Lightning vs. Flames betting preview

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Wednesday will feature an NHL contest between the home favorite Tampa Bay Lightning (13-7-2, -185 on the moneyline to win) and the Calgary Flames (8-13-3, +154 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Moneyline

Lightning to win vs Flames -185

Bet $20, Payout $30.81

Lightning vs. Flames Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Lightning (-185)
  • Underdog: Flames (+154)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Lightning vs. Flames Quick Facts

  • Tampa Bay and its opponent have combined to put up more than 5.5 goals in 11 of 22 games this season.
  • In 62.5% of Calgary’s previous games this season (15/24), the teams combined to score more than Wednesday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
  • These two clubs combine to score 5.5 goals per game, 0.0 more than the total set for this match.
  • This game’s over/under is 0.2 less than the 5.7 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

  • The Lightning offense’s 69 total goals (3.1 per game) rank 13th in the NHL.
  • Tampa Bay has given up the sixth-fewest goals in league play this season, 60 (2.7 per game).
  • The team’s goal differential is sixth-best in the league at +9.
  • Tampa Bay has scored 11 power-play goals on 70 chances this season, to rank 21st in the league.
  • The Lightning are ranked 24th in the league with a 15.71% power-play conversion rate this season.
  • Tampa Bay’s offense has recorded two shorthanded goals this season (10th among all squads).
  • The Lightning’s 87.5% penalty-kill success rate is currently second-best in the league.
  • The Lightning win 45.1% of their faceoffs (30th in the league).
  • Tampa Bay scores on 12% of its shots as a team, ranking seventh in the league.
  • The Lightning’s players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 20.5 hits and 14.3 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

  • Tampa Bay has gone 9-6 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
  • The Lightning have been victorious one time through two games as a moneyline favorite shorter than -185 this season.
  • The moneyline odds imply that Tampa Bay has a 64.9% chance of winning this game.

Lightning Leaders

  • Nikita Kucherov: 10 goals and 15 assists
  • Jake Guentzel: 12 goals and 10 assists
  • Brandon Hagel: 11 goals and 11 assists
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy: 9-5-2 record, .913 save percentage, 37 goals conceded

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Flames Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Flames Season Stats Insights

  • The Flames have the NHL’s 29th-ranked scoring offense (57 total goals, 2.4 per game).
  • Calgary has conceded 71 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 20th.
  • Their -14 goal differential ranks 28th in the league.
  • Calgary has put up 11 power-play goals this season, which ranks 21st in the NHL (on 82 chances).
  • The Flames have the NHL’s 31st-ranked power-play conversion rate of 13.41%.
  • Calgary has scored two shorthanded goals this season (10th among all NHL squads).
  • The Flames’ 17th-ranked penalty kill rate is 80.25%.
  • The Flames have the NHL’s 17th-ranked faceoff win percentage (49%).
  • The 8.1% shooting percentage Calgary has amassed ranks 32nd in the league.
  • The Flames have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Flames Moneyline Insights

  • This season the Flames have six wins in the 20 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
  • Calgary has won one of its four games when it is the underdog by +154 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline implies a 39.4% chance to win for the Flames.

Flames Leaders

  • Nazem Kadri: four goals and 14 assists
  • Rasmus Andersson: five goals and 11 assists
  • Matthew Coronato: eight goals and six assists
  • Dustin Wolf: 6-11-2 record, .895 save percentage, 54 goals conceded
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