Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Islanders Prediction, 4/6/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Islanders

Date: Thursday, April 6, 2023

Location: UBS Arena in Elmont, NY

TV: MSG

UBS Arena is the site where the New York Islanders (39-30-9) will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning (45-26-6) on Thursday.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 5-0 victory against the Islanders in the last game they played. Tampa Bay accrued 18 penalty minutes in this contest. Furthermore, they had 2 chances with extra men on the ice and netted 1 goal. The Lightning had a solid offensive performance and it showed in the win. For the game, they tallied a score on 5 out of the 32 shots they tried.

When at even strength, the Lightning have allowed 181 goals while earning 198 themselves. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have amassed 242 power play tries (12th in professional hockey) and have racked up 48 goals in those chances. Concerning their scoring capabilities, the Tampa Bay Lightning have tallied 264 goals (8th in hockey) so far this season and have allowed 229. Tampa Bay has attempted 2,455 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.8%. For the current season, they have scored 96 points and their points percentage comes in at .623. The Lightning have had 2,407 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .905. Tampa Bay has 261 power play opportunities and they have scored 66 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 25.29%.

The man in net for this game is Brian Elliott. Elliott has participated in 540 matchups throughout his NHL career. He has amassed an overall mark of 278-165-54 and he started in 492 games. The opposition has notched 1,278 goals against Elliott in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.56. Elliott has seen 14,138 shots taken against him and he has 12,860 total saves. His save percentage currently is .910 for his 29,960 minutes guarding the cage. Over the course of his career, Elliott has recorded 265 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .539.

In their last outing, New York faced off against the Hurricanes in an outing where the Islanders ended up taking the loss by a final score of 2-1. They had 2 power play chances in this outing but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Islanders scored 1 goal of the 22 shots on goal they attempted.

So far this year, the New York Islanders have a total of 226 goals, 87 points, as well as a points percentage of .558. They have granted a total of 209 goals to be scored by of a combination of 170 goals at even strength and 39 goals while they were shorthanded. The Islanders have 192 goals at even strength and 34 goals (30th in hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 212 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 16.04%. New York has attempted 2,386 shots (19th in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.47%, while allowing their opponents 2,442 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 81.86% on their oppositions 215 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 91.4%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Ilya Sorokin defending the net. The opposition is averaging 2.36 goals per game and he has yielded 303 goals overall. Sorokin's percentage of quality starts is 70.5% and he has accumulated 91 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has started in 129 games and has racked up 7,695 minutes. Sorokin has a career mark of 67-45-18 and has played in 132 contests. He has accounted for 3,641 stops out of the 3,944 shots taken, giving him a save % of .923.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New York

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