Tampa Bay Lightning vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, 10/11/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Carolina Hurricanes

Date: Friday, October 11, 2024

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast

PNC Arena is the location where the Carolina Hurricanes (52-23-7 last year) will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning (45-29-8 last season) on Friday.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will need a bounce back game after taking a 6-1 defeat to the Panthers their last time out. Tampa Bay accrued 10 penalty minutes for this contest. The Lightning didn't have a great showing offensively in the defeat. Additionally, they had 3 power play chances but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. While out there on the ice, they tallied a score on 1 of the 32 shots they tried.

When discussing their goal scoring prowess, the Tampa Bay Lightning notched 288 goals (5th in the league) over the course of last season and gave up 267. For the prior campaign, they tallied 98 points and their points % was .598. Tampa Bay compiled 248 power play chances and tallied 71 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 28.63%. When at even strength, the Lightning let the opposition score 228 goals while having 217. Tampa Bay attempted 2,401 shots and were the owners of a shot percentage of 12.0%. The Lightning had 2,430 shots taken against them and held a save percentage of .890. Tampa Bay Lightning opposition had 234 power play opportunities (24th in pro hockey) and notched 39 goals in those chances.

The player between the pipes for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. The opposition has scored 1,199 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his professional hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.56. Vasilevskiy has participated in 477 matchups throughout his NHL career. His save percentage is at .917 during his 28,049 mins in the crease. He has earned an overall record of 293-143-30 and got the start in 467 games. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Vasilevskiy has accrued 265 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .567. Vasilevskiy has had 14,391 shots against him and has garnered 13,192 saves.

In their last outing, Carolina faced off against the Rangers in an outing where the Hurricanes ended up losing by a score of 5-3. They had 1 power play chance in this one and scored 1 on that opportunity. The Hurricanes scored 3 goals out of the 36 shots on goal they took.

Last season, the Carolina Hurricanes notched a total of 277 goals, 111 points, and a points percentage of .677. They allowed 211 goals to be scored by way of 176 goals at even strength and 35 goals while they were shorthanded. The Hurricanes finished with 210 goals at even strength and 67 goals (3rd in the league) while on the power play. They had 249 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 26.91%. Carolina attempted 2,733 shots (3rd in pro hockey) and had a shot percentage of 10.14%, while allowing the opposition 2,101 shots. They had a penalty kill percentage of 86.43% on their opposition's 258 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage was at 90.0%.

For the opposition you are going to see Frederik Andersen defending the net. He has gathered 13,243 saves out of the 14,461 shots taken, which gives him a save % of .916. Andersen is the owner of a career record of 295-127-52 and has been in net for 495 games. He has started in 481 games and his ice time sits at 28,566 minutes. Andersen's rate of quality starts comes out to 57.4% and he has qualified for 276 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. The opposition is averaging 2.56 goals per game and he has relinquished 1,218 goals in total.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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