The Tampa Bay Lightning (21-15-2) are favorites when they host the Boston Bruins (20-18-5) on Thursday, January 9 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The Lightning are -170 on the moneyline to win, while the Bruins have +142 moneyline odds.

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Lightning vs. Bruins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-170)
• Underdog: Bruins (+142)
• Over/under: 5.5

Lightning vs. Bruins Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 21 of 38 matches (55.3%) so far this season.
• So far this season, 48.8% of Boston’s games (21/43) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 5.5.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.3, is 0.8 more than Thursday’s over/under.
• The 5.9 goals per game these two clubs are conceding this season are 0.4 more than the 5.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning score the fourth-most goals in the NHL, averaging 3.7 per game for a total of 140 this season.
• Tampa Bay has given up the third-fewest goals in league play this season, 106 (2.8 per game).
• With a +34 goal differential, they’re ranked fourth-best in the league.
• Tampa Bay’s 30 power-play goals this season are the seventh-most in the NHL (on 113 chances).
• The Lightning have the NHL’s fourth-best power-play conversion rate at 26.55%.
• Tampa Bay’s seven shorthanded goals this season rank second in the league.
• The Lightning kill 82.35% of opponent power plays, currently the 10th-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• With a 50.6% faceoff win rate, the Lightning have the 15th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Tampa Bay has a 13% shooting percentage as a team, ranking second in the league.
• The Lightning’s players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 16.8 hits and 14.8 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• Tampa Bay has gotten the victory in 15 of the 24 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Lightning have been victorious in three of the nine games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -170.
• The moneyline odds say Tampa Bay has a 63.0% chance of winning this game.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 17 goals and 38 assists
• Brayden Point: 24 goals and 22 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 18 goals and 25 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 17-12-1 record, .913 save percentage, 69 goals allowed

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Bruins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Bruins Season Stats Insights

• The Bruins’ 111 total goals (2.6 per game) rank 26th in the NHL.
• Boston has allowed 135 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 25th.
• Their 28th-ranked goal differential is -24.
• Boston has put up 17 power-play goals this season (27th in the NHL) on 137 chances.
• The Bruins have the league’s 31st-ranked power-play conversion rate of 12.41%.
• Boston has scored two shorthanded goals this season (16th among all NHL squads).
• The 75.19% of opponent power plays the Bruins kill is the 25th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Bruins have the NHL’s sixth-best faceoff win rate (52.3%).
• The 9.3% shooting percentage Boston has amassed ranks 28th in the league.
• The Bruins have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Bruins Moneyline Insights

• The Bruins have been the underdog 16 times this season, and upset their opponent in four, or 25.0%, of those games.
• Boston has yet to win as the underdog with odds of +142 or longer on the moneyline this season in three such games.
• The moneyline set for this outing implies a 41.3% chance for the Bruins to win.

Bruins Leaders

• David Pastrnak: 17 goals and 25 assists
• Brad Marchand: 15 goals and 16 assists
• Pavel Zacha: nine goals and 12 assists
• Jeremy Swayman: 13-14-3 record, .893 save percentage, 86 goals given up