Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 10/15/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Sunday, October 15, 2023

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN

Canadian Tire Centre is the location where the Ottawa Senators (39-35-8 last year) will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning (46-30-6 last season) on Sunday.

The Tampa Bay Lightning went home feeling good about their game by earning a 5-3 win against the Predators in their previous game. Tampa Bay had 8 penalty minutes for this matchup. The Lightning had a impressive offensive outing in the victory. Additionally, they had 5 power play tries and scored 2 goals. In the matchup, they tallied a score on 5 of the 34 shots they tried.

Tampa Bay Lightning opposition had 261 power play opportunities (12th in hockey) and racked up 53 goals in those attempts. The Lightning had 2,582 shots taken against them and were the owners of a save percentage of .902. Tampa Bay tried 2,621 shots and held a shot percentage of 10.7%. When at even strength, the Lightning let the opposition score 199 goals while notching 209. Tampa Bay finished with 280 power play opportunities and added 71 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 25.36%. For the year, they accumulated 98 points and their points percentage was .598. In relation to their scoring, the Tampa Bay Lightning earned 280 goals (8th in the NHL) in the previous season surrendered 252.

The man protecting the net in this game is Jonas Johansson. Johansson has taken the ice for 35 contests throughout his NHL career. He has amassed an overall record of 11-13-4 and was named the starter in 28 games. The opposition has been able to score 99 goals against Johansson in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 3.35. Johansson has seen 868 shots against him and has accrued 769 saves. His save percentage sits at .886 during his 1,773 minutes guarding the cage. In his professional hockey career, Johansson has tallied 11 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .393.

Their last time out, Ottawa opposed the Hurricanes in an outing where the Senators ended up losing by a tally of 5-3. The Senators tallied 3 goals of the 30 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 4 power play attempts in this contest but didn't score a goal.

Ottawa attempted 2,746 shots (7th in the league) and accumulated a shot percentage of 9.43%, while allowing their opponent 2,572 shots. They recorded a penalty kill percentage of 80.07% on the other team's 296 power play chances, and their save percentage was at 89.5%. They had 306 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 23.53%. The Senators finished with 187 goals at even strength and 72 goals (2nd in pro hockey) while on the power play. They permitted 270 goals to be scored by way of 211 goals at even strength and 59 goals while they had less men on the ice. Last season, the Ottawa Senators earned 259 goals, 86 points, as well as a points percentage of .524.

Across the rink you are expected to see Joonas Korpisalo defending the goal. Teams are averaging 3.01 goals/game and he has yielded 611 goals altogether. Korpisalo's percentage of quality starts comes in at 49.8% and he has accumulated 100 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He has been a starter 201 games and has played 12,177 mins. Korpisalo has compiled a lifetime record of 94-81-25 and has played in 221 contests. He has accrued 5,748 stops out of the 6,359 shots tried, which gives him a save percentage of .904.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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