Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals Prediction, 4/13/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

TV: Monumental Sports Network

Capital One Arena is the location where the Washington Capitals (37-30-11) will try to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning (44-27-7) on Saturday.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 5-2 victory against the Blue Jackets in their previous game. Tampa Bay accumulated 4 mins in the box for this contest. The Lightning played really well in the victory. Furthermore, they had 2 power play chances and scored 1 goal. In the matchup, they converted 5 out of the 33 shots they tried.

When discussing their goal scoring prowess, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accumulated 276 goals (5th in the league) this season and have conceded 253. For the year, they have recorded 95 points and their points percentage is .609. Tampa Bay skates onto the rink with 236 power play opportunities and they have added 70 goals during those chances, giving them a rate of 29.66%. While playing at even strength, the Lightning have conceded 215 goals while notching 206 of their own. Tampa Bay has tried 2,276 shots and holds a shot percentage of 12.1%. The Lightning thus far have had 2,297 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .890. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have earned 222 power play tries (24th in hockey) and have a total of 38 goals in those attempts.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vasilevskiy has been involved in 475 games during his hockey career. He has amassed an overall mark of 293-141-30 and got the start in 465 games. Opponents have notched 1,191 goals against Vasilevskiy in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 2.56. Vasilevskiy has seen 14,323 shots against him and has garnered 13,132 saves. His save percentage currently is .917 during his 27,934 minutes between the pipes. In his professional hockey career, Vasilevskiy is sitting with 261 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .561.

Their last time out, Washington played the Red Wings in a game where the Capitals got the victory by a score of 2-1. They had 1 attempt on the power play in this outing but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Capitals converted 2 goals out of the 23 shots on goal they attempted.

Washington has tried 2,071 shots (31st in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 9.95%, while allowing the opposition 2,408 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 78.70% on their opponents 230 chances on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 89.8%. They have a tally of 224 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 20.54%. The Capitals have racked up 160 goals at even strength and 46 goals (20th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have allowed 245 goals to be scored by way of 196 goals at even strength and 49 goals while they were shorthanded. On the campaign, the Washington Capitals have tallied 206 goals, 85 points, as well as a points percentage of .545.

For the opposition you are going to see Charlie Lindgren in goal. Lindgren has compiled a lifetime mark of 50-38-12 and has been in net for 106 games. Lindgren's quality start percentage is 58.2% and he has qualified for 57 quality starting assignments in his career. He has compiled 2,795 saves out of the 3,079 shots attempted against him, giving him a rate of .908. His opposition is averaging 2.84 goals per game and he has allowed 284 goals overall. He was named a starter in 98 contests and has played for a total of 5,994 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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