Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 10/14/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (-125) Red Wings (+100)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (46-30-6 last year) are hitting the road to Little Caesars Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the Detroit Red Wings (35-37-10 last season). The moneyline on this contest has Tampa Bay at -125 while Detroit is priced at +100. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Tampa Bay Lightning were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 5-3 win over the Predators in their previous outing. Tampa Bay accrued 8 mins in the box in this game. In addition, they had 5 attempts on the power play and notched 2 goals. The Lightning had a solid offensive output and it showed in the victory. In the game, they tallied a score on 5 of the 34 shots they launched.

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Tampa Bay Lightning opposition had 261 power play opportunities (12th in professional hockey) and had a total of 53 goals in those attempts. The Lightning had 2,582 shots tried against them and held a save percentage of .902. Tampa Bay attempted 2,621 shots and held a shot percentage of 10.7%. When at even strength, the Lightning let the opposition score 199 goals while earning 209. Tampa Bay accumulated 280 power play opportunities and notched 71 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 25.36%. For last year, they accumulated 98 points and their points percentage was .598. In reference to their scoring capabilities, the Tampa Bay Lightning tallied 280 goals (8th in pro hockey) over the course of the prior season and surrendered 252.

The man protecting the net in this game is Jonas Johansson. In his career, Johansson has 11 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .393. He has a save percentage of .886 during his 1,773 minutes played. Johansson has seen 868 shots taken against him and has recorded 769 saves. Opponents have been able to score 99 goals versus Johansson in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 3.35. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 11-13-4 and he has gotten the start in 28 games. Johansson has played in 35 games throughout his hockey career.

In their last game, Detroit faced off against the Devils in an outing where the Red Wings took the defeat by a final of 4-3. They had 4 power play attempts in this outing and tallied 2 out of those opportunities. The Red Wings had 3 goals out of the 35 shots on goal they attempted.

Last season, the Detroit Red Wings had 237 goals, 80 points, in addition to a points percentage of .488. They granted a total of 275 goals to be scored by of a combination of 221 goals at even strength and 54 goals while they were shorthanded. The Red Wings finished with 180 goals at even strength and 57 goals (14th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They had a tally of 270 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 21.11%. Detroit has tried 2,312 shots (29th in hockey) and accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.25%, while allowing their opponent 2,496 shots. They had a penalty kill percentage of 78.31% on the other team's 249 tries on the power play, and their save percentage was 89.0%.

Across the ice you will find Ville Husso protecting the goal. He has compiled 2,983 stops out of 3,299 shots taken against him, which gives him a percentage of .904. Husso has compiled a lifetime mark of 60-35-14 and has been in net for 113 games. He has made the start in 109 games and has played for a total of 6,478 mins. Husso's quality start percentage sits at 51.4% and he has made 56 quality starts in his NHL career. The opposition is averaging 2.93 goals/game and he has yielded 316 goals in total.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-125)

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