Ryan Getzlaf, Rickard Rakell, and the Anaheim Ducks are set to do battle against Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, and the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena in an East-West showdown. This one gets underway at 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 27 and it’ll be shown live on Prime Ticket.
Anaheim Ducks at Tampa Bay Lightning Odds
The Lightning (-240) are solidly favored over the Ducks (+200) and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals (-105 over, -115 under).
Tampa Bay is 17-7 straight-up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 4.8 units this year. That winning percentage, the NHL’s strongest so far in the early season, isn’t too far off from to what the team managed during the 2017-18 season (54-28). Of its 24 games this season, 12 have gone over the total, while 10 have gone under and just two have pushed. This season, the team’s 10-3 SU at home.
The Lightning have converted on 27.9 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s good enough for fourth-best in the NHL. On the other hand, their penalty kill is rated 12th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 81.4 percent of all penalties.
Averaging 29.4 saves per game with a .927 save percentage, Andrei Vasilevskiy (9-4-1) has been the principal option in goal for Tampa Bay this year. If Tampa Bay chooses to rest him, however, it may go with Louis Domingue (8-3-3 record, .905 save percentage, 3.19 goals against average).
Anaheim has lost 5.3 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year and is currently 10-15 straight up (SU). Through 25 regular season matches, 15 of its games have gone under the total, while nine have gone over and just one has pushed. The Ducks are 3-7 SU as a road team this season.
The Ducks have converted on just 15.5 percent of their power play chances this season, a figure that places them in the bottom-five overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 21st overall and it’s successfully killed off 78.2 percent of all opponent power plays.
John Gibson (31.1 saves per game) has been the main choice in the net for Anaheim. Gibson has eight wins, 12 losses, and four OT losses to his credit, while registering a .926 save percentage and 2.57 goals against average this year.
Anaheim Ducks at Tampa Bay Lightning Free Picks
Free NHL Pick: SU Winner – Lightning, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- For both of these teams, the over has hit in three of their past five games.
- Anaheim has managed 25.8 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Tampa Bay is averaging 30.4 shots per game over its last five at home.
- Four of Anaheim’s last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 0-4 in those games.
- The Bolts this season have tallied the sixth-most hits per game in the NHL (24.3).
