Anaheim Ducks vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 1/16/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Anaheim Ducks vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Thursday, January 16, 2025

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: WXPX-TV

Odds/Point Spread: Ducks (+132) Lightning (-160)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (23-15-3) host the Anaheim Ducks (18-20-5) at Amalie Arena on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has Anaheim at +132 while Tampa Bay is coming in at -160. The over/under is set at 6.5.

The Anaheim Ducks will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 3-2 victory against the Hurricanes in their previous contest . The Ducks had an average offensive performance in this victory. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 3 out of the 20 shots they attempted. They also had 2 chances on the power play but weren't able to score a goal. Anaheim accounted for 20 penalty minutes for this game.

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When at even strength, the Ducks have allowed the opponent to score 101 goals while earning 90 on the offensive side of the ice. Anaheim Ducks opponents have totaled 121 power play tries (20th in professional hockey) and have notched 33 goals in those attempts. When talking about scoring goals, the Anaheim Ducks have accounted for 106 goals (31st in the National Hockey League) this season and have allowed 134. Anaheim has attempted 1,191 shots and has a shot percentage of 8.9%. For the season, they have earned 41 points and their points percentage sits at .477. The Ducks so far have had 1,376 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .903. Anaheim has accumulated 123 power play chances and they have scored 16 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 13.01%.

The player between the pipes for this game is John Gibson. In his career, Gibson has compiled 259 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .537. His save percentage currently sits at .910 for his 27,281 minutes between the pipes. Gibson has seen 15,103 shot attempts against him and has garnered 13,742 saves. The opposition has notched 1,361 goals versus Gibson in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.99. He has a win-loss mark of 200-212-63 and he was named the starter in 482 games. Gibson has been in goal for 494 contests over the course of his NHL career.

When they took the ice last, Tampa Bay faced the Penguins in a game where the Lightning earned a win by a mark of 5-2. The Lightning notched 5 goals of the 19 shots on goal they pursued. They had 1 power play attempt in this one but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

Tampa Bay has taken 1,155 shots (26th in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 13.07%, while allowing the opposition 1,169 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 81.65% on the other teams 109 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.4%. They have recorded 120 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 25.83%. The Lightning are sitting with 120 goals at even strength and 31 goals (8th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have permitted 112 goals to be scored by way of 92 goals at even strength and 20 goals while they were shorthanded. For the season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have earned 151 goals, 49 points, and a points percentage of .598.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Andrei Vasilevskiy between the pipes. He has accrued 13,971 stops out of the 15,243 shots taken against him, which gives him a save percentage of .917. Vasilevskiy has a career record of 311-155-32 and has participated in 509 games. He has started in 499 games and has accumulated 28,126 minutes. Vasilevskiy's quality start rate is 57.1% and he has accumulated 285 quality starts in his career. Opponents are averaging 2.71 goals per contest and he has yielded 1,272 goals in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim (+132)

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