Tampa Bay Lightning vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 10/30/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

The Tampa Bay Lightning (6-3-0) are headed to Ball Arena on Wednesday where they will take on the Colorado Avalanche (5-5-0).

The Tampa Bay Lightning were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 win over the Predators in their last outing. Tampa Bay accumulated 8 penalty minutes in this matchup. Furthermore, they had 3 power play opportunities but didn't get a goal. The Lightning had an average offensive performance in this victory. In the outing, they earned a goal on 3 of the 27 shots they attempted.

Pertaining to scoring goals, the Tampa Bay Lightning have racked up 34 goals (7th in hockey) so far this season and have allowed 26. For the current campaign, they have earned 12 points and their points percentage sits at .667. Tampa Bay has 31 power play chances and they have scored 5 goals out of those tries, earning them a percentage of 16.13%. When playing at even strength, the Lightning let the opposition score 17 goals while scoring 29 of their own. Tampa Bay has attempted 249 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 13.7%. The Lightning have seen 252 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .897. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have totaled 32 power play tries (8th in the NHL) and have come away with 9 goals in those chances.

The man in goal for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vasilevskiy has participated in 485 contests throughout his hockey career. He has accumulated a mark of 298-146-30 and he has started in 475 games. Opponents have tallied 1,218 goals against Vasilevskiy in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.56. Vasilevskiy has seen 14,592 shot attempts against him and has accrued 13,374 total saves. His save percentage currently sits at .917 for his 28,498 minutes between the pipes. Over the course of his pro career, Vasilevskiy has 269 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .566.

Their last time out, Colorado squared up with the Blackhawks in an outing where the Avalanche ended up losing by a score of 5-2. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this one and scored 1 out of those chances. The Avalanche scored 2 goals of the 26 shots on goal they tried.

The Avalanche are sitting with 24 goals at even strength and 12 goals (3rd in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. Colorado has taken 304 shots (7th in professional hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 11.84%, while allowing their opponents 261 shots. For the year, the Colorado Avalanche have earned 36 goals, 10 points, as well as a points percentage of .500. They have allowed 41 goals to be scored by of a combination of 33 goals at even strength and 8 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 33 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 36.36%. They have a penalty kill rate of 70.37% on the other teams 27 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 84.3%.

Across the ice you are going to see Justus Annunen in net. He has accrued 583 saves out of 639 shots attempted, which gives him a percentage of .912. Annunen is the owner of a career record of 14-6-2 and has participated in 24 games. He has made the start in 19 games and his ice time sits at 1,306 minutes. Annunen's quality start percentage sits at 63.2% and he has qualified for 12 quality starting assignments in his pro career. The opposition is averaging 2.57 goals per game and he has given up 56 goals in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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