall mark of 264-123-28 and he started in 416 games. Vasilevskiy has been in net for 426 games over the course of his professional hockey career.

In their last contest, Arizona played the Golden Knights in a game where the Coyotes got the win by a final of 2-0. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this matchup but weren't able to score a goal. The Coyotes recorded 2 goals out of the 18 shots on goal they tried.

So far this year, the Arizona Coyotes have notched a total of 63 goals, 20 points, and a points percentage of .500. They have allowed 63 goals to be scored by of a combination of 49 goals at even strength and 14 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Coyotes have accumulated 45 goals at even strength and 18 goals (7th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have recorded 71 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 25.35%. Arizona has tried 544 shots (28th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 11.58%, while allowing their opponents 647 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 80.82% on their opponents 73 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 90.3%.

Across the ice you are going to see Karel Vejmelka between the pipes. Vejmelka is the owner of a lifetime record of 33-62-11 and has been in net for 113 games. Vejmelka's percentage of quality starts comes in at 44.4% and he has made 48 quality starts in his NHL career. He has accrued 3,289 stops out of 3,662 shots attempted against him, giving him a rate of .898. His opposition is averaging 3.54 goals per contest and he has yielded 373 goals altogether. He has started in 108 contests and his ice time sits at 6,323 mins.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Arizona (+145)

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