Vancouver Canucks vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 10/19/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vancouver Canucks vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Thursday, October 19, 2023

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Canucks (+155) Lightning (-200)

Amalie Arena is the site where the Tampa Bay Lightning (1-2-1) will take on the Vancouver Canucks (2-1-0) on Thursday. The line on this matchup has Vancouver at +155 while Tampa Bay is opening at -200. The total is 7.

The Vancouver Canucks will look for better times on the ice after their 2-0 defeat to the Flyers in their previous contest . Vancouver accrued 22 penalty minutes in this contest. The Canucks didn't have a great showing offensively in the loss. Moreover, they had 3 power play chances but didn't net one. For the game, they walked away having not converted any of the 25 shots they put on goal.

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Vancouver Canucks opponents have 15 power play tries (3rd in the league) and have scored 3 goals in those attempts. The Canucks thus far have had 109 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .945. Vancouver has tried 73 shots and holds a shot percentage of 16.4%. When at even strength, the Canucks have conceded 3 goals while having 8 when they are on offense. Vancouver skates onto the rink with 12 power play opportunities and they have scored 4 goals during those chances, earning them a percentage of 33.33%. For the current season, they have scored 4 points and their points % is .667. In relation to their goal scoring prowess, the Vancouver Canucks have tallied 12 goals (7th in the National Hockey League) so far this year and have given up 6.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Thatcher Demko. Demko has been involved in 170 matchups over the course of his pro hockey career. He has compiled an overall record of 82-68-15 and he has started in 164 games. The opposition has scored 476 goals against Demko in his career and his goals against average is 2.89. Demko has had 5,340 shot attempts against him and he has 4,864 saves. His save percentage sits at .911 in his 9,897 mins on the ice. In his professional hockey career, Demko is sitting with 91 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .555.

When they took the ice last, Tampa Bay squared up with the Sabres in an outing where the Lightning were on the wrong end of the score by a tally of 3-2. They had 4 power play attempts in this contest but weren't able to notch a goal. The Lightning had 2 goals out of the 23 shots on goal they attempted.

Tampa Bay has attempted 106 shots (8th in the league) and has earned a shot percentage of 12.26%, while allowing the other team 142 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 90.00% on their opponents 10 chances on the power play, and their save percentage is 88.0%. They have a total of 13 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 23.08%. The Lightning have earned 10 goals at even strength and 3 goals (10th in the league) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 17 goals to be scored by of a combination of 16 goals at even strength and 1 goal while they had less men on the ice. This season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accumulated 13 goals, 3 points, and a points percentage of .375.

Across the rink you are going to see Jonas Johansson in the crease. Opponents are averaging 3.38 goals/game and he has yielded 110 goals altogether. Johansson's quality start rate is 41.9% and he has qualified for 13 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has started in 31 games and his ice time sits at 1,951 minutes. Johansson is sitting with a career record of 12-14-5 and has played in 38 contests. He has gathered 861 stops out of 971 shots taken against him, giving him a save percentage of .887.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver (+155)

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