Tampa Bay (8-5-2-5) at Atlanta (10-7-0-2)

In Short

5:00 PM ET W/L ATS Money H A O/U
Tampa Bay 8-5-2-5 10-10 -368 5-0-0-4 3-5-2-1 9-11
Atlanta 10-7-0-2 13-6 548 4-5-0-1 6-2-0-1 10-5

Logans.com Betting Trends

TB ATL
TB ATL
Moneyline 19% 81%
Puckline 0% 100%
Total (O/U) 59% 41%

Covers NHL Contest Details

Consensus | In-depth | Make Pick
Tampa Bay 345-1076 24.28%
Atlanta 1076-345 75.72%
Team Expert picks for this game | In-depth
Picks for Tampa Bay 3
Picks for Atlanta 9
Picks for the Over 6
Picks for the Under 5

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Goaltenders

Tampa Bay GP W/L GAA SV% SO
Antero Niittymaki 10 5-1-1-2 1.93 0.939 0
Mike Smith 11 3-4-1-3 3.37 0.886 0
Atlanta GP W/L GAA SV% SO
Johan Hedberg 9 4-2-0-0 2.70 0.921 0
Kari Lehtonen 0 0-0-0-0 0.00 0.000 0
Ondrej Pavelec 14 6-5-0-2 2.89 0.918 0

Game Results

Recent Meetings
Date Home/Away M/L O/U H SOG H PP A SOG A PP
10/03/09 ATL 6 - TB 3 ATL -110 O 6.0 28 1-3 39 1-3
04/11/09 ATL 6 - TB 2 ATL -222 O 6.5 26 2-7 35 1-5
03/21/09 TB 3 - ATL 4 (SO) ATL -120 O 6.0 29 2-5 36 2-6
02/10/09 TB 1 - ATL 3 ATL 122 U 6.0 41 0-5 24 0-3
01/04/09 ATL 1 - TB 4 TB 132 U 6.0 28 0-2 35 2-4
12/20/08 ATL 4 - TB 3 ATL -118 O 5.5 30 1-4 39 2-6
10/21/08 TB 3 - ATL 2 (OT) TB -155 U 5.5 38 1-5 33 0-3
04/05/08 ATL 4 - TB 1 ATL -129 U 5.5 24 0-3 31 1-2
03/31/08 TB 0 - ATL 2 ATL 149 U 5.5 36 0-6 24 0-2
02/09/08 ATL 2 - TB 1 (OT) ATL -117 U 6.0 22 0-2 28 0-1
Tampa Bay: Next 5 | Remaining Games
Date vs. Score M/L O/U Where Last Meeting
11/22/09 @ATL L 3-6 L 102 O 6 ATL 10/03/09
11/25/09 TOR W 2-1 (OT) W 146 U 6 TOR 11/03/09
11/27/09 NYR L 2-3 (SO) L 122 P 5 TB 11/26/08
11/28/09 @DAL W 4-2 W -104 O 5.5 TB 01/19/09
11/30/09 COL L 1-2 (SO) L -118 U 5.5 TB 12/18/08
Tampa Bay: Last 10 | Past Results
Date vs. Score M/L O/U SF SA PP PK
11/21/09 @CAR L 1-3 L 100 U 5.5 21 27 1/4 1/5
11/19/09 @ANA L 3-4 (OT) L 136 O 5.5 24 27 1/4 3/7
11/16/09 @PHO W 4-1 W 111 U 5.5 19 31 1/6 0/2
11/14/09 LA L 1-2 (SO) L -120 U 5.5 29 30 0/5 1/4
11/12/09 MIN W 4-3 (SO) W -127 O 5.5 22 34 1/4 1/4
11/07/09 @MON W 3-1 W 135 U 5.5 21 37 1/3 1/1
11/05/09 @OTT L 2-3 (OT) L 141 U 5.5 20 29 2/7 2/6
11/03/09 @TOR W 2-1 (OT) W 146 U 6 32 41 0/4 1/8
11/02/09 @PHI L 2-6 L 161 O 6 28 31 0/2 2/4
10/31/09 NJ L 1-2 (SO) L -105 U 5.5 19 38 0/3 0/4
Atlanta: Next 5 | Remaining Games
Date vs. Score M/L O/U Where Last Meeting
11/22/09 TB W 6-3 W -110 O 6 ATL 10/03/09
11/25/09 @DET L 3-6 L 181 O 6.5 ATL 03/20/09
11/27/09 @CAR W 5-3 W 122 O 6 ATL 02/28/09
11/28/09 PHI L 2-3 L 135 U 6 ATL 02/08/09
11/30/09 FLA L 2-3 L 130 U 6 ATL 04/09/09
Atlanta: Last 10 | Past Results
Date vs. Score M/L O/U SF SA PP PK
11/21/09 PIT L 2-3 L -104 U 6 33 34 0/3 1/3
11/19/09 BOS L 3-4 (SO) L -102 O 6 35 42 1/7 1/2
11/15/09 EDM W 3-2 W -154 U 6 30 36 2/3 0/5
11/13/09 LA W 7-0 W 101 O 6 21 38 1/3 0/5
11/12/09 @NYR W 5-3 W 142 O 6 27 36 2/5 1/4
11/08/09 STL W 3-2 (SO) W -117 U 6 40 32 0/6 1/4
11/07/09 @NYI L 3-6 L 115 O 6 34 45 0/3 1/3
11/05/09 CLB L 3-4 L -132 O 6 35 21 2/8 0/2
11/03/09 @MON W 5-4 W 132 O 6 30 38 1/4 0/3
10/31/09 @OTT W 3-1 W 143 U 6 21 51 0/2 1/4

