Minnesota Wild vs. Tampa Bay Lightning prediction, October 24, 2024 NHL tips, best bets and odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: WXPX-TV

The Tampa Bay Lightning (4-2-0) will face the Minnesota Wild (4-0-2) at Amalie Arena on Thursday.

The Minnesota Wild will head into their next game feeling good after picking up a 5-1 win over the Panthers in their previous game. Minnesota received two penalty minutes in this match. In addition, they had two power play opportunities and were able to score a goal. The Wild had a good offensive performance in this win. In the game, they converted 5 of the 22 shots they attempted to score on.

In terms of scoring ability, the Minnesota Wild have scored 20 goals (18th in the league) and conceded 11 this season. For the year they have scored 10 points and their points percentage is .833. Minnesota compiled 18 power play chances and scored 6 goals from those attempts, a rate of 33.33%. In an even game, the Wild conceded 8 goals and scored 14 of their own. Minnesota has attempted 174 shots and has a shooting percentage of 11.5%. The Wild have had 179 shots taken against them so far and have a save percentage of .939. The Minnesota Wild's opponents have totaled 12 power play attempts (30th in the league) and scored 3 goals.

The goalscorer in this game is Marc-Andre Fleury. In his career, Fleury has recorded 475 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .549. His save percentage is .912 for his 59,343 minutes between the pipes. Fleury had 29,185 shots against him and recorded 26,616 saves. Opponents have scored 2,569 goals against Fleury in his professional career and his goals-against rate is 2.60. He has an overall mark of 561-330-97 and started 865 games. Fleury has played 1,026 games on the ice over the course of his NHL career.

In their last game, Tampa Bay faced the Devils in a game where the Lightning won 8-5. They had two power play attempts in this game and capitalized on two of those chances. The Lightning scored 8 goals from the 37 shots on goal they pursued.

The Lightning scored 21 goals at even strength and 5 goals (12th in the league) while more men were on the ice. Tampa Bay took 175 shots (24th in the league) and achieved a shooting percentage of 14.86% while their opponent allowed 165 shots. This season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have scored a total of 26 goals, 8 points and a points percentage of 0.667. They allowed 20 goals, a combination of 13 goals at even strength and 7 goals while shorthanded. They have a total of 24 power play chances and have achieved a power play rate of 20.83%. They have posted a penalty kill rate of 68.18% on their opponents' 22 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 87.9%.

On the other side of the ice you can see Andrei Vasilevskiy in net. His opponents average 2.57 goals per game and he has scored a total of 1,213 goals. Vasilevskiy's quality start rate is 56.6% and he has made 267 quality starts in his NHL career. He started in 472 contests and played a total of 28,315 minutes. Vasilevskiy has a lifetime record of 296-145-30 and has appeared in 482 games. He has a record of 13,293 stops on 14,506 shots attempted, giving him a percentage of 0.916.

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

Parlay's Expert Tip: Take Tampa Bay

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