Washington Capitals vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 11/27/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Capitals vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: WXPX-TV

Odds/Point Spread: Capitals (-128) Lightning (+106)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (11-7-2) will try to defeat the Washington Capitals (14-6-1) at Amalie Arena on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Washington at -128 and Tampa Bay is opening at +106. The over/under comes in at 6.5.

The Washington Capitals came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 4-1 victory over the Panthers in their previous outing. Washington compiled 10 minutes in the box in this outing. The Capitals had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in this win. Moreover, they had 4 power play chances and were able to net 1 goal. For the outing, they tallied a score on 4 out of the 31 shots they put on goal.

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At even strength, the Capitals have allowed the opponent to score 46 goals while scoring 74 on offense. Washington Capitals opponents have totaled 69 power play opportunities (10th in professional hockey) and have racked up 10 goals in those chances. When talking about their goal scoring prowess, the Washington Capitals have notched 85 goals (3rd in hockey) for the year and have conceded 56. Washington has taken 604 shots and holds a shot percentage of 14.1%. For the current campaign, they sit with 29 points and their points % is .690. The Capitals so far have had 591 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .905. Washington is sitting with 63 power play opportunities and they have tallied 11 goals during those chances, giving them a rate of 17.46%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Charlie Lindgren. Opponents have scored 316 goals against Lindgren in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 3.03. Lindgren has played in 120 contests during his NHL career. His save percentage is .908 during his 6,256 minutes guarding the cage. He has amassed a mark of 58-44-12 and he was named the starter in 112 games. Over the course of his career, Lindgren has accumulated 67 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .598. Lindgren has had 3,436 shot attempts taken against him and has amassed 3,120 saves.

In their last contest, Tampa Bay faced the Avalanche in a game where the Lightning ended up with the win by a mark of 8-2. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this one and recorded 2 out of those chances. The Lightning netted 8 goals of the 33 shots on goal they pursued.

The Lightning have earned 62 goals at even strength and 14 goals (12th in pro hockey) while on the power play. Tampa Bay has tried 558 shots (26th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 13.62%, while allowing their opponents 565 shots. For the year, the Tampa Bay Lightning are sitting with 76 goals, 24 points, in addition to a points percentage of .600. They have granted a total of 60 goals to be scored by of a combination of 46 goals at even strength and 14 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a total of 61 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 22.95%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 77.42% on the other teams 62 power play tries, and their save percentage is 89.4%.

For the opposition you are going to see Andrei Vasilevskiy protecting the goal. Vasilevskiy holds a career record of 303-149-31 and has played in 494 contests. Vasilevskiy's quality start rate comes out to 56.8% and he has made 275 quality starts in his hockey career. He has recorded 13,590 stops out of 14,826 shots tried, which gives him a save percentage of .917. Teams are averaging 2.64 goals per game and he has surrendered 1,236 goals overall. He has started in 484 games and has been on the ice for 28,089 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Washington (-128)

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