Lightning vs. Ducks betting preview

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The Tampa Bay Lightning (20-14-2) are heavy favorites (-180 moneyline odds to win) when they go on the road in a game against the Anaheim Ducks (16-18-4), who have +150 moneyline odds, on Sunday at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Lightning to win vs Ducks -180

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Lightning vs. Ducks Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Lightning (-180)
  • Underdog: Ducks (+150)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Lightning vs. Ducks Quick Facts

  • Tampa Bay’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 16 of 36 times.
  • Anaheim has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 11 of 38 games this season.
  • Sunday’s over/under is 0.2 above the combined goal-scoring average of 6.3 for these two teams.
  • These two teams concede 5.8 goals per game combined, 0.7 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

  • The Lightning’s 136 goals this season make them the fourth-best scoring team in the NHL.
  • On defense, Tampa Bay is one of the best squads in NHL play, conceding 100 total goals to rank third.
  • With a +36 goal differential, they’re ranked third-best in the NHL.
  • Tampa Bay’s 28 power-play goals this season are the ninth-most in the NHL (on 108 chances).
  • The Lightning’s 25.93% power-play conversion rate is fifth-best in the NHL this season.
  • Tampa Bay’s seven shorthanded goals this season rank second in the NHL.
  • The Lightning have the league’s 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 82%.
  • The Lightning’s players win 51% of their faceoffs to rank 15th in the NHL.
  • Tampa Bay’s 13.5% shooting percentage paces the NHL.
  • The Lightning have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 16.5 hits and 15 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

  • Tampa Bay has gone 15-8 as the oddsmakers’ choice this season.
  • In seven games with moneyline odds shorter than -180 this season, the Lightning have been victorious three times.
  • Tampa Bay has a 64.3% chance of winning this game, looking at the moneyline odds.

Lightning Leaders

  • Nikita Kucherov: 17 goals and 36 assists
  • Brayden Point: 23 goals and 21 assists
  • Brandon Hagel: 17 goals and 25 assists
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy: 16-12-1 record, .912 save percentage, 67 goals conceded

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Ducks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Ducks Season Stats Insights

  • The Ducks’ 95 total goals (2.5 per game) rank 32nd in the NHL.
  • Anaheim has given up 116 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 13th.
  • Their 26th-ranked goal differential is -21.
  • Anaheim has put up 15 power-play goals this season (on 115 chances). That ranks 30th in the NHL.
  • The Ducks’ power-play conversion rate (13.04%) ranks 30th in the league.
  • The 74.31% penalty-kill percentage the Ducks have registered is the league’s 26th-ranked rate.
  • The Ducks win 43.3% of their faceoffs. That’s the 32nd-ranked percentage in the NHL.
  • The 8.9% shooting percentage Anaheim has amassed ranks 30th in the league.
  • The Ducks have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Ducks Moneyline Insights

  • The Ducks have been the underdog 34 times this season, and upset their opponent in 13, or 38.2%, of those games.
  • Anaheim has a record of 9-17 in games when bookmakers list the team at +150 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline implies a 40.0% chance to win for the Ducks.

Ducks Leaders

  • Troy Terry: 13 goals and 18 assists
  • Ryan Strome: seven goals and 14 assists
  • Frank Vatrano: nine goals and 11 assists
  • Lukas Dostal: 10-11-3 record, .914 save percentage, 65 goals conceded
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