Colorado Avalanche vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 2/15/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-112) Lightning (-109)

The Colorado Avalanche (33-17-4) are hitting the road to Amalie Arena on Thursday where they will try to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning (29-20-5). The moneyline on this matchup has Colorado at -112 and Tampa Bay is sitting at -109. The betting total is set at 7.

The Colorado Avalanche were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 6-3 win over the Capitals in their previous game. Colorado earned 6 penalty mins for this matchup. The Avalanche had a solid offensive outing in the victory. Moreover, they had 3 power play opportunities and notched 1 goal. For the game, they earned a goal on 6 of the 37 shots they attempted.

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When playing at even strength, the Avalanche have conceded 137 goals while scoring 152 of their own. Colorado Avalanche opponents have earned 182 power play opportunities (4th in professional hockey) and have racked up 34 goals in those attempts. When talking about scoring goals, the Colorado Avalanche have notched 200 goals (1st in the National Hockey League) over the course of the season and have allowed 171. Colorado has taken 1,736 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.5%. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 70 points and their points percentage comes in at .648. The Avalanche have had 1,582 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .892. Colorado has accumulated 199 power play opportunities and they have scored 48 goals during those advantages, giving them a rate of 24.12%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Alexandar Georgiev. Georgiev has been involved in 236 matchups during his pro hockey career. He has amassed an overall record of 126-77-20 and he has started in 223 games. The opposition has notched 628 goals versus Georgiev in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.83. Georgiev has seen 6,909 shot attempts against him and has recorded 6,281 total saves. His save percentage is at .909 for his 13,335 minutes played. Over the course of his career, Georgiev has recorded 119 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .534.

Their last time out, Tampa Bay went up against the Bruins in a matchup where the Lightning got the tie by a score of 2-2. The Lightning converted 2 goals of the 25 shots on goal they took. They had 3 chances on the power play in this outing and notched 1 out of those tries.

The Lightning have racked up 132 goals at even strength and 51 goals (1st in professional hockey) while on the power play. Tampa Bay has taken 1,609 shots (16th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 11.37%, while allowing their opponents 1,612 shots. So far this season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have earned 183 goals, 63 points, in addition to a points percentage of .583. They have granted a total of 177 goals to be scored by of a combination of 150 goals at even strength and 27 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 166 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 30.72%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 81.63% on their opponents 147 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 89.0%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Andrei Vasilevskiy between the pipes. He has accrued 12,602 stops out of 13,732 shots taken against him, giving him a save % of .918. Vasilevskiy is the owner of a career record of 281-134-28 and has participated in 454 games. He has made the start in 444 contests and has racked up 26,704 mins. Vasilevskiy's quality start rate is 57.0% and he has made 253 quality starts in his pro hockey career. Opponents are averaging 2.54 goals per game and he has yielded 1,130 goals in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-109)

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