Tampa Bay Lightning vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 12/14/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Thursday, December 14, 2023

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (+112) Oilers (-136)

The Edmonton Oilers (13-12-1) host the Tampa Bay Lightning (13-12-5) at Rogers Place on Thursday. The odds on this game have Tampa Bay at +112 while Edmonton is sitting at -136. The over/under is 7.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 4-1 loss against the Canucks in their previous contest . The Lightning could have played much better offensively in the loss. While out there on the ice, they scored on 1 of the 29 shots they put on goal. Furthermore, they had 3 chances with extra men on the ice but weren't able to make the most of them. Tampa Bay accrued 4 mins in the box for this game.

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Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have tallied 90 power play tries (15th in professional hockey) and have racked up 17 goals in those attempts. The Lightning thus far have had 910 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .884. Tampa Bay has attempted 917 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.5%. While at even strength, the Lightning have surrendered 89 goals while scoring 67 of their own. Tampa Bay is sitting with 100 power play chances and they have tallied 29 goals out of those attempts, earning them a rate of 29.00%. For the current season, they have 31 points and their points percentage is sitting at .517. In relation to scoring goals, the Tampa Bay Lightning have notched 96 goals (5th in hockey) on the season and have conceded 106.

The man in goal for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. In his career, Vasilevskiy has accrued 241 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .570. He has a save percentage of .918 in his 25,445 minutes guarding the cage. Vasilevskiy has had 13,113 shot attempts against him and has accrued 12,041 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 1,072 goals against Vasilevskiy in his pro hockey career and his goals against average is 2.53. He has a win-loss mark of 267-127-28 and he has gotten the start in 423 games. Vasilevskiy has been in goal for 433 games over the course of his NHL career.

In their last outing, Edmonton went up against the Blackhawks in an outing where the Oilers got the win by a final score of 4-1. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this game and scored 1 out of those tries. The Oilers recorded 4 goals out of the 29 shots on goal they pursued.

Edmonton has attempted 868 shots (13th in hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.48%, while allowing the opposition 737 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 80.41% on their opponents 97 power play tries, and their save percentage is 88.5%. They have recorded 89 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 28.09%. The Oilers have 66 goals at even strength and 25 goals (7th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 85 goals to be scored by way of 66 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the year, the Edmonton Oilers have earned 91 goals, 27 points, in addition to a points percentage of .519.

Across the ice you will find Stuart Skinner between the pipes. He has compiled 2,219 saves out of 2,444 shots taken against him, giving him a save % of .908. Skinner has a lifetime mark of 47-27-6 and has played in 84 games. He has made the start in 80 games and has played 4,826 mins. Skinner's quality start percentage comes out to 56.3% and he has accumulated 45 quality starts in his NHL career. His opponents are averaging 2.80 goals per game and he has surrendered 225 goals altogether.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton (-136)

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