Tampa Bay Lightning vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 1/19/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Thursday, January 19, 2023

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

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

Rogers Place is the site where the Edmonton Oilers (24-18-3) will attempt to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning (28-13-1) on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has Tampa Bay at -128 and Edmonton opens at +106. The over/under is 6.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 4-1 victory over the Kraken in their previous contest . Tampa Bay amassed 6 minutes in the box for this game. The Lightning had a solid offensive performance in the victory. In addition, they had 2 chances with the advantage but didn't convert them into a score. In the game, they earned a goal on 4 out of the 31 shots they put on net.

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While playing at even strength, the Lightning have surrendered 96 goals while notching 109 as an offensive unit. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have recorded 137 power play opportunities (16th in hockey) and have racked up 25 goals in those chances. In relation to scoring goals, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accumulated 151 goals (7th in pro hockey) so far this season and have surrendered 121. Tampa Bay has taken 1,352 shots and has a shooting percentage of 11.2%. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 57 points and their points percentage is sitting at .679. The Lightning thus far have had 1,281 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .906. Tampa Bay has tallied 146 power play chances and they have added 42 goals out of those tries, earning them a percentage of 28.77%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Brian Elliott. For his professional hockey career, Elliott has accrued 262 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .541. His save percentage currently is .910 during his 29,476 mins on the ice. Elliott has had 13,903 shots against him and has gathered 12,653 total saves. The opposition has notched 1,250 goals against Elliott in his professional hockey career and his goals against average is 2.54. He has compiled an overall mark of 275-162-52 and he has started in 484 games. Elliott has been in net for 532 games throughout his professional hockey career.

In their last game, Edmonton went up against the Golden Knights in a game where the Oilers took home the win by a tally of 4-3. They had 1 power play opportunity in this game but weren't able to score a goal. The Oilers recorded 4 goals of the 37 shots on goal they tried.

Edmonton has tried 1,479 shots (7th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 11.09%, while allowing their opponents 1,449 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 74.23% on the other teams 163 power play chances, and their save percentage currently comes in at 89.8%. They have earned 163 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 31.29%. The Oilers have accumulated 113 goals at even strength and 51 goals (1st in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 148 goals to be scored by way of 106 goals at even strength and 42 goals while they had less men on the ice. This season, the Edmonton Oilers have tallied 164 goals, 51 points, in addition to a points percentage of .567.

Across the ice you are going to see Stuart Skinner protecting the net. He is sitting with 1,146 stops out of the 1,256 shots attempted, giving him a save % of .912. Skinner has compiled a lifetime record of 19-16-2 and has participated in 40 games. He has started in 38 games and has been on the ice for 2,276 minutes. Skinner's quality start percentage is 55.3% and he has earned 21 quality starts in his NHL career. His opponents are averaging 2.90 goals per contest and he has yielded 110 goals in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-128)

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