Tampa Bay Lightning vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 1/16/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Monday, January 16, 2023

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (-125) Kraken (+105)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (27-13-1) are on their way to Climate Pledge Arena on Monday where they will compete against the Seattle Kraken (26-12-4). The moneyline on this game has the Lightning at -125 while the Kraken are sitting at +105. The total is set at 7.

The Tampa Bay Lightning were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 4-2 win against the Blues in their previous game. The Lightning had a solid offensive performance in this victory. For the game, they scored on 4 out of the 30 shots they put on goal. Moreover, they had 2 chances with the advantage and were able to net 1 goal. Tampa Bay garnered 6 penalty minutes in this matchup.

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While at even strength, the Lightning let the opposition score 95 goals while having 105 as an offensive unit. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have tallied 134 power play tries (18th in hockey) and have a total of 25 goals in those chances. In relation to scoring goals, the Tampa Bay Lightning have notched 147 goals (9th in the National Hockey League) for the year and have surrendered 120. Tampa Bay has taken 1,321 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.1%. For the season, the have a total of 55 points and their points % is .671. The Lightning thus far have had 1,258 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .905. Tampa Bay has compiled 144 power play opportunities and they have notched 42 goals during those advantages, earning them a rate of 29.17%.

The player in the crease for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vasilevskiy has played in 395 games over the course of his hockey career. He has earned an overall record of 248-111-25 and he has gotten the start in 385 games. Opponents have tallied 967 goals against Vasilevskiy in his professional career and his goals against rate is 2.50. Vasilevskiy has had 11,946 shots against him and has recorded 10,979 saves. He has a save percentage of .919 for his 23,188 mins in the crease. For his career, Vasilevskiy has recorded 221 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .574.

Their last time out, Seattle went up against the Blackhawks in a matchup where the Kraken notched a victory by a final score of 8-5. They had 2 attempts on the power play in this game but weren't able to notch a goal. The Kraken tallied 8 goals of the 30 shots on goal they tried.

Seattle has attempted 1,252 shots (26th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 12.62%, while allowing the opposition 1,171 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 68.70% on their opponents 131 power play chances, and their save percentage is 89.0%. They have a tally of 123 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 21.14%. The Kraken are sitting with 132 goals at even strength and 26 goals (23rd in the league) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 129 goals to be scored by of a combination of 88 goals at even strength and 41 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this season, the Seattle Kraken have tallied 158 goals, 56 points, in addition to a points percentage of .667.

Across the rink you are going to see Martin Jones protecting the goal. Opponents are averaging 2.68 goals per game and he has yielded 1,093 goals in total. Jones' quality start rate is 52.3% and he has 217 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has made the start in 415 games and has played 24,452 mins. Jones is sitting with a career mark of 219-155-35 and has played in 427 games. He has gathered 10,604 stops out of the 11,697 shots tried, giving him a rate of .907.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-125)

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