Ryan Getzlaf, Rickard Rakell, and the Anaheim Ducks will face off against Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, and the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena in an East-West showdown. The action gets underway at 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 27, and it’s being shown live on Prime Ticket.
Anaheim Ducks at Tampa Bay Lightning Odds
The Lightning (-240) are the solid favorite over the Ducks (+200), and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at an even 6 goals (-105 for the over, -115 for the under).
Tampa Bay is 17-7 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 4.8 units this season. That winning percentage, ranked first in the league in this young season, isn’t too far off from to the 54-28 record the team managed during last year’s regular season campaign. Among its 24 games this season, 12 have gone over the total, while 10 have gone under and just two have pushed. The team is 10-3 SU at home this year.
The Lightning have connected on 27.9 percent of their power play chances this season, a mark that’s good enough for fourth-best in the league. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 12th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 81.4 percent of all penalties.
Averaging 29.4 saves per game with a .927 save percentage, Andrei Vasilevskiy (9-4-1) has been the primary goalkeeper for the Bolts this year. If head coach Jon Cooper decides to give him the night off, however, the team could turn to Louis Domingue (8-3-3 record, .905 save percentage, 3.19 goals against average).
In the other locker room, Anaheim is 10-15 straight up (SU) and has lost 5.3 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year. A total of 15 of its matches have gone under the total, while nine have gone over and just one has pushed. The Ducks are 3-7 SU as a road team this season.
The Ducks have converted on just 15.5 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that places them in the bottom-five overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 21st overall and it’s successfully killed off 78.2 percent of all penalties.
John Gibson (.926 save percentage and 2.57 goals against average) has been the main option in goal for Anaheim. Gibson is averaging 31.1 saves per game and owns an 8-12-4 record.
Anaheim Ducks at Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Picks
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Notes
Betting Notes
64.7 percent of Tampa Bay’s wins have come by two or more goals (the team is 11-4 overall in games decided by at least two scores) while only 20.0 percent of Anaheim’s wins have come by two goals or more (2-9 overall in such games).
The Ducks are 5-8 SU when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Lightning are 9-2 SU in games where they serve more minutes than their opponent.
For both of these teams, the over has hit in three of their past five outings.
Anaheim is ranked 21st this season with 10.7 giveaways per game. That figure has trended upward recently, as it’s averaged 12.8 giveaways over its last 10 games and 14.0 giveaways over its last five.
Tampa Bay skaters have averaged 6.6 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 7.5 giveaways per game (the 4th-fewest in the league).
The Lightning this season have handed the sixth-most hits in the league (24.3 per game).
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