Saturday’s NHL lineup features an outing between the favored Los Angeles Kings (22-10-5, -125 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Tampa Bay Lightning (20-13-2, +105 moneyline odds) at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Kings vs. Lightning Betting Lines

• Favorite: Kings (-125)
• Underdog: Lightning (+105)
• Over/under: 5.5

Kings vs. Lightning Quick Facts

• Los Angeles and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 16 of 37 games this season.
• In 60.0% of Tampa Bay’s previous games this season (21/35), the teams combined to score more than Saturday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, seven, is 1.5 above Saturday’s over/under.
• The 5.3 goals per game that these two clubs give up combined are 0.2 less than the 5.5-goal total set for this match.

Kings Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Kings Season Stat Insights

• The Kings’ 3.1 average goals per game add up to 116 total, which makes them the 16th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• On defense, Los Angeles has been one of the best squads in NHL play, conceding 94 total goals to rank second.
• The team’s goal differential is eighth-best in the league at +22.
• Los Angeles’ 15 power-play goals this season (29th in the NHL) have come on 93 chances.
• The Kings are ranked 27th in the league with a 16.13% power-play conversion rate this season.
• Los Angeles’ offense has netted two shorthanded goals this season (16th among all teams).
• The Kings’ penalty-kill percentage (82.3%) is the NHL’s ninth-best.
• The Kings’ players win 50.6% of their faceoffs to rank 16th in the league.
• Los Angeles scores on 11.5% of its shots as a team, ranking eighth in the league.
• The Kings average 21.5 hits and 15.2 blocked shots per game.

Kings Moneyline

• Los Angeles has gone 14-6 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
• The Kings have won 12 of the 18 games they have played with moneyline odds lower than -125.
• There is a 55.6% chance that Los Angeles wins this game, per the moneyline.

Kings Leaders

• Anze Kopitar: 12 goals and 27 assists
• Adrian Kempe: 18 goals and 18 assists
• Alex Laferriere: 13 goals and 13 assists
• Darcy Kuemper: 10-2-5 record, .916 save percentage, 41 goals given up

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Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stats Insights

• The Lightning have scored the third-most goals (135 goals, 3.9 per game) in the NHL.
• Tampa Bay has been one of the toughest defensive units in the league this season, allowing 98 goals (2.8 per game) to rank third.
• They have a +37 goal differential, which is third-best in the league.
• Tampa Bay has put up 28 power-play goals this season, which are the eighth-most in the NHL (on 106 chances).
• The Lightning’s power-play conversion rate (26.42%) is third-best in the league.
• Tampa Bay has scored seven shorthanded goals this season (second in league).
• The Lightning’s 11th-ranked penalty kill rate is 81.82%.
• The Lightning win 51% of their faceoffs. That’s the 14th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
• Tampa Bay’s collective 13.8% shooting percentage leads the league.
• The Lightning have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Lightning Moneyline Insights

• This season the Lightning have five wins in the 12 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 3-4 in games when bookmakers list the team at +105 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline implies a 48.8% chance of victory for the Lightning.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 17 goals and 36 assists
• Brayden Point: 23 goals and 20 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 17 goals and 25 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 16-11-1 record, .913 save percentage, 65 goals allowed