Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 3/23/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN5

The Ottawa Senators (34-32-5) are welcoming the Tampa Bay Lightning (42-24-6) at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will look for better times on the ice after their 3-2 defeat to the Canadiens their last time out. Tampa Bay accumulated 6 minutes in the box in this game. In addition, they had 2 chances on the power play and scored 1 goal. The Lightning had an offensive game that was below their expectations in the loss. In the outing, they tallied a score on 2 out of the 33 shots they looked to score on.

While playing at even strength, the Lightning have surrendered 174 goals while earning 184 of their own. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have totaled 223 power play opportunities (12th in hockey) and have a total of 45 goals in those attempts. When it comes to their scoring capabilities, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accounted for 247 goals (5th in the NHL) for the year and have given up 219. Tampa Bay has attempted 2,312 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.7%. For the season, they have 90 points and their points % is .625. The Lightning so far have had 2,238 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .902. Tampa Bay comes into the game with 247 power play chances and they have added 63 goals during those advantages, giving them a rate of 25.51%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vasilevskiy has been in goal for 419 contests throughout his NHL career. He has compiled a mark of 260-120-28 and got the start in 409 games. Opponents have scored 1,038 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.53. Vasilevskiy has had 12,719 shots taken against him and has garnered 11,681 saves. His save percentage is at .918 in his 24,631 minutes in the crease. For his professional hockey career, Vasilevskiy is sitting with 234 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .572.

In their last outing, Ottawa faced off against the Bruins in a game where the Senators ended up taking the loss by a final of 2-1. They had 3 power play chances in this outing but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Senators earned 1 goal of the 41 shots on goal they were seeking.

The Senators are sitting with 156 goals at even strength and 63 goals (3rd in pro hockey) while on the power play. Ottawa has taken 2,361 shots (7th in the league) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 9.28%, while allowing their opponents 2,265 shots. On the year, the Ottawa Senators have a total of 219 goals, 73 points, as well as a points percentage of .514. They have permitted 230 goals to be scored by way of 185 goals at even strength and 45 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a tally of 266 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 23.68%. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 82.42% on their opponents 256 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 89.8%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Mads Sogaard in net. Opponents are averaging 3.34 goals per game and he has yielded 47 goals overall. Sogaard's quality start percentage comes out to 42.9% and he has qualified for 6 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has been a starter 14 contests and his ice time sits at 845 minutes. Sogaard is the owner of a career record of 6-6-2 and has been in net for 15 games. He has recorded 369 saves out of 416 shots tried, giving him a rate of .887.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Ottawa

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