Injuries

Tampa Bay Lightning | In-Depth
Player   Status/Updated  
Mattias Ohlund D Doub Sun - Lower Body - 11/22/09 notesOhlund is doubtful for Sunday's game against the Thrashers due to a foot injury.
Paul Ranger D Out indefinitely - Personal - 11/1/09 notesRanger did not play Saturday against the Devils due to personal reasons and will be out for an indefinite amount of time.
Atlanta Thrashers | In-Depth
Player   Status/Updated  
Boris Valabik D Ques Sun - Rest - 11/22/09 notesValabik is questionable for Sunday's game against the Lightning as he may be given a day of rest.
Kari Lehtonen G I-R - Back - 9/18/09 notesLehtonen is still recovering from off season back surgery and is expected to miss 3-4 more weeks.

Live Game Odds

Lines History | All Odds | Tracker
Home Away over/under
OPEN -140 120
-125
6
Offshore Odds
betED -160 140
-115
6
Pinnacle -154
142
-111
6
Logans -155 135
-120
6
5Dimes -160 140
-115
6
Bodog -150 130
-120
6
Legends -160 140
-120
6
SPORTSBETTING -155 135
-120
6
SportsInteraction -150 130
-115
6
Bet Phoenix OFF OFF OFF
BetJamaica -150 130
-105
6
BetUS -155 135
-120
6
SportsBook -155 135
-120
6
WSEX -150 130
-120
6
Belmont -155 135
-120
6
BookMaker -150 130
-115
6
Brobury -155 135
-120
6
Diamond -150 130
-115
6
SBGGLOBAL.com -150 130
100
6
League Champions OFF OFF OFF
Vegas Odds
Las Vegas Hilton -145 135
-115
6
Mirage
-125
105
-120
6
Hard Rock -140 120
-125
6
Planet Hollywood -150 130
-115
6
Best home line Best road line Recent line moves

Team News

Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning loses to Carolina Hurricanes 3-1
St. Petersburg Times | Nov 22 2009 
Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mattias Ohlund still bugged by ankle injury
St. Petersburg Times | Nov 22 2009 
Tampa Bay Lightning finances may be near key juncture
St. Petersburg Times | Nov 22 2009 
NHL game preview: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes
St. Petersburg Times | Nov 21 2009 
Tampa Bay Lightning dogged by penalty problems
St. Petersburg Times | Nov 21 2009 
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Atlanta Thrashers
Kovalchuk, Afinogenov, Kane lead Thrashers over Kings
TSN | Nov 14 2009 
Blues winless in five; fall to Thrashers in shootout
TSN | Nov 9 2009 
Islanders get offence from unlikely places, beat Thrashers
TSN | Nov 8 2009 
Garon asked to continue mastery of Thrashers
NHL.com | Nov 5 2009 
Thrashers have to pick up their game
NHL.com | Oct 30 2009 
MORE STORIES >>

Matchup Edge

TB Edge in: ATL
Offense
Defense
Power Play
Penalty Kill
Face Offs
Discipline
Goaltending

Statistics

Overall | In-Depth
Off Shots
Goals
%
PP
TB
ATL
26.8
28.8
2.5
3.5
9.5
12.2
17.6
24.4
Def Shots
Goals
%
PK
TB
ATL
31.6
35.2
2.75
2.89
0.913
0.918
75.9
82.9
Home/Away | In-Depth
Off Shots
Goals
%
PP
TB
ATL
24.9
31.6
2.09
3.60
8.4
11.4
16.7
23.4
Def Shots Goals % PK
TB
ATL
31.5
32.6
3.36
3.00
0.893
0.908
74.1
80.0
Last 5 | In-Depth
Off Shots
Goals
%
PP
TB
ATL
23.0
29.2
2.40
4.00
10.4
13.7
17.4
28.6
Def Shots Goals % PK
TB
ATL
29.8
37.2
2.40
2.20
0.919
0.941
72.7
84.2
ATS | In-Depth
  Overall Home Away
TB
ATL
10-10
13-6
4-5
6-4
6-5
7-2
ATS on Days Rest | In-Depth
  0 Days 1 Day 2 Days 3 Days
TB
ATL
1-0
2-1
5-7
4-4
2-1
2-0
2-2
5-1
Over/Under
  Overall Home Away
TB
ATL
9-11
10-5
5-4
7-3
4-7
3-2