Tampa Bay Lightning vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 2/14/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (+106) Avalanche (-128)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (34-16-2) are traveling to Ball Arena on Tuesday where they will play the Colorado Avalanche (28-19-4). The moneyline on this game has the Lightning at +106 and the Avalanche are coming in at -128. The over/under is 6.

The Tampa Bay Lightning went home feeling good about their game by earning a 3-1 win over the Stars their last time on the ice. Tampa Bay garnered 10 minutes in the box for this contest. In addition, they had 1 power play chance but weren't able to convert it into a goal. The Lightning had a middle of the road offensive outing in the win. For the game, they netted 3 of the 31 shots they put on goal.

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When playing at even strength, the Lightning have conceded 119 goals while notching 139 of their own. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have amassed 168 power play tries (15th in pro hockey) and have earned 33 goals in those attempts. When talking about their scoring capabilities, the Tampa Bay Lightning have earned 186 goals (5th in pro hockey) for the season and have surrendered 152. Tampa Bay has tried 1,664 shots and has a shot percentage of 11.2%. For the season, they have 70 points and their points % is .673. The Lightning have seen 1,627 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .907. Tampa Bay skates onto the rink with 177 power play chances and they have tallied 47 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 26.55%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Over the course of his time in hockey, Vasilevskiy has 227 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .576. His save percentage currently is at .919 in his 23,724 mins on the ice. Vasilevskiy has had 12,251 shot attempts against him and has recorded 11,261 total saves. Opponents have racked up 990 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.50. He has earned a win-loss mark of 254-114-25 and he has started in 394 games. Vasilevskiy has been in goal for 404 matchups during his NHL career.

The last time they were on the ice, Colorado faced off against the Panthers in a game where the Avalanche took home the victory by a final of 5-3. The Avalanche scored 5 goals of the 50 shots on goal they took. They had 3 power play attempts in this outing and scored 1 out of those chances.

On the campaign, the Colorado Avalanche have tallied 153 goals, 60 points, as well as a points percentage of .588. They have allowed 141 goals to be scored by of a combination of 104 goals at even strength and 37 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Avalanche have accumulated 113 goals at even strength and 40 goals (12th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have earned 168 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 23.81%. Colorado has taken 1,700 shots (16th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 9.00%, while allowing the other team 1,644 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 76.73% on the other teams 159 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is currently 91.4%.

Across the ice you will find Alexandar Georgiev in net. Teams are averaging 2.88 goals/game and he has allowed 439 goals altogether. Georgiev's percentage of quality starts sits at 53.6% and he has made 82 quality starts in his professional career. He has been a starter 153 games and has racked up 9,152 mins. Georgiev has amassed a lifetime record of 79-60-14 and has played in 165 contests. He has compiled 4,469 stops out of 4,908 shots taken, which gives him a save percentage of .911.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Colorado (-128) and under 6 goals

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