Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Colorado Avalanche

Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude sports

The Tampa Bay Lightning (6-3-0) travel to Ball Arena on Wednesday to face the Colorado Avalanche (5-5-0).

The Tampa Bay Lightning were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 win over the Predators in their last game. Tampa Bay accumulated 8 penalty minutes in this match. Additionally, they had three power play opportunities but failed to score. The Lightning had an average offensive performance in this win. In that game, they scored on three of the 27 shots they attempted.

When it comes to scoring goals, the Tampa Bay Lightning have scored 34 goals (7th in hockey) and allowed 26 so far this season. For the current season, they have collected 12 points and their points percentage is 0.667. Tampa Bay has 31 power play chances and has scored 5 goals on those attempts, a rate of 16.13%. At even strength, the Lightning allowed their opponents to score 17 goals while they scored 29 goals themselves. Tampa Bay has attempted 249 shots and is holding a shooting percentage of 13.7%. The Lightning have seen 252 shot attempts against them and hold a save percentage of .897. The Tampa Bay Lightning’s opponents have totaled 32 power play attempts (8th in the NHL) and have scored 9 goals on those chances.

The man in goal for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vasilevskiy has competed in 485 competitions over the course of his ice hockey career. He has a record of 298-146-30 and has started in 475 games. Vasilevskiy’s opponents have scored 1,218 goals against him in his professional hockey career, and his goals-against average per game is 2.56. Vasilevskiy has seen 14,592 shot attempts against him and has made 13,374 total saves. His save percentage currently stands at .917 for his 28,498 minutes between the pipes. Over the course of his professional career, Vasilevskiy made 269 good starts and his good start percentage is .566.

In their last game, Colorado and the Blackhawks met in a game where the Avalanche lost 5-2. They had four power play opportunities in this game and scored on one of them. The Avalanche scored 2 goals out of the 26 shots they attempted.

The Avalanche have 24 goals at even strength and 12 goals (3rd in professional hockey) and have more men on the ice. Colorado has taken 304 shots (7th in professional hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 11.84% while allowing 261 shots to its opponents. During the year, the Colorado Avalanche scored 36 goals, 10 points and a .500 points percentage. They allowed 41 goals, a combination of 33 goals at even strength and 8 goals while having fewer men on the ice. They scored 33 power play chances and posted a power play rate of 36.36%. They have a penalty kill rate of 70.37% on the other teams’ 27 power play chances and their save rate is currently 84.3%.

On the other side of the ice you will see Justus Annunen in net. He has made 583 saves on 639 shots attempted, giving him a save percentage of .912. Annunen has a career record of 14-6-2 and has appeared in 24 games. He started 19 games and his ice time is 1,306 minutes. Annunen’s quality start rate is 63.2% and he has qualified for 12 quality start appearances in his professional career. The opponent scores an average of 2.57 goals per game and has conceded a total of 56 goals.

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

Josh’s pick: Take Tampa Bay

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