San Jose Sharks vsTampa Bay Lightning Prediction
The Tampa Bay Lightning are heavy 73.7 percent favorites over the San Jose Sharks. The Lightning are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +2 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 29 shots on goal vs 27 shots for the Sharks. The Lightning goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 91.9% compared to the Sharks goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 87.7%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: James Reimer 26, A. Vasilevskiy 25 SHOTS: Timo Meier 3.9, Brayden Point 2.8 GOALS: Timo Meier 0.44, Brayden Point 0.63 PTS: Timo Meier has a 48% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Steven Stamkos has a 58% chance of 1+PTs