Lightning vs. Ducks betting preview

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Wednesday’s NHL lineup features a matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning (22-13-3) and the Anaheim Ducks (21-16-2) at Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The Lightning are -155 on the moneyline to win on the road against the Ducks (+130) in the game, which begins at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Lightning to win vs Ducks -155

Bet $20, Payout $32.90

Lightning vs. Ducks Betting Lines

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

Lightning vs. Ducks Quick Facts

  • Tampa Bay’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 16 of 38 times.
  • Anaheim’s games have gone over 6.5 goals in 25 of 39 chances this season.
  • The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 6.6, is 0.1 above Wednesday’s over/under.
  • The 6.1 goals per game that these two teams concede combined are 0.4 less than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

  • The Lightning’s 125 goals this season make them the eighth-best scoring team in the league.
  • Tampa Bay has conceded the third-fewest goals in league action this season, 100 (2.6 per game).
  • The squad has the league’s third-best goal differential at +25 this season.
  • Tampa Bay’s 20 power-play goals this season (20th in the NHL) have come on 123 chances.
  • The Lightning’s offense has the NHL’s 24th-ranked power-play conversion rate (16.26%).
  • Tampa Bay’s offense has recorded three shorthanded goals this season (11th among all squads).
  • The Lightning’s penalty-kill percentage (85.27%) is the NHL’s second-best.
  • With a 46.6% faceoff win percentage, the Lightning have the 28th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
  • Tampa Bay has a 12% shooting percentage as a team, ranking fifth in the NHL.
  • The Lightning average 19.9 hits and 13.2 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

  • Through 30 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has won 17 of those games.
  • The Lightning have won nine of the 15 games they have played with moneyline odds lower than -155.
  • Based on the moneyline odds, Tampa Bay has a 60.8% chance of winning this contest.

Lightning Leaders

  • Nikita Kucherov: 17 goals and 32 assists
  • Jake Guentzel: 18 goals and 21 assists
  • Brandon Hagel: 18 goals and 13 assists
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy: 14-7-2 record, .915 save percentage, 52 goals allowed

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Ducks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Ducks Season Stats Insights

  • The Ducks have the NHL’s fourth-best scoring offense (130 total goals, 3.3 per game).
  • Anaheim has given up 137 total goals (3.5 per game) to rank 32nd.
  • Their -7 goal differential ranks 21st in the league.
  • Anaheim has scored 21 power-play goals this season (on 126 chances). That ranks 17th in the NHL.
  • The Ducks’ power-play conversion rate (16.67%) ranks 23rd in the league.
  • Anaheim has scored six shorthanded goals this season (second among all NHL teams).
  • The 75.78% of opponent power plays the Ducks kill is the 27th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Ducks have the 30th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (46.5%).
  • Anaheim’s collective 10.8% shooting percentage ranks 16th in the league.
  • The Ducks have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Ducks Moneyline Insights

  • The Ducks have been made the underdog 27 times this season, and upset their opponent 15 times.
  • Anaheim is 5-3 when it is the underdog by +130 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The win probability for the Ducks, implied from the moneyline, is 43.5%.

Ducks Leaders

  • Leo Carlsson: 17 goals and 24 assists
  • Troy Terry: 12 goals and 26 assists
  • Cutter Gauthier: 19 goals and 19 assists
  • Lukas Dostal: 13-9-1 record, .889 save percentage, 71 goals given up
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