Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov, and the Tampa Bay Lightning will face off against Ryan Getzlaf, Jakob Silfverberg, and the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center in an East-West matchup. The match will get underway at 10 p.m. ET on Friday, January 31, and you’ll be able to watch the game live on Prime Ticket.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Anaheim Ducks Odds
The Lightning (-200) are favored over the Ducks (+170) and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals (-110 for the over, -110 for the under).
Tampa Bay is 30-20 straight up (SU) and has lost 2.3 units for bettors taking the moneyline thus far. Through 50 regular season matches, 27 of its games have gone over the total, while 21 have gone under and just two have pushed. This 2019-20 Lightning team is 15-11 SU on the road.
Tampa Bay enters the match up with the third-strongest power-play unit in the NHL, as it’s found the net on 26.3 percent of its extra-man advantages this season. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked seventh overall, and it’s successfully killed off 83.1 percent of its penalties..
Averaging 28.4 saves per game with a .918 save percentage, Andrei Vasilevskiy (25-12-3) has been the top option in goal for Tampa Bay this season. If head coach Jon Cooper chooses to rest him, however, Tampa Bay might turn to Curtis McElhinney (5-8-2 record, .902 save percentage, 3.10 goals against average).
On the other bench, Anaheim is 20-30 straight up (SU) and has lost 9.6 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 50 regular season outings, 27 of its games have gone over the total, while 22 have gone under and just one has pushed. This season, the team’s 12-12 SU as the home team.
The Ducks have converted on just 14.9 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s ranked 29th in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 23rd overall, and it’s successfully killed off 78.0 percent of all penalties.
John Gibson (28.2 saves per game) has been the primary option in the crease for the Ducks. Gibson has 15 wins, 23 losses, and three overtime losses to his credit and has registered a mediocre 2.96 goals against average and a fairly-weak .905 save percentage this season.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Anaheim Ducks Free Picks
Pick: SU Winner – Lightning, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- Over Anaheim’s last ten outings, seven of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 2-5 in those games).
- Penalties and power plays could be key in this one. The Lightning are 12-7 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 19-11 when they serve fewer than 10 total penalty minutes. The Ducks are 6-11 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than the opposition and 11-15 in games where they’re in the box for less than 10 minutes.
- Anaheim (4-1 in shootouts this season) has more experience in games decided by shootout. Tampa Bay, however, emerged victorious in both of its shootouts this year.
- Tampa Bay may hold the upper hand if this one comes down to the wire. The team’s 13-11 in games decided by one goal, while Anaheim is 9-12 in such games.
- Tampa Bay skaters have averaged 8.8 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 7.7 giveaways per game (the third-fewest in the league).
- Anaheim is ranked 17th this season with 10.3 giveaways per game. That figure has trended lower recently, however, as it’s averaged 8.7 giveaways over its last 10 games and 7.8 giveaways over its last five.
- Tampa Bay skaters have accounted for the 10th-most hits in the league (22.7 per game).
