Game: Vegas Golden Knights vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Thursday October 17, 2024

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida

TV: WXPX TV

The Tampa Bay Lightning (2-0-0) will take on the Vegas Golden Knights (3-1-0) on Thursday at Amalie Arena.

The Vegas Golden Knights came away with a good feeling about their match by earning a 3-1 victory against the Ducks in their previous match. Vegas received two penalty minutes in this game. The Golden Knights offense showed that they have some room for improvement in this win. They also had 4 power play opportunities and scored 1 goal. In the game they scored on 3 of the 32 shots they attempted.

As for their scoring, the Vegas Golden Knights have scored 17 goals this season (3rd in the National Hockey League) and have given up 12. For the current campaign, they have collected 6 points and their points percentage is .750. Vegas has 13 power play chances and they scored 4 goals from those attempts for a percentage of 30.77%. At even strength, the Golden Knights have given up nine goals while scoring 13 on the offensive end of the ice. Vegas has attempted 107 shots and has a shooting percentage of 15.9%. The Golden Knights have had 99 shots against them so far and have an .879 save percentage. Vegas Golden Knights opponents have earned 9 power play opportunities (21st in pro hockey) and have scored 3 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the net in this game is Adin Hill. During his on-ice career, Hill has amassed 47 quality starts and his quality start percentage is .516. His save percentage currently sits at .909 in his 5,628 minutes played. Hill has had 2,769 shot attempts against him and recorded 2,516 saves. The opposition has scored 253 goals against Hill in his career and his goals against average is 2.70. He has compiled a win-loss mark of 47-40-6 and he has started 91 games. Hill has been on the ice for 104 games over the course of his NHL career.

In their last game, Tampa Bay took on the Hurricanes in a matchup where the Lightning emerged victorious by a final score of 4-1. The Lightning scored 4 goals from the 23 shots on goal they chased. They had 6 attempts on the power play in this match and recorded 2 of those attempts.

On an annual basis, the Tampa Bay Lightning have a total of 8 goals, 4 points and a points percentage of 1,000. They have allowed 2 goals to be scored through a combination of 1 goal at even strength and 1 goal while short. The Lightning have scored 6 goals at even strength and 2 goals (18th in the NHL) while holding a power play advantage. They have earned 11 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 18.18%. Tampa Bay has taken 51 shots (32nd in the league) and has recorded a shooting percentage of 15.69% while allowing 48 shots to the opponent. They have a penalty kill percentage of 85.71% on the other teams’ 7 power play attempts, and their save percentage is 95.8%.

On the other side of the ice you can see Andrei Vasilevskiy between the pipes. His opposition averages 2.52 goals per match and he has scored 1,053 goals in total. Vasilevskiy’s quality start percentage stands at 57.6% and he has earned 240 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He has started 417 games and his ice time is 25,106 minutes. Vasilevskiy has compiled a lifetime record of 265-123-28 and has played in 427 games. He has amassed 11,909 stops out of 12,962 shots attempted, giving him a save percentage of .919.

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

Parlays Pundit’s pick: Take Tampa Bay

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