Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 2/8/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

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

The Detroit Red Wings (28-21-5) will try to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning (28-20-4) at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday. The line on this matchup has Tampa Bay at -128 and Detroit is coming in at +106. The total has been set at 6.5.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 4-3 victory against the Senators in their previous contest . Tampa Bay accounted for 4 minutes in the box for this matchup. Moreover, they had 4 power play attempts and scored 1 goal. The Lightning had a impressive offensive outing in the win. For the game, they converted 4 out of the 38 shots they attempted.

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When playing at even strength, the Lightning have conceded 120 goals while earning 140 on the offensive side of the ice. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have 133 power play tries (27th in professional hockey) and have scored 25 goals in those chances. In terms of their goal scoring prowess, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accumulated 180 goals (4th in pro hockey) for the season and have given up 145. Tampa Bay has taken 1,527 shots and has a shot percentage of 11.8%. For the current campaign, they have 60 points and their points percentage is sitting at .577. The Lightning have seen 1,478 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .902. Tampa Bay comes into the game with 152 power play opportunities and they have scored 40 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 26.32%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vasilevskiy has been involved in 517 games over the course of his pro hockey career. He has an overall record of 315-158-33 and he has gotten the start in 507 games. Opponents have racked up 1,290 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 2.75. Vasilevskiy has seen 15,486 shots taken against him and has gathered 14,196 total saves. His save percentage sits at .917 during his 28,146 mins on the ice. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Vasilevskiy has recorded 290 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .572.

In their last contest, Detroit played the Kraken in an outing where the Red Wings got the tie by a final score of 4-4. The Red Wings netted 4 goals of the 40 shots on goal they tried. They had 4 power play opportunities in this matchup and earned 2 out of those opportunities.

Detroit has taken 1,441 shots (28th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 10.69%, while allowing the other team 1,584 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 69.70% on their opponents 132 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 89.6%. They have earned 159 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 27.67%. The Red Wings have tallied 110 goals at even strength and 44 goals (2nd in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have permitted 165 goals to be scored by of a combination of 125 goals at even strength and 40 goals while they had less men on the ice. During this campaign, the Detroit Red Wings have notched a total of 154 goals, 61 points, as well as a points percentage of .565.

For the opposition you will find Cam Talbot patrolling the crease. Talbot is the owner of a career mark of 261-186-44 and has participated in 516 contests. Talbot's quality start percentage sits at 55.4% and he has made 273 quality starts in his pro career. He has tallied 13,638 saves out of 14,936 shots taken against him, giving him a save percentage of .913. Teams are averaging 2.80 goals/game and he has surrendered 1,298 goals overall. He got the starting nod in 493 games and has played for a total of 27,850 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-128)

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