Tampa Bay Lightning vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 11/27/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Monday, November 27, 2023

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (+118) Avalanche (-143)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (10-6-5) are traveling to Ball Arena on Monday where they will compete against the Colorado Avalanche (14-6-0). The moneyline on this contest has the Lightning at +118 and the Avalanche open at -143. The total comes in at 7.

The Tampa Bay Lightning went home feeling good about their game by earning a 8-2 victory against the Hurricanes in their previous contest . The Lightning had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in the win. In the outing, they netted 8 of the 14 shots they put on goal. Moreover, they had 5 power play chances and were able to notch 4 goals. Tampa Bay earned 34 penalty minutes in this outing.

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With respect to their goal scoring prowess, the Tampa Bay Lightning have racked up 78 goals (2nd in the NHL) on the year and have surrendered 74. For the season, they have recorded 25 points and their points percentage is sitting at .595. Tampa Bay is sitting with 72 power play chances and they have added 25 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 34.72%. At even strength, the Lightning have conceded 64 goals while scoring 53 on the offensive side of the ice. Tampa Bay has tried 630 shots and has a shooting percentage of 12.4%. The Lightning have had 667 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .889. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have tallied 64 power play opportunities (19th in the NHL) and have scored 10 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Jonas Johansson. Johansson has been in net for 52 games over the course of his pro hockey career. He has an overall mark of 19-17-9 and he was named the starter in 45 games. Opponents have notched 157 goals versus Johansson in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 3.37. Johansson has seen 1,417 shots taken against him and he has 1,260 saves. He has a save percentage of .889 during his 2,793 minutes played. For his professional hockey career, Johansson has compiled 19 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .422.

When they took the ice last, Colorado went up against the Flames in an outing where the Avalanche took home the win by a mark of 3-1. They had 4 power play opportunities in this game and scored 1 out of those attempts. The Avalanche notched 3 goals out of the 24 shots on goal they attempted.

So far this year, the Colorado Avalanche are sitting with 75 goals, 28 points, in addition to a points percentage of .700. They have granted a total of 58 goals to be scored by way of 48 goals at even strength and 10 goals while they were shorthanded. The Avalanche have scored 59 goals at even strength and 16 goals (10th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have a total of 81 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 19.75%. Colorado has put up 651 shots (7th in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 11.52%, while allowing the opposition 553 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 87.50% on their opponents 80 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 89.5%.

Across the ice you will find Alexandar Georgiev defending the net. His opposition is averaging 2.81 goals per game and he has yielded 548 goals altogether. Georgiev's quality start percentage is 54.6% and he has 107 quality starts in his pro career. He has been a starter 196 games and has racked up 11,698 mins. Georgiev has amassed a career mark of 110-69-17 and has participated in 208 games. He has a tally of 5,557 stops out of the 6,105 shots taken, which gives him a save % of .910.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado (-143)

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