Friday’s NHL matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning (1-2-1) and the Detroit Red Wings (3-1) at Little Caesars Arena sees the Lightning as road favorites (-155 moneyline odds to win) against the Red Wings (+130). The game starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Lightning vs. Red Wings Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-155)
• Underdog: Red Wings (+130)
• Over/under: 6.5

Lightning vs. Red Wings Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay and its opponent posted more than 6.5 goals in 37 of 87 games last season.
• Detroit played 36 games last season with over 6.5 goals.
• These teams racked up a combined 6.4 goals per game, 0.1 fewer than this one’s over/under.
• These teams allowed a combined 5.8 goals per game, 0.7 fewer than this one’s over/under.
• The Lightning were first in goals scored in the league, and the Red Wings were 22nd.
• This game features the league’s 21st-ranked (Red Wings) and fourth-ranked (Lightning) teams last season in terms of defense.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning were the highest-scoring squad in the NHL last season with 292 goals (3.6 per game, with 6.1 assists per contest).
• Defensively, Tampa Bay was one of the stingiest units in NHL action, conceding 216 total goals (2.6 per game) to rank fourth.
• They had the league’s second-best goal differential at +76.
• The 60 power-play goals Tampa Bay put up last season (on 232 chances) were the fifth-most in the NHL.
• The Lightning had the league’s fifth-best power-play conversion rate (25.86%).
• The 11 shorthanded goals Tampa Bay scored last season ranked third among all NHL teams.
• The Lightning’s 81.55% penalty-kill success rate was sixth-best in the league.
• The Lightning won 50.1% of their faceoffs to rank 16th in the NHL.
• Tampa Bay scored on 12.5% of its shots (second in league).
• The Lightning did not have a shutout last season. As a team, they averaged 17.6 hits and 14.4 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• The Lightning won 41 of their 64 games when listed as a moneyline favorite last season (64.1%).
• When it played as a moneyline favorite at -155 or shorter, Tampa Bay went 30-15.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Lightning have an implied win probability of 60.8%.

Lightning Leaders

• One of Tampa Bay’s leading offensive players last season was Nikita Kucherov, who had 121 points (37 goals, 84 assists) and played an average of 20:09 per game.
• Brandon Hagel was another top contributor for Tampa Bay with 90 points (1.1 per game), scoring 35 goals and adding 55 assists.
• Brayden Point’s 82 points came from 42 goals and 40 assists.
• Andrei Vasilevskiy had a record of 38-20-5. He allowed 136 goals (2.18 goals against average) and recorded 1,580 saves.

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Red Wings Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Red Wings Season Stats Insights

• The Red Wings’ 235 goals last season (2.9 per game) ranked them 22nd in the NHL.
• Detroit gave up 259 total goals (3.2 per game), 21st in the NHL.
• They had the 24th-ranked goal differential in the league at -24.
• Detroit had 65 power-play goals (on 237 chances). That was No.1 in the NHL.
• The Red Wings’ power-play percentage (27.43) ranked them fourth in the league.
• Detroit had two shorthanded goals (31st in league).
• The Red Wings’ had the 32nd-ranked penalty kill percentage (70.27%).
• At 49%, the Red Wings had the league’s 22nd-ranked faceoff win rate.
• With a shooting percentage of 10.5%, Detroit was 17th in the league.
• The Red Wings did not shut out their opponents once. They averaged 19.1 hits and 15.5 blocked shots per game.

Red Wings Moneyline Insights

• Last season the Red Wings were an underdog 61 times, and won 27, or 44.3%, of those games.
• Detroit had a record of 12-23 in games when sportsbooks pegged it as an underdog of at least +130 on the moneyline.
• The Red Wings have a 43.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

Red Wings Leaders

• Lucas Raymond totaled 80 points (one per game) for Detroit last season, with 27 goals and 53 assists in 82 games (playing 18:45 per game).
• Dylan Larkin collected 70 points last season, with 30 goals and 40 assists.
• Alex DeBrincat had 70 points, including 39 goals and 31 assists.
• Cam Talbot had a .900 save percentage (29th in the league) last season, allowing 129 goals (2.9 goals against average). He compiled a 21-19-5 record.