A game between two teams that have put themselves squarely in playoff contention, the Winnipeg Jets and the Tampa Bay Lightning clash at Amalie Arena. Fox Sports Sun will broadcast this East-West matchup, which gets going at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 16.
Winnipeg Jets vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Odds
Tampa Bay (-215) is currently favored over Winnipeg (+180), and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 7 goals. The line for betting the total stands at -105 money on the over and -115 for the under.
Winnipeg is 11-9 straight up (SU) and has netted 2.9 units for moneyline bettors this season. Through 20 regular season matches, 12 of its games have gone under the total, while seven have gone over and just one has pushed. The Jets are 6-3 SU as an away team in 2019-20.
Winnipeg has converted on 16.7 percent of its power play chances this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 31st out of 31 teams, and the team’s successfully killed off only 71.4 percent of all penalties.
For the team as a whole, Winnipeg has been sent to the penalty box just 2.2 times per game overall during the 2019-20 season, 2.4 per game over its past five games total, and 2.4 per game over its last five on the road. The team has had to kill penalties just 5.5 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Averaging 30.1 saves per game with a .928 save percentage, Connor Hellebuyck (8-7-1) has been the primary option in goal for Winnipeg this season. If head coach Paul Maurice chooses to rest him, however, the team may roll with Laurent Brossoit (3-3), who has a .871 save percentage and 3.92 goals against average this year.
Mark Scheifele and Patrik Laine will both be relied on to produce for the visiting Jets. Scheifele has 20 points via eight goals and 12 assists, and has recorded two or more points in four different games. Laine has four goals and 14 assists to his name, and has notched at least one point in 10 games.
On the other bench, Tampa Bay is 9-7 straight up (SU) and has lost 2.8 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 16 regular season outings, 10 of its games have gone over the total, while six have gone under and none have pushed. This year, the team is 4-2 SU as the home team.
Tampa Bay enters the matchup with the second-strongest power-play unit in the NHL, as it has found the net on 30.8 percent of its extra-man opportunities this season. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 25th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 76.8 percent of all penalties.
Tampa Bay players have been sent to the penalty box 4.6 times per game this season, 5.0 per game over their past five games total, and 5.0 per game over their last five at home. The team’s had to kill penalties a whopping 16.0 minutes per game over their last five outings.
Andrei Vasilevskiy has denied 27.7 shots per game as the primary choice in goal for Tampa Bay. Vasilevskiy has seven wins and four losses and has maintained a poor .902 save percentage and 3.01 goals against average this season.
Steven Stamkos (six goals, 12 assists) will lead the offensive attack for Tampa.
Winnipeg Jets at Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Predictions
Pick: SU Winner – Lightning, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- For both of these clubs, the total has gone over in four of their last five matches.
- Winnipeg has managed 32.2 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Tampa Bay is averaging 41.8 shots per game over its last five home outings.
- The Lightning are 5-4 SU when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Jets are 2-2 SU in games where they spend more time in the box than their opponent.
- Tampa Bay skaters have created 6.8 takeaways per game over its last five home games, a slight drop from its season average of 6.4 takeaways per game (ranked 26th in the NHL).
- Winnipeg skaters have created 9.6 takeaways per game over its last five road games, an improvement over its season average of 7.7 takeaways per game (ranked 13th in the NHL).
