Nashville Predators vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 10/28/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nashville Predators vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Monday, October 28, 2024

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: WXPX-TV

The Tampa Bay Lightning (4-3-0) will try to defeat the Nashville Predators (1-5-0) at Amalie Arena on Monday.

The Nashville Predators had a good night with a 4-0 win over the Bruins in their previous outing. Nashville compiled 13 minutes in the box in this game. The Predators had a good offensive outing in this victory. In addition, they had 6 power play opportunities and were able to score 1 goal. In the matchup, they were able to notch a goal on 4 out of the 42 shots they tried.

When playing at even strength, the Predators have conceded 21 goals while scoring 10 of their own. Nashville Predators opponents have tallied 19 power play tries (25th in professional hockey) and have earned 2 goals in those chances. When talking about their scoring capabilities, the Nashville Predators have accounted for 14 goals (31st in pro hockey) this year and have allowed 23. Nashville has taken 219 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 6.4%. For the year, they sit with 2 points and their points percentage is sitting at .167. The Predators so far have had 170 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .865. Nashville has 22 power play chances and they have scored 4 goals out of those chances, giving them a percentage of 18.18%.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Juuse Saros. Opponents have notched 892 goals versus Saros in his career and his goals against rate is 2.63. Saros has been in goal for 355 matchups during his NHL career. His save percentage is at .917 for his 20,336 mins played. He has accumulated a win-loss record of 183-123-32 and he has gotten the start in 338 games. In his professional hockey career, Saros is sitting with 205 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .607. Saros has seen 10,728 shot attempts against him and has gathered 9,836 saves.

In their last game, Tampa Bay played the Wild in a game where the Lightning ended up losing by a final score of 4-2. The Lightning tallied 2 goals out of the 25 shots on goal they took. They had 1 power play opportunity in this outing but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

The Lightning have accumulated 23 goals at even strength and 5 goals (17th in pro hockey) while on the power play. Tampa Bay has put up 200 shots (20th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 14.00%, while allowing the opposition 183 shots. So far this season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have notched a total of 28 goals, 8 points, and a points percentage of .571. They have allowed 24 goals to be scored by way of 16 goals at even strength and 8 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a tally of 25 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 20.00%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 69.23% on the other teams 26 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 86.9%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Andrei Vasilevskiy in net. Vasilevskiy has earned a lifetime mark of 296-146-30 and has been in net for 483 contests. Vasilevskiy's percentage of quality starts sits at 56.4% and he has qualified for 267 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He is sitting with 13,307 stops out of the 14,523 shots attempted, which gives him a save % of .916. His opposition is averaging 2.57 goals per contest and he has given up 1,216 goals overall. He has made the start in 473 contests and has played 28,374 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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