Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 10/19/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN

The Ottawa Senators (2-1-0) will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning (2-0-0) at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday.

The Tampa Bay Lightning came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 4-1 victory against the Canucks their last time on the ice. Tampa Bay amassed 8 penalty minutes for this matchup. Additionally, they had 5 chances on the power play but weren't able to score a goal. The Lightning had a solid offensive performance and it showed in the win. For the matchup, they converted 4 out of the 27 shots they looked to score on.

In relation to their scoring capabilities, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accounted for 8 goals (23rd in the National Hockey League) for the year and have surrendered 2. For the year, they have earned 4 points and their points percentage comes in at 1.000. Tampa Bay has accumulated 11 power play chances and they have scored 2 goals during those advantages, earning them a rate of 18.18%. When at even strength, the Lightning let the opposition score 1 goal while scoring 6 of their own. Tampa Bay has attempted 50 shots and holds a shot percentage of 16.0%. The Lightning have had 48 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .958. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have tallied 7 power play opportunities (30th in the league) and have come away with 1 goal in those attempts.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vasilevskiy has been in net for 427 contests during his pro hockey career. He has amassed a record of 265-123-28 and he has started in 417 games. Opponents have scored 1,053 goals against Vasilevskiy in his professional career and his goals against average is 2.52. Vasilevskiy has seen 12,962 shots taken against him and has recorded 11,909 total saves. His save percentage currently is .919 during his 25,106 mins guarding the cage. Over the course of his time in hockey, Vasilevskiy has 240 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .576.

Their last time out, Ottawa went up against the Kings in a matchup where the Senators took home the win by a final of 8-7. They had 6 power play opportunities in this matchup and notched 4 out of those chances. The Senators recorded 8 goals of the 41 shots on goal they pursued.

The Senators have accumulated 7 goals at even strength and 5 goals (3rd in pro hockey) while on the power play. Ottawa has tried 97 shots (23rd in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 12.37%, while allowing their opponents 84 shots. On the season, the Ottawa Senators have notched a total of 12 goals, 4 points, as well as a points percentage of .667. They have allowed 12 goals to be scored by of a combination of 8 goals at even strength and 4 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a tally of 13 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 38.46%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 63.64% on the other teams 11 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 85.7%.

For the opposition you will find Linus Ullmark in the crease. He has racked up 5,680 saves out of the 6,180 shots taken against him, giving him a rate of .919. Ullmark is the owner of a career mark of 117-64-16 and has participated in 209 games. He has started in 201 games and has played for a total of 12,004 mins. Ullmark's percentage of quality starts is 63.2% and he has made 127 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. Opponents are averaging 2.50 goals per game and he has yielded 500 goals overall.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Ottawa

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