Tampa Bay Lightning vs Chicago Blackhawks Prediction & Picks - NHL
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On Thursday, the Tampa Bay Lightning play on their home ice in an NHL game against the Chicago Blackhawks. The game is scheduled to start at 7:00 pm ET. The Lightning are third (9-3-2, 20 points) in the Atlantic, and Chicago is eighth (4-10-1, 9 points) in the Central. Tampa Bay beat Detroit on Tuesday 4-2, and the Blackhawks lost on Monday to Colorado 5-2. Tampa Bay has been scoring consistently, while Chicago is allowing nearly four goals per game. Over 6.5 total goals is our pick for Thursday.
Tampa Bay allows only 3.21 goals per game, while averaging 3.71 per game on attack. The Lightning are 7-0-0 on their home ice early this season and have won six of their last 10 overall. The points leader for Tampa Bay is Nikita Kucherov with 18. Kucherov continues to play despite requesting a trade. Jake Guentzel and Brandon Hagel have each scored eight goals to lead the Lightning. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy has a goals-against average of 3.00 and a save percentage of .877.
Chicago has struggled at both ends of the ice, allowing a very high 3.87 goals per game while scoring an average of only 2.20. The Blackhawks have won just one of the last five games. Connor Bedard has 10 points to lead Chicago, and Roman Kantservo’s six goals lead the team. In goal, Spencer Knight is 4-8-0 with a GAA of 3.28 and a SV% of .894. The Blackhawks struggle on the road.
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Players list
A. Vasilevskiy
D. Hildeby
V. Hedman
E. Cernak
R. McDonagh
J. Carlson
C. D'Astous
M. Crozier
J. Moser
C. Geekie
A. Cirelli
B. Point
I. Mikheyev
N. Kucherov
J. Guentzel
J. Viel
D. James
G. Goncalves
P. Holmberg
B. Hagel
S. Knight
A. Soderblom
A. Vlasic
W. Kaiser
E. Del Mastro
A. Levshunov
S. Rinzel
I. Cole
C. Smith
R. Donato
J. Greenway
T. Bertuzzi
T. Teravainen
A. Frondell
O. Moore
R. Kantserov
R. Greene
C. Bedard
F. Nazar
D. Boucher
Most goals and assists
Tampa Bay Lightning
Chicago Blackhawks
B. Hagel
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Tampa Bay Lightning - Chicago Blackhawks Key Points
- Tampa Bay averages 3.71 goals per game
- Chicago allows an average of 3.87 goals per game
- Lightning games have averaged 6.92 total goals this season
- Tampa Bay has allowed an average of 3.21 goals per game
- Chicago and Tampa Bay allow a combined average of 7.08 goals per game
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Our Tampa Bay Lightning vs Chicago Blackhawks Prediction
Tampa Bay has scored consistently this season, averaging 3.71 goals per game. Kucherov, Guentzel and Hagel give the Lightning several scoring options. Chicago has allowed an average of 3.87 goals per game, and that could be a problem against Tampa Bay's attack. The Lightning have the ability to put several goals on the board.
Chicago has struggled offensively, scoring only 2.20 goals per game, which could affect this prediction. However, Tampa Bay is allowing 3.21 goals per game, giving the Blackhawks opportunities to contribute to the total. Lightning games have averaged nearly seven combined goals this season, and Chicago's defensive problems could help push Thursday's game over the line.
Our pick for Tampa Bay Lightning vs Chicago Blackhawks is: Over 6.5 goals.
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