Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 11/1/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Friday, November 1, 2024

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

The Tampa Bay Lightning (7-3-0) are traveling to Xcel Energy Center on Friday where they will meet the Minnesota Wild (6-1-2).

The Tampa Bay Lightning were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 5-2 victory against the Avalanche in their previous game. The Lightning had a solid offensive outing in this victory. In the game, they scored on 5 out of the 21 shots they attempted. Moreover, they had 3 power play attempts but weren't able to score. Tampa Bay garnered 17 minutes in the box in this matchup.

When at even strength, the Lightning have conceded 18 goals while having 34 of their own. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have 36 power play opportunities (9th in the NHL) and have notched 10 goals in those chances. In the matter of scoring goals, the Tampa Bay Lightning have notched 39 goals (4th in hockey) this season and have given up 28. Tampa Bay has attempted 270 shots and has a shooting percentage of 14.4%. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 14 points and their points percentage is sitting at .700. The Lightning so far have had 287 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .902. Tampa Bay skates onto the rink with 34 power play chances and they have scored 5 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 14.71%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Opponents have been able to score 1,220 goals against Vasilevskiy in his career and his goals against average is 2.56. Vasilevskiy has been involved in 486 games over the course of his NHL career. His save percentage sits at .917 in his 28,558 mins in the crease. He has accumulated an overall mark of 299-146-30 and he started in 476 games. During his career on the ice, Vasilevskiy has 270 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .567. Vasilevskiy has had 14,627 shot attempts against him and has recorded 13,407 total saves.

In their last outing, Minnesota faced the Penguins in a game where the Wild earned a win by a tally of 5-3. They had 5 power play attempts in this one but didn't score a goal. The Wild notched 5 goals of the 39 shots on goal they pursued.

During this campaign, the Minnesota Wild have accumulated 34 goals, 14 points, in addition to a points percentage of .778. They have allowed 23 goals to be scored by of a combination of 18 goals at even strength and 5 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Wild have tallied 26 goals at even strength and 8 goals (6th in the league) while on the power play. They have earned 31 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 25.81%. Minnesota has attempted 258 shots (27th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 13.18%, while allowing the opposition 257 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 70.59% on their opponents 17 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 91.1%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Filip Gustavsson protecting the goal. Gustavsson has earned a career mark of 56-41-15 and has participated in 117 games. Gustavsson's percentage of quality starts is 57.8% and he has 63 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has gathered 3,149 saves out of 3,451 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .912. Opponents are averaging 2.70 goals per game and he has conceded 302 goals in total. He got the starting nod in 109 games and has accumulated 6,715 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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