Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, and the Tampa Bay Lightning will face off against Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel, and the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena in an Eastern Conference tilt. The action gets going at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 15, and fans at home will be able to watch it live on AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Odds
Each side currently has an identical -110 money line for this matchup and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals. The odds for betting the total sit at -125 for the over and +105 for the under.
Tampa Bay is 12-6 straight up (SU) and has netted moneyline bettors 0.8 units this season. Nine of its contests have gone under the total, while eight have gone over and one has pushed. As an away team in 2018-19, the Bolts are 5-3 SU.
Tampa Bay has converted on 23.8 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. Its penalty kill is ranked second overall, and it’s successfully killed off a whopping 87.9 percent of its penalties..
Boasting a .927 save percentage and 29.4 saves per game, Andrei Vasilevskiy (9-4-1) has been the best option in goal for Tampa Bay this year. If head coach Jon Cooper decides to rest him, however, Tampa Bay may go with Louis Domingue (3-2), who has a .887 save percentage and 3.43 goals against average this year.
On the other side of the rink, Pittsburgh is 7-9 straight up (SU) and has lost 8.8 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 16 regular season contests, eight of its games have gone under the total, while five have gone over and three have pushed. So far this year, the team is 3-5 SU as the home team.
The Penguins have converted on just 23.4 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked sixth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 84.0 percent of all opponent power plays.
Matt Murray has stopped 27.7 shots per game as the top netminder in the crease for the Penguins. Murray has four wins, five losses, and one OT loss and has maintained a pedestrian 3.87 goals against average and a poor .886 save percentage this season.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Predictions
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Notes
Betting Notes
The under has hit in three of Pittsburgh’s last five outings.
This game features two of the tougher defenses in the league. Tampa Bay skaters have accounted for the fifth-most hits in the league (25.2 per game) while the Pens have registered the most (30.5).
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