The Tampa Bay Lightning (29-20-4) are favorites when they visit the Detroit Red Wings (28-21-5) on Saturday, February 8 at 1:00 PM ET on ABC. The Lightning are -142 on the moneyline to win, while the Red Wings have +120 moneyline odds.
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Lightning to win vs Red Wings -142
Lightning vs. Red Wings Betting Lines
- Favorite: Lightning (-142)
- Underdog: Red Wings (+120)
- Over/under: 6.5
Lightning vs. Red Wings Quick Facts
- Tampa Bay and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 22 of 53 games this season.
- In 38.9% of Detroit’s previous games this season (21/54), the teams combined to score more than Saturday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
- Saturday’s over/under is 0.2 above the combined goal-scoring average of 6.3 for these two teams.
- This game’s over/under is 0.7 above the 5.8 goals these two teams give up per game combined.
Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Lightning Season Stat Insights
- The Lightning offense’s 185 total goals (3.5 per game) are ranked third in the NHL this year.
- On defense, Tampa Bay has been one of the best squads in league competition, allowing 146 total goals to rank sixth.
- With a +39 goal differential, they’re ranked third-best in the league.
- Tampa Bay’s 41 power-play goals this season are the fifth-most in the NHL (on 155 chances).
- The Lightning’s 26.45% power-play conversion rate ranks fifth-best in the NHL this season.
- Tampa Bay has scored a total of nine shorthanded goals this season.
- The Lightning’s 81.62% penalty-kill success rate is currently 10th-best in the NHL.
- With a 50.4% faceoff win rate, the Lightning have the 15th-ranked rate in the NHL.
- Tampa Bay converts 11.9% of its shots, ranking third in the league.
- The Lightning’s players are still 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 won 23 of its 37 games as a favorite this season.
- The Lightning have a record of 18-12 this season while playing with their moneyline odds shorter than -142.
- Per the moneyline odds, Tampa Bay has a 58.7% chance of winning this contest.
Lightning Leaders
- Nikita Kucherov: 25 goals and 53 assists
- Brandon Hagel: 24 goals and 32 assists
- Brayden Point: 29 goals and 27 assists
- Andrei Vasilevskiy: 23-15-3 record, .918 save percentage, 92 goals given up
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Red Wings Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Red Wings Season Stats Insights
- The Red Wings’ 154 total goals (2.8 per game) rank 21st in the league.
- Detroit’s 165 total goals given up (3.1 per game) rank 19th in the NHL.
- Their -11 goal differential ranks 19th in the league.
- Detroit has scored 45 power-play goals this season (on 159 chances). That’s the second-most in the NHL.
- The Red Wings’ power-play conversion rate (28.3%) ranks second-best in the league.
- Detroit has scored two shorthanded goals this season (23rd among all NHL teams).
- The 69.7% of opponent power plays the Red Wings kill is the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Red Wings win 50.4% of their faceoffs. That’s the 15th-ranked rate in the NHL.
- Detroit is shooting 10.7% (11th in the league).
- The Red Wings have yet to shut out an opponent this season.
Red Wings Moneyline Insights
- This season the Red Wings have 21 wins in the 40 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
- Detroit is 14-16 when oddsmakers have made them underdogs of +120 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Red Wings have a 45.5% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
Red Wings Leaders
- Lucas Raymond: 21 goals and 37 assists
- Dylan Larkin: 23 goals and 27 assists
- Alex DeBrincat: 23 goals and 20 assists
- Cam Talbot: 16-10-2 record, .906 save percentage, 78 goals conceded
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