Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, and the Tampa Bay Lightning are set to do battle against Dylan Larkin, Gustav Nyquist, and the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena in an Atlantic Division tilt. The match will get going at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 14, and you’ll be able to see it live on Fox Sports Detroit.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings Odds
The Lightning (-390) are currently the favorite over the Red Wings (+300) and the Over/Under (O/U) has been placed at 7 goals (-125 to bet the over, +105 for the under).
Tampa Bay is 53-17 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 24.7 units this season. 35 of its contests have gone over the total, while 32 have gone under and just three have pushed. The Bolts are 24-9 SU as the away team in 2018-19.
Tampa Bay comes into the match up with the second-best power-play unit in the NHL, as it’s found the net on 28.6 percent of its extra-man chances this year. Its penalty kill is ranked first overall, and the team’s successfully killed off 85.6 percent of all penalties..
Sporting a .931 save percentage and 30.3 saves per game, Andrei Vasilevskiy (32-12-4) has been the best option in goal for Tampa Bay this year. If head coach Jon Cooper decides to rest him, however, the team could turn to Louis Domingue (20-5 record, .908 save percentage, 2.88 goals against average).
Detroit is 24-46 straight up (SU) and has lost 11.8 units for moneyline bettors this year. 35 of its outings have gone under the total, while 33 have gone over and just two have pushed. The team’s 13-22 SU at home this year.
The Red Wings have converted on just 16.8 percent of their power play chances this season, a mark that’s ranked 24th in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 27th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 77.7 percent of all penalties.
Jimmy Howard has denied 27.7 shots per game as the top selection in goal for the Red Wings. Howard has 18 wins, 28 losses, and seven OT losses and has recorded a mediocre 3.02 goals against average and a poor .907 save percentage this year.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings Betting Predictions
Prediction: SU Winner – Red Wings, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- Two of the Lightning’ last ten games have gone to a shootout. The team is 2-0 in those games and 6-1 overall in shootouts this season.
- For both of these clubs, the under has hit in three of their past five matchups.
- Over Tampa Bay’s last ten games, six of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 4-2 in those games).
- Tampa Bay skaters have accounted for the seventh-most hits in the league (25.2 per game).
