Friday will feature a projected one-sided NHL contest between the road favorite Tampa Bay Lightning (25-18-3, -238 on the moneyline to win) and the Chicago Blackhawks (15-28-4, +195 moneyline odds) at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Lightning vs. Blackhawks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-238)
• Underdog: Blackhawks (+195)
• Over/under: 6.5

Lightning vs. Blackhawks Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 20 of 46 times.
• In 40.4% of Chicago’s previous games this season (19/47), the teams combined to score over Friday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
• These two teams combine to score 6.2 goals per game, 0.3 less than the total set for this match.
• The 6.3 goals per game that these two teams give up combined are 0.2 less than the 6.5-goal total set for this match.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning’s 166 goals this season make them the third-best scoring team in the NHL.
• Tampa Bay is ranked sixth in NHL play for the fewest goals against this season, having given up 130 in total (2.8 per game).
• The squad has the league’s third-best goal differential at +36 this season.
• The 36 power-play goals Tampa Bay has scored this season have come on 135 chances, fifth-best in the NHL.
• The Lightning’s 26.67% power-play conversion rate ranks sixth-best in the NHL this season.
• Tampa Bay’s eight shorthanded goals this season rank second in the league.
• The Lightning rank 11th in the NHL in penalty-kill success rate at 81.15%.
• The Lightning win 50.2% of their faceoffs (19th in the league).
• Tampa Bay has a 12.6% shooting percentage as a team, ranking second in the league.
• The Lightning average 17.8 hits and 14.6 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• Tampa Bay has gone 19-11 as the favorite this season.
• Through four games with moneyline odds shorter than -238 this season, the Lightning have been victorious three times.
• The moneyline odds imply that Tampa Bay has a 70.4% chance of winning this game.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 22 goals and 47 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 20 goals and 30 assists
• Brayden Point: 27 goals and 23 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 20-14-2 record, .914 save percentage, 84 goals conceded

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Blackhawks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blackhawks Season Stats Insights

• The Blackhawks have the league’s 29th-ranked scoring offense (122 total goals, 2.6 per game).
• Chicago has allowed 3.4 goals per game, and 161 total, which ranks 27th among all league teams.
• Their -39 goal differential ranks 31st in the league.
• Chicago has scored 27 power-play goals this season (on 113 chances). That ranks 18th in the NHL.
• The Blackhawks’ power-play conversion rate (23.89%) ranks ninth-best in the league.
• Chicago has recorded one shorthanded goal.
• The 82.96% penalty-kill percentage the Blackhawks have registered is the league’s fifth-best rate.
• The Blackhawks have the 30th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (44.7%).
• Chicago’s collective 10.4% shooting percentage ranks 18th in the league.
• The Blackhawks have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Blackhawks Moneyline Insights

• The Blackhawks have been made the underdog 44 times this season, and upset their opponent 14 times.
• Chicago is 6-11 when it is the underdog by +195 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Blackhawks have a 33.9% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Blackhawks Leaders

• Connor Bedard: 13 goals and 28 assists
• Teuvo Teravainen: 10 goals and 23 assists
• Ryan Donato: 14 goals and 13 assists
• Petr Mrazek: 9-16-2 record, .895 save percentage, 86 goals given up