Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 4/8/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN5

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (-157) Senators (+128)

The Ottawa Senators (37-35-7) host the Tampa Bay Lightning (45-28-6) at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday. The line on this matchup has Tampa Bay at -157 while Ottawa is coming in at +128. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will look for better times on the ice after their 6-1 loss against the Islanders in their previous contest . The Lightning didn't have their best offensive outing in this defeat. For the game, they tallied a score on 1 out of the 31 shots they looked to score on. They also had 1 attempt on the power play but weren't able to score a goal. Tampa Bay amassed 6 penalty minutes for this matchup.

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In reference to their scoring capabilities, the Tampa Bay Lightning have racked up 268 goals (8th in the league) on the season and have conceded 241. For the current season, they have accumulated 96 points and their points percentage is .608. Tampa Bay comes into the game with 265 power play opportunities and they have scored 67 goals out of those attempts, earning them a rate of 25.28%. While at even strength, the Lightning have given up 191 goals while earning 201 of their own. Tampa Bay has taken 2,517 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.7%. The Lightning so far have had 2,486 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .903. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have amassed 249 power play opportunities (12th in the league) and have come away with 50 goals in those chances.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Over the course of his pro career, Vasilevskiy has recorded 239 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .577. His save percentage currently is at .919 for his 24,929 mins guarding the cage. Vasilevskiy has had 12,890 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 11,843 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 1,047 goals against Vasilevskiy in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.52. He has amassed a record of 263-122-28 and he has gotten the start in 414 games. Vasilevskiy has been involved in 424 games during his NHL career.

The last time they were on the ice, Ottawa faced off against the Panthers in an outing where the Senators ended up taking the loss by a tally of 7-2. They had 6 power play opportunities in this outing but weren't able to score a goal. The Senators tallied 2 goals of the 58 shots on goal they were seeking.

During this campaign, the Ottawa Senators have 246 goals, 81 points, and a points percentage of .513. They have allowed 260 goals to be scored by of a combination of 206 goals at even strength and 54 goals while they were shorthanded. The Senators are sitting with 176 goals at even strength and 70 goals (2nd in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have a total of 293 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 23.89%. Ottawa has attempted 2,641 shots (7th in the NHL) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.31%, while allowing their opponents 2,483 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 80.85% on their oppositions 282 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 89.5%.

For the opposition you are going to see Cam Talbot in goal. Talbot has accumulated a career record of 217-156-36 and has been in goal for 431 contests. Talbot's percentage of quality starts is 54.4% and he has made 224 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has tallied 11,497 stops out of 12,583 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .914. Opponents are averaging 2.65 goals/game and he has yielded 1,086 goals altogether. He has started in 412 games and has been on the ice for 24,606 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa (+128)

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