Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 2/25/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (-175) Red Wings (+145)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (36-17-4) are en route to Little Caesars Arena on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Detroit Red Wings (28-21-8). The moneyline on this game has Tampa Bay at -175 and Detroit is coming in at +145. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Tampa Bay Lightning were on the losing side of the ice with a 6-5 defeat to the Sabres in the last game they played. Tampa Bay had 4 minutes in the box in this game. The Lightning had a solid offensive performance and it showed in the loss. Furthermore, they had 3 opportunities with more players on the ice and scored 1 goal. In the game, they earned a goal on 5 out of the 41 shots they put on goal.

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With respect to their scoring capabilities, the Tampa Bay Lightning have earned 204 goals (5th in hockey) over the course of the season and have allowed 167. For the year, they have earned 76 points and their points percentage comes in at .667. Tampa Bay comes into the game with 197 power play opportunities and they have scored 51 goals out of those chances, garnering them a percentage of 25.89%. While playing at even strength, the Lightning let the opposition score 133 goals while having 153 on the offensive side of the ice. Tampa Bay has attempted 1,855 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 11.0%. The Lightning have had 1,773 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .906. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have tallied 180 power play opportunities (15th in hockey) and have come away with 34 goals in those chances.

The man in goal for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Opponents have tallied 1,004 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.51. Vasilevskiy has been involved in 408 matchups throughout his NHL career. His save percentage is at .919 in his 23,970 mins between the pipes. He has accumulated an overall mark of 256-115-26 and he has gotten the start in 398 games. Over the course of his pro career, Vasilevskiy has accumulated 229 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .575. Vasilevskiy has had 12,370 shots taken against him and has garnered 11,366 saves.

When they were on the ice last, Detroit went up against the Rangers in an outing where the Red Wings got the win by a tally of 4-1. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this outing and scored 1 out of those chances. The Red Wings converted 4 goals out of the 23 shots on goal they tried.

Detroit has taken 1,636 shots (29th in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.82%, while allowing the other team 1,762 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 78.05% on the other teams 164 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 89.9%. They have earned 196 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 21.43%. The Red Wings are sitting with 135 goals at even strength and 42 goals (13th in hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 178 goals to be scored by of a combination of 142 goals at even strength and 36 goals while they had less men on the ice. This season, the Detroit Red Wings have a total of 177 goals, 64 points, and a points percentage of .561.

Across the ice you will find Ville Husso in goal. He has racked up 2,678 saves out of the 2,943 shots taken against him, which gives him a rate of .910. Husso has a career record of 57-26-12 and has been in net for 99 games. He was named a starter in 95 games and has played 5,700 minutes. Husso's percentage of quality starts sits at 54.7% and he has made 52 quality starting assignments in his professional career. The opposition is averaging 2.79 goals per game and he has allowed 265 goals in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Detroit (+145)

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