Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Islanders Prediction, 2/8/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Islanders

Date: Thursday, February 8, 2024

Location: UBS Arena in Elmont, NY

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (-110) Islanders (-110)

The New York Islanders (21-17-12) will play the Tampa Bay Lightning (27-18-5) at UBS Arena on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has the Lightning at -110 while the Islanders are at -110. The total comes in at 7.

The Tampa Bay Lightning were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 6-3 win over the Devils their last time on the ice. Tampa Bay amassed 2 minutes in the box in this game. The Lightning had a impressive offensive outing in this win. Moreover, they had 3 power play tries but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. In the outing, they netted 6 out of the 42 shots they put on net.

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When playing at even strength, the Lightning let the opposition score 139 goals while notching 127 themselves. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have tallied 132 power play opportunities (31st in pro hockey) and have tallied 25 goals in those chances. Pertaining to their scoring capabilities, the Tampa Bay Lightning have tallied 174 goals (4th in the NHL) on the year and have given up 164. Tampa Bay has attempted 1,509 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.5%. For the season, they have scored 59 points and their points percentage comes in at .590. The Lightning thus far have had 1,491 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .890. Tampa Bay has accumulated 157 power play opportunities and they have notched 47 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 29.94%.

The man in goal for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Opponents have scored 1,124 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.54. Vasilevskiy has taken the ice for 451 contests throughout his hockey career. His save percentage is at .918 during his 26,521 mins played. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 279-133-28 and he started in 441 games. For his professional hockey career, Vasilevskiy has compiled 250 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .567. Vasilevskiy has seen 13,636 shot attempts taken against him and has garnered 12,512 saves.

In their last contest, New York faced the Maple Leafs in a matchup where the Islanders ended up with the victory by a mark of 3-2. They had 2 power play attempts in this matchup but weren't able to notch a goal. The Islanders recorded 3 goals of the 29 shots on goal they tried.

The Islanders have accumulated 114 goals at even strength and 31 goals (19th in hockey) while on the power play. New York has attempted 1,497 shots (18th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.69%, while allowing their opponents 1,745 shots. For the season, the New York Islanders have accumulated 145 goals, 54 points, in addition to a points percentage of .540. They have allowed 165 goals to be scored by way of 122 goals at even strength and 43 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 137 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 22.63%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 72.08% on their oppositions 154 chances on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 90.5%.

Across the ice you will find Ilya Sorokin defending the goal. Teams are averaging 2.51 goals/game and he has yielded 420 goals in total. Sorokin's quality start percentage sits at 67.9% and he has made 114 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He has started in 168 games and has played 10,056 mins. Sorokin has compiled a lifetime mark of 85-58-27 and has played in 172 games. He has recorded 4,863 saves out of 5,283 shots taken against him, which gives him a save percentage of .920.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New York (-110)

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