Tampa Bay Lightning vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 1/23/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (-125) Flyers (+104)

Wells Fargo Center is where the Philadelphia Flyers (25-16-6) will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning (24-18-5) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Tampa Bay at -125 and Philadelphia is coming in at +104. The total is set at 7.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 2-1 defeat against the Red Wings in their last outing. The Lightning didn't have a great showing offensively in the defeat. In the matchup, they tallied a score on 1 of the 28 shots they looked to score on. Moreover, they had 3 attempts on the power play but didn't convert them into a score. Tampa Bay earned 4 minutes in the box in this game.

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When playing at even strength, the Lightning have allowed 131 goals while earning 112 as an offensive unit. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have totaled 128 power play opportunities (28th in professional hockey) and have earned 24 goals in those chances. In reference to their scoring, the Tampa Bay Lightning have earned 156 goals (7th in the NHL) over the course of the season and have surrendered 155. Tampa Bay has taken 1,409 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.1%. For the current campaign, they have tallied 53 points and their points percentage sits at .564. The Lightning so far have had 1,416 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .891. Tampa Bay skates onto the rink with 148 power play chances and they have scored 44 goals out of those attempts, earning them a percentage of 29.73%.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Andrei Vasilevskiy. During his career on the ice, Vasilevskiy has 249 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .568. He has a save percentage of .918 for his 26,341 mins on the ice. Vasilevskiy has had 13,561 shots against him and has recorded 12,446 total saves. The opposition has racked up 1,115 goals against Vasilevskiy in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 2.54. He has accumulated an overall mark of 276-133-28 and he started in 438 games. Vasilevskiy has participated in 448 contests over the course of his professional hockey career.

Their last time out, Philadelphia faced the Senators in an outing where the Flyers ended up taking the loss by a tally of 5-3. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this outing and recorded 2 out of those chances. The Flyers earned 3 goals of the 25 shots on goal they tried.

The Flyers have accumulated 118 goals at even strength and 20 goals (24th in the league) while on the power play. Philadelphia has taken 1,587 shots (1st in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 8.70%, while allowing their opponents 1,347 shots. On the year, the Philadelphia Flyers have 138 goals, 56 points, and a points percentage of .596. They have permitted 131 goals to be scored by of a combination of 111 goals at even strength and 20 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 150 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 13.33%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 86.30% on their oppositions 146 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.3%.

For the opposition you will find Carter Hart protecting the goal. The opposition is averaging 2.94 goals/game and he has allowed 625 goals overall. Hart's percentage of quality starts is 48.6% and he has qualified for 106 quality starts in his NHL career. He has started in 218 games and has played for a total of 12,751 minutes. Hart has amassed a career record of 96-93-29 and has played in 227 games. He has accrued 6,005 stops out of the 6,630 shots taken against him, giving him a save % of .906.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-125)

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