Tampa Bay Lightning vs Arizona Coyotes Best Bets and Prediction

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28 November 2023

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Arizona Coyotes Best Bets and Prediction

The Arizona Coyotes (9-9-2), sixth in the NHL standings for the Central Division, host the Tampa Bay Lightning (10-7-5), fourth in the Atlantic Division, in one of 10 NHL matchups on the NHL schedule today. This is the first meeting between the two teams this season.

Lightning vs Coyotes Picks

Arizona is the betting underdog in Lightning vs Coyotes best bets.

Pick 1: Coyotes +115
Pick 2: Over 6.5 (-115)

Jonas Johansson (3.41 GAA, .894 save percentage) is the confirmed starting goaltender for the Lighting after Andrei Vasilevskiy started in last night’s 4-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. Connor Ingram (2.64 GAA, .919 save percentage) is starting in goal for the Coyotes. Let’s take a closer look at the Lightning vs Coyotes best bets.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Arizona Coyotes Odds

Lightning vs. Coyotes Information

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Arizona Coyotes

Location of the game: Mullett Arena. Tempe, Arizona.

Time & Date: Tuesday, November 28. 9:00 p.m. ET.

How to Watch: ESPN+

Recent Scores

Tampa Bay, one of the pre-season NHL picks to win the Atlantic Division, hasn’t quite had the start they wanted this season, but they’ve been better as of late.
Prior to their 4-1 loss to the Avalanche, also among the NHL picks today to win the Stanley Cup, Tampa Bay had gone 4-0-1 in its last five games, outscoring their opposition 25-15.
Arizona, however, is coming off one of its best performances of the season, a 2-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday.
Ingram made 34 saves in the shutout victory, while Clayton Keller and Lawson Crouse scored for the Coyotes.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Arizona Coyotes Analysis

For the Lightning vs Coyotes best bets, it’s worth noting Tampa Bay has one of the best offenses in the league – they’re fifth in NHL stats for goals per game (3.59) – but also give up a lot of scoring chances. Tampa is 27th in goals allowed (3.55) and 21st in shots allowed (31.4). Their defense has never been this porous and, while the return of Vasilevskiy should help stabilize their goaltending, the lack of team defense is at least concerning.

Nikita Kucherov leads the Tampa Bay Lightning stats with 36 points (15 goals, 21 assists) and is tied for the league lead in goals. Brayden Point is second in scoring with 29 points (11 goals, 18 assists), while Victor Hedman, Steven Stamkos, and Brandon Hagel all have at least 20 points.

Arizona is 16th in goals (3.15) and goals allowed (3.15). They’re also 31st in shots (27.2) and 27th in shots allowed (32.4). They’ve been able to offset their limited shots by having the seventh-best power-play in the league, operating at 25.4 percent efficiency. They haven’t scored with the man advantage in four games, however.

Keller leads a balanced scoring attack for the Coyotes with 19 points (8 goals, 11 assists), while eight other players, including rookie Logan Cooley, have at least 10 points. The Arizona Coyotes injury report is quite extensive as Barrett Hayton, Jack McBain, Juuso Valimaki, Travis Dermott, and Matt Dumba are all out. Pick 2:

Odds Breakdown

Tampa Bay Lightning

The Lightning are betting favorites with NHL odds of -135 for the moneyline and -1.5 (+180) for the puck line. They’re 12-10 against the spread (ATS), including 6-5 on the road. Their over-under record is 13-9, including 6-5 on the road. Tampa is 0-1-1 in the second half of back-to-back games this season.

Arizona Coyotes

Arizona is the betting underdog in Lightning vs Coyotes best bets. They have +115 moneyline odds and +1.5 (-220) puck line odds. The over/under is 6.5. Arizona is 10-10 ATS, including 2-6 at home, and has an over-under record of 5-3 at home.