Tuesday’s NHL slate features a projected close contest between the Colorado Avalanche (31-3-7, -118 on the moneyline to win) and the Tampa Bay Lightning (25-13-3, -102 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Avalanche vs. Lightning Betting Lines

• Favorite: Avalanche (-118)
• Underdog: Lightning (-102)
• Over/under: 6.5

Avalanche vs. Lightning Quick Facts

• Colorado and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 18 of 41 games this season.
• So far this season, 46.3% of Tampa Bay’s games (19/41) have had more goals than Tuesday’s over/under of 6.5.
• The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 7.4, is 0.9 more than Tuesday’s over/under.
• The 4.8 goals per game that these two teams concede combined are 1.7 less than the 6.5-goal total set for this match.

Avalanche Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Avalanche Season Stat Insights

• The Avalanche rank first in the NHL with 164 total goals this season, averaging four per game.
• On defense, Colorado has been the strongest unit in league action, giving up 89 total goals (only 2.2 per game).
• They have a league-pacing goal differential of +75 this season.
• The 23 power-play goals Colorado has recorded this season (on 141 chances) rank 18th in the NHL.
• The Avalanche’s 16.31% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 26th in the league.
• Colorado has scored a total of one shorthanded goal this season.
• The Avalanche defeat 85.59% of opponent’s power plays, the best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• With a 50.9% faceoff win percentage, the Avalanche have the 12th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Colorado scores on 11.6% of its shots as a team, ranking sixth in the league.
• The Avalanche’s players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 17.4 hits and 13.3 blocked shots per game.

Avalanche Moneyline

• In 40 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Colorado has been victorious 31 times.
• In 40 games with moneyline oddds lower than -118, the Avalanche have 31 wins.
• There is a 54.1% chance that Colorado wins this game, per the moneyline.

Avalanche Leaders

• Nathan MacKinnon: 35 goals and 39 assists
• Martin Necas: 19 goals and 33 assists
• Cale Makar: 12 goals and 35 assists
• Scott Wedgewood: 18-1-4 record, .917 save percentage, 54 goals allowed

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Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stats Insights

• The Lightning’s 141 total goals (3.4 per game) are the fourth-most in the league.
• Tampa Bay has conceded 2.7 goals per game, and 109 total, the third-fewest among all NHL teams.
• Their second-best goal differential is +32.
• Tampa Bay has recorded 25 power-play goals this season, which ranks 13th in the NHL (on 133 chances).
• The Lightning have an 18.8% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 19 percentage.
• Tampa Bay has scored three shorthanded goals this season (12th in league).
• The Lightning’s fifth-best penalty kill rate is 83.33%.
• The Lightning have the NHL’s 31st-ranked faceoff win rate (46.3%).
• Tampa Bay is shooting 12.6% (third in the league).
• The Lightning have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 19.7 hits and 13 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline Insights

• The Lightning have secured an upset victory in six of the nine games they have played as an underdog this season.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 5-3 in games when bookmakers list the team at -102 or longer on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Lightning have a 50.5% chance to win.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 20 goals and 39 assists
• Jake Guentzel: 18 goals and 25 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 19 goals and 17 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 16-7-2 record, .912 save percentage, 58 goals given up