Tampa Bay Lightning vsCarolina Hurricanes Prediction
The Carolina Hurricanes are solid 56 percent favorites over the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Hurricanes are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +12 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 35 shots on goal vs 23 shots for the Lightning. The Lightning goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 90.2% compared to the Hurricanes goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 86.7%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: A. Vasilevskiy 32, Frederik Andersen 20 SHOTS: Nikita Kucherov 3.4, Brent Burns 3 GOALS: Brayden Point 0.61, Sebastian Aho 0.58 PTS: Nikita Kucherov has a 68% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Martin Necas has a 51% chance of 1+PTs