Tampa Bay Lightning vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, 11/24/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Carolina Hurricanes

Date: Friday, November 24, 2023

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (+128) Hurricanes (-155)

The Carolina Hurricanes (10-7-0) will compete against the Tampa Bay Lightning (9-6-4) at PNC Arena on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Lightning at +128 while the Hurricanes are opening at -155. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Tampa Bay Lightning came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 5-4 victory over the Bruins in their previous game. Tampa Bay tallied 6 penalty mins for this matchup. In addition, they had 6 attempts on the power play and netted 1 goal. The Lightning had a impressive offensive outing in the win. For the game, they finished 5 of the 46 shots they attempted.

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Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the Tampa Bay Lightning have tallied 68 goals (2nd in the league) on the campaign and have given up 69. For the year, they have earned 22 points and their points percentage is sitting at .579. Tampa Bay has accounted for 66 power play opportunities and they have scored 20 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 30.30%. While playing at even strength, the Lightning let the opposition score 61 goals while notching 48 themselves. Tampa Bay has attempted 583 shots and has a shot percentage of 11.7%. The Lightning have had 611 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .887. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have tallied 56 power play opportunities (24th in professional hockey) and have racked up 8 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the net in this game is Jonas Johansson. Johansson has been involved in 51 games during his professional hockey career. He has earned a mark of 19-17-8 and was named the starter in 44 games. The opposition has scored 154 goals versus Johansson in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 3.38. Johansson has had 1,385 shots against him and he has 1,231 total saves. His save percentage currently is .889 for his 2,731 mins guarding the cage. For his career, Johansson has accumulated 18 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .409.

The last time they were on the ice, Carolina faced the Penguins in a matchup where the Hurricanes earned a win by a tally of 4-2. They had 3 power play attempts in this one and recorded 1 out of those attempts. The Hurricanes tallied 4 goals out of the 34 shots on goal they pursued.

Carolina has tried 578 shots (8th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.52%, while allowing the opposition 442 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 79.31% on their opponents 58 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 87.8%. They have recorded 61 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 24.59%. The Hurricanes have accumulated 40 goals at even strength and 15 goals (8th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have permitted 54 goals to be scored by of a combination of 42 goals at even strength and 12 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the year, the Carolina Hurricanes are sitting with 55 goals, 20 points, in addition to a points percentage of .588.

Across the ice you will find Antti Raanta in net. Teams are averaging 2.45 goals/game and he has allowed 581 goals in total. Raanta's quality start rate is 60.5% and he has 144 quality starts in his career. He has started in 238 games and has played for a total of 14,255 minutes. Raanta has a career record of 132-75-27 and has been in net for 261 contests. He has recorded 6,417 saves out of 6,998 shots tried, giving him a save percentage of .917.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+128)

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