Senators vs. Lightning betting preview

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Tuesday’s NHL lineup features a matchup between the Ottawa Senators (40-27-10) and the Tampa Bay Lightning (48-23-6) at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. The Senators are -135 on the moneyline to win at home against the Lightning (+114) in the game, which starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Senators to win vs Lightning -135

Bet $20, Payout $34.81

Senators vs. Lightning Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Senators (-135)
  • Underdog: Lightning (+114)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Senators vs. Lightning Quick Facts

  • Ottawa and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 38 of 77 games this season.
  • Tampa Bay’s games have gone over 6.5 goals in 36 of 76 chances this season.
  • The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 6.9, is 0.4 above Tuesday’s over/under.
  • This game’s over/under is 0.6 more than the 5.8 goals these two clubs give up per game combined.

Senators Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Senators Season Stat Insights

  • The Senators’ 255 goals this season make them the eighth-best scoring team in the NHL.
  • On defense, Ottawa has given up 237 goals (3.1 per game) to rank 18th in NHL play.
  • The team has the league’s 10th-best goal differential at +18 this season.
  • The 56 power-play goals Ottawa has put up this season have come on 246 chances, fifth-best in the NHL.
  • The Senators’ offense has the NHL’s 11th-ranked power-play conversion rate (22.76%).
  • Ottawa has scored a total of six shorthanded goals this season.
  • The Senators kill 74.77% of their opponent’s power plays, the 30th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Senators’ players win the highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL at 54.6%.
  • Ottawa scores on 11.5% of its shots as a team, ranking 11th in the league.
  • The Senators’ players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 24.1 hits and 13.7 blocked shots per game.

Senators Moneyline

  • Through 55 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Ottawa has won 31 of those games.
  • In 34 games with lower than -135 moneyline odds this season, the Senators have won 20.
  • According to the moneyline odds, Ottawa has a 57.4% chance of winning this contest.

Senators Leaders

  • Tim Stutzle: 33 goals and 45 assists
  • Drake Batherson: 31 goals and 34 assists
  • Dylan Cozens: 28 goals and 27 assists
  • Linus Ullmark: 25-12-8 record, .885 save percentage, 128 goals given up

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Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stats Insights

  • The Lightning have scored the third-most goals (275 goals, 3.6 per game) in the league.
  • Tampa Bay has given up 2.8 goals per game, and 213 total, the third-fewest among all NHL teams.
  • Their +62 goal differential is second-best in the league.
  • Tampa Bay has put up 50 power-play goals this season (13th in the NHL) on 235 chances.
  • The Lightning have a 21.28% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 14 percentage.
  • Tampa Bay has recorded six shorthanded goals.
  • The 82.57% penalty-kill percentage the Lightning have amassed is the league’s third-best rate.
  • The Lightning win 47.3% of their faceoffs. That’s the 28th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
  • Tampa Bay is shooting 12.7% (third in the league).
  • The Lightning have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Lightning Moneyline Insights

  • The Lightning have been the underdog 11 times this season, and upset their opponent in seven, or 63.6%, of those games.
  • Tampa Bay has three games this season playing as the underdog by +114 or longer, and is 1-2 in those contests.
  • The moneyline implies a 46.7% chance of victory for the Lightning.

Lightning Leaders

  • Nikita Kucherov: 43 goals and 83 assists
  • Jake Guentzel: 37 goals and 49 assists
  • Brandon Hagel: 35 goals and 38 assists
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy: 37-14-4 record, .912 save percentage, 126 goals given up
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