Carolina Hurricanes vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 10/12/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Saturday, October 12, 2024

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: WXPX-TV

The Carolina Hurricanes (52-23-7 last season) are en route to Amalie Arena on Saturday where they will go up against the Tampa Bay Lightning (45-29-8 last year).

The Carolina Hurricanes will look for better times on the ice after their 5-3 defeat to the Rangers in their previous contest . The Hurricanes offense showed they have some room for improvement in this defeat. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 3 out of the 36 shots they put on net. Furthermore, they had 1 opportunity with more players on the ice and scored 1 goal. Carolina tallied 4 penalty minutes for this game.

When discussing their scoring capabilities, the Carolina Hurricanes tallied 277 goals (8th in pro hockey) last season and given up 211. For the previous campaign, they recorded 111 points and their points percentage was .677. Carolina accounted for 249 power play opportunities and notched 67 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 26.91%. When playing at even strength, the Hurricanes let the opposition score 176 goals while scoring 210. Carolina took 2,733 shots and held a shot percentage of 10.1%. The Hurricanes had 2,101 shots taken against them and earned a save percentage of .900. Carolina Hurricanes opposition had 258 power play tries (8th in professional hockey) and notched 35 goals in those chances.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Frederik Andersen. Andersen has taken the ice for 495 matchups over the course of his professional hockey career. He has earned a record of 295-127-52 and he has started in 481 games. Opponents have been able to score 1,218 goals versus Andersen in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 2.56. Andersen has seen 14,461 shots against him and has garnered 13,243 total saves. His save percentage currently sits at .916 during his 28,566 mins on the ice. In his professional hockey career, Andersen has 276 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .574.

In their last outing, Tampa Bay opposed the Panthers in a game where the Lightning went home in defeat by a mark of 6-1. The Lightning converted 1 goal of the 32 shots on goal they tried. They had 3 power play chances in this matchup but weren't able to notch a goal.

The Lightning racked up 217 goals at even strength and 71 goals (1st in the league) while having a power play advantage. Tampa Bay put up 2,401 shots (21st in pro hockey) and had a shot percentage of 12.00%, while allowing the other team 2,430 shots. Last year, the Tampa Bay Lightning accumulated 288 goals, 98 points, as well as a points percentage of .598. They granted a total of 267 goals to be scored by way of 228 goals at even strength and 39 goals while they had less men on the ice. They had a tally of 248 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 28.63%. They had a penalty kill percentage of 83.33% on the other team's 234 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage was 89.0%.

Across the ice you are expected to see Andrei Vasilevskiy protecting the goal. He has accounted for 13,192 saves out of the 14,391 shots tried, which gives him a percentage of .917. Vasilevskiy holds a career mark of 293-143-30 and has been in net for 477 games. He has started in 467 games and his ice time sits at 28,049 mins. Vasilevskiy's quality start percentage is 56.7% and he has qualified for 265 quality starts in his NHL career. The opposition is averaging 2.56 goals per game and he has allowed 1,199 goals altogether.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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