Tampa Bay Lightning vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, 1/2/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Winnipeg Jets

Date: Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Location: Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB

TV: TSN3

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (+112) Jets (-136)

Canada Life Centre is the location where the Winnipeg Jets (22-9-4) will attempt to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning (18-15-5) on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has the Lightning at +112 while the Jets are opening at -136. The betting total is set at 7.

The Tampa Bay Lightning had a good night with a 4-3 victory over the Canadiens in their previous outing. The Lightning played really well in the victory. While out there on the ice, they tallied a score on 4 out of the 20 shots they tried. Moreover, they had 3 power play chances but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. Tampa Bay garnered 19 penalty mins for this contest.

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When playing at even strength, the Lightning have conceded 109 goals while earning 89 of their own. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have tallied 109 power play tries (22nd in the league) and have notched 22 goals in those chances. Pertaining to scoring goals, the Tampa Bay Lightning have earned 124 goals (5th in pro hockey) on the year and have allowed 131. Tampa Bay has attempted 1,147 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.8%. For the current campaign, the have a total of 41 points and their points percentage sits at .539. The Lightning so far have had 1,172 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .888. Tampa Bay has tallied 121 power play chances and they have added 35 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 28.93%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. For his career, Vasilevskiy has 245 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .570. He has a save percentage of .918 for his 25,865 minutes in the crease. Vasilevskiy has had 13,345 shot attempts taken against him and he has 12,251 total saves. Opponents have tallied 1,094 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.54. He has earned a record of 271-130-28 and was named the starter in 430 games. Vasilevskiy has participated in 440 games during his pro hockey career.

In their last game, Winnipeg faced off against the Wild in an outing where the Jets earned a win by a score of 3-2. The Jets tallied 3 goals out of the 29 shots on goal they tried. They had 3 power play opportunities in this game and scored 1 out of those chances.

The Jets are sitting with 98 goals at even strength and 19 goals (23rd in hockey) while on the power play. Winnipeg has put up 1,093 shots (19th in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.70%, while allowing the opposition 1,007 shots. This season, the Winnipeg Jets have earned a total of 117 goals, 48 points, in addition to a points percentage of .686. They have granted a total of 87 goals to be scored by way of 61 goals at even strength and 26 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 110 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 17.27%. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 75.00% on their opponents 104 power play tries, and their save percentage is currently 91.4%.

Across the rink you are expected to see Connor Hellebuyck between the pipes. The opposition is averaging 2.64 goals per contest and he has relinquished 1,200 goals altogether. Hellebuyck's quality start rate sits at 58.0% and he has 268 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has been a starter 462 contests and has played for a total of 27,256 minutes. Hellebuyck is sitting with a lifetime record of 255-160-40 and has played in 471 games. He has accrued 13,156 stops out of the 14,356 shots attempted, which gives him a rate of .916.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+112)

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