In their first head-to-head meeting of the regular season, the Vancouver Canucks and the Tampa Bay Lightning meet at Amalie Arena in a cross-continent matchup. Sportsnet 360 will showcase the matchup, and the opening face-off is at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 11.
Vancouver Canucks at Tampa Bay Lightning Odds
The Vancouver Canucks went just 31-51 straight up (SU) last season, while the Tampa Bay Lightning finished 54-28.
The visiting Canucks managed to score 2.66 goals per game on offense (30.0 shot attempts per game), while the defense gave up 3.22 goals per contest. Opponents attempted 32.2 shots per game on the Canucks last year.
Behind an offense that managed 32.1 shot attempts per outing, the Lightning recorded 3.49 goals/game. The defense allowed 32.5 shots and 2.87 goals per game.
The Canucks were successful on 21.5 percent of their power play opportunities during the 2017-18 season. They were able to kill off 78.6 percent of all opposition power plays.
The Lightning scored on an impressive 24.8 percent of their man- advantages and killed off 75.9 percent of the power plays faced by their defense.
Vancouver Canucks vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Predictions
Pick: SU Winner – Canucks, O/U – Over
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Vancouver was 0-5 in shootouts last season while Tampa Bay was 6-2 in games decided by a shootout.
Vancouver has managed 22.5 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Tampa Bay is averaging 29.0 shots per game over its last five at home.
Vancouver skaters recorded 21.3 hits per game last season, while the Bolts logged 22.6 hits per contest.
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