David Perron, Brayden Schenn, and the St. Louis Blues will face off against Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman, and the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena for an East-West tilt. Fox Sports Midwest will showcase the game, which gets going at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 27.
St. Louis Blues vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Odds
St. Louis is 14-11 straight up (SU) and has lost 0.5 units for moneyline bettors thus far. 15 of its matches have gone under the total, while 10 have gone over and none have pushed. This 2019-20 Blues team is 7-5 SU on the road.
St. Louis has converted on 25.0 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a mark that places them in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked eighth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 85.1 percent of its penalties..
With a .926 save percentage and 28.4 saves per game, Jordan Binnington (11-8-4) has been the best option in goal for St. Louis this season. If it chooses to rest him, however, St. Louis may turn to Jake Allen (3-3-2), who has a .904 save percentage and 2.95 goals against average this year.
Tampa Bay is 12-9 straight up (SU) and has recorded -3.4 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 21 regular season matches, 13 of its games have gone over the total, while eight have gone under and none have pushed. The team’s 6-3 SU at home this year.
The Lightning come into the matchup with the second-best power-play unit in the NHL, as they’ve found the net on 31.8 percent of their extra-man chances this season. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 18th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 81.3 percent of all opponent power plays.
Andrei Vasilevskiy has stopped 28.2 shots per game as the primary netminder in goal for the Lightning. Vasilevskiy has nine wins and six losses to his name and has registered a mediocre 2.82 goals against average and a fairly-weak .910 save percentage this year.
St. Louis Blues vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Predictions
NHL Prediction: SU Winner – Lightning, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- A majority (66.7 percent) of Tampa Bay’s wins have been by two or more goals, and the team is 8-5 overall in games decided by at least two scores. 6 of St. Louis’ 14 wins (42.9 percent) have been decided by two or more goals.
- The extra-man advantage may be extremely important in tonight’s matchup. The Blues are 8-2 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 10-7 in games where they’re in the box for fewer than 10 penalty minutes, in total. The Lightning are 5-0 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than the opposition and 6-2 when they’re in the box for less than 10 minutes.
- For both of these clubs, the over has hit in three of their last five matchups.
- St. Louis skaters have averaged 7.6 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 9.0 giveaways per game (ranked eighth in the league).
- Tampa Bay has averaged 5.6 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 8.2 giveaways per game (the 5th-fewest in the NHL).
- The Bolts this season have handed the eighth-most hits in the NHL (23.9 per game).
