Thursday’s NHL offering includes a contest between the favored Tampa Bay Lightning (28-20-4, -162 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Ottawa Senators (29-21-4, +136 moneyline odds) at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Lightning vs. Senators Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-162)
• Underdog: Senators (+136)
• Over/under: 5.5

Lightning vs. Senators Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 28 of 52 matches (53.8%) so far this season.
• In 44.4% of Ottawa’s previous games this season (24/54), the teams combined to score over Thursday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.3, is 0.8 more than Thursday’s over/under.
• This game’s over/under is 0.0 above the 5.5 goals these two teams concede per game combined.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning score the third-most goals in the league, averaging 3.5 per game for a total of 180 this season.
• Tampa Bay has conceded the sixth-fewest goals in league play this season, 145 (2.8 per game).
• The team has the league’s fourth-best goal differential at +35 this season.
• Tampa Bay’s 40 power-play goals this season (on 152 chances) are the fifth-most in the NHL.
• The Lightning’s offense ranks fifth the league with a 26.32% power-play conversion rate.
• Tampa Bay has scored a total of nine shorthanded goals this season.
• The Lightning have the league’s 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 81.2%.
• With a 50.4% faceoff win rate, the Lightning have the 15th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
• Tampa Bay scores on 11.8% of its shots as a team, ranking third in the league.
• The Lightning’s players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 17.8 hits and 14.2 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• Tampa Bay has gotten the victory in 22 of the 36 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• In 21 games with moneyline oddds shorter than -162, the Lightning have 11 wins.
• The moneyline odds imply that Tampa Bay has a 61.8% chance of winning this game.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 25 goals and 51 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 23 goals and 32 assists
• Brayden Point: 28 goals and 25 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 22-15-3 record, .917 save percentage, 91 goals allowed

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Senators Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Senators Season Stats Insights

• The Senators’ 155 total goals (2.9 per game) rank 18th in the NHL.
• Ottawa’s 145 total goals conceded (2.7 per game) are the sixth-fewest in the league.
• Their 12th-ranked goal differential is +10.
• Ottawa has recorded 42 power-play goals this season (fourth-most in the NHL) on 179 chances.
• The Senators have the league’s 10th-best power-play conversion rate of 23.46%.
• Ottawa has scored eight shorthanded goals this season (fourth in NHL).
• The 78.34% penalty-kill percentage the Senators have registered is the league’s 19th-ranked rate.
• The Senators have the NHL’s fourth-best faceoff win percentage (52.5%).
• Ottawa’s collective 9.6% shooting percentage ranks 28th in the league.
• The Senators have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 25.2 hits and 15.3 blocked shots per game.

Senators Moneyline Insights

• The Senators have been the underdog 24 times this season, and upset their opponent in 12, or 50.0%, of those games.
• Ottawa is 3-7 when it is the underdog by +136 or longer on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Senators have a 42.4% chance to win.

Senators Leaders

• Tim Stutzle: 17 goals and 37 assists
• Drake Batherson: 16 goals and 28 assists
• Brady Tkachuk: 20 goals and 21 assists
• Linus Ullmark: 12-8-2 record, .915 save percentage, 54 goals conceded