Free NHL Picks Today: Nashville Predators vs Tampa Bay Lightning 11/19/22

Both teams will be looking to prolong winning streaks when the Tampa Bay Lightning (10-6-1) travel to face the Nashville Predators (8-8-1) at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday. Tampa Bay is coming off a 4-1 win over the Flames on Thursday, their third win in a row. The Lightning committed four penalties in the game, conceding one power play goal.

Nikita Kucherov was the top goalscorer for the Lightning with two goals. Andrei Vasilevskiy had a great performance with 39 saves (.975%) in the win.

Nashville won for the third game in a row, beating the Islanders 5-4 on Thursday. Juuso Parssinen scored twice to lead the Predators. Roman Josi had four assists to lead the team in scoring. Juuse Saros stopped only 29 of 33 shots (.878%).

HEAD TO HEAD

The Lightning won both games between the teams last season, including a 6-2 victory in their final meeting in April. Steven Stamkos and Kucherov each had three points (1G 2A) to lead Tampa Bay. Alexandre Carrier and Josi were on the scoresheet for Nashville. Brian Elliott got the win, saving 19 of 21 shots (.904%).

FACING OFF

Tampa Bay is averaging 3.41 goals per game for the season, 10th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Predators team that is allowing 3.24 goals a game (18th). Meanwhile, Nashville has found the net 2.71 times a game on average, 26th in the league, and the Lightning are allowing opponents to score 3.12 goals per game (14th).

Nashville averages fewer shots a game (29.2) than most teams in the league, ranking 28th, while the team’s 9.5% shooting percentage is 23rd. With an average of 31.4 attempts, Tampa Bay ranks 15th.

The Predators’ 15.62% power play percentage is the fourth-worst in the league, while the Lightning rank ninth with a conversion rate of 23.53%. When it comes to defending power plays, Nashville has the league’s seventh-ranked PK% at 82.54%, while Tampa Bay is 12th at 79.69%.

TOP PERFORMERS:

With 25 points this season, eighth-most in the NHL, Kucherov is the top skater for the Lightning. He is among the league leaders with 16 assists (6th) and has added nine goals of his own. In the net, Vasilevskiy (5-5-1) is Tampa Bay’s top goaltender by goals against average.

He has a 3.10 GAA and a .898% save percentage. Filip Forsberg leads the Predators in scoring with 17 points. He has six goals and 11 assists in 17 games.

Kevin Lankinen (2-2-0) has the best goals against average for Nashville at 2.60. He has a save percentage of .921%. Saros (5-6-1) has played the most games in net for the Predators this season. He has a 3.03 GAA and a .907% save percentage.