Wednesday will feature an expected competitive NHL contest between the Tampa Bay Lightning (6-3, -118 on the moneyline to win) and the Colorado Avalanche (5-5, -102 moneyline odds) at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Lightning vs. Avalanche Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-118)
• Underdog: Avalanche (-102)
• Over/under: 6.5

Lightning vs. Avalanche Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in four of nine games this season.
• So far this season, 70.0% of Colorado’s games (7/10) have had more goals than Wednesday’s over/under of 6.5.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 7.4, is 0.9 more than Wednesday’s over/under.
• These two teams give up a combined 7.0 goals per game, 0.5 more than this game’s over/under.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning offense’s 34 total goals (3.8 per game) are ranked ninth in the league this year.
• On defense, Tampa Bay has been one of the best squads in league play, allowing 26 total goals to rank 10th.
• With a +8 goal differential, they’re ranked sixth-best in the NHL.
• The five power-play goals Tampa Bay has recorded this season (on 31 chances) rank 19th in the league.
• The Lightning are ranked 23rd in the league with a 16.13% power-play conversion rate this season.
• Tampa Bay’s two shorthanded goals this season rank second in the league.
• The Lightning rank 26th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 71.88%.
• The Lightning’s players win 48.4% of their faceoffs to rank 23rd in the league.
• Tampa Bay scores on 13.7% of its shots as a team, ranking fourth in the league.
• The Lightning’s players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 15.8 hits and 16.6 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• In six games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has won four of those games.
• In six games with moneyline oddds lower than -118, the Lightning have four wins.
• Tampa Bay has a 54.1% chance of winning this game, according to the moneyline odds.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: eight goals and five assists
• Anthony Cirelli: one goal and nine assists
• Brandon Hagel: six goals and four assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 5-3-0 record, .905 save percentage, 19 goals conceded

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Avalanche Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Avalanche Season Stats Insights

• The Avalanche have the league’s seventh-best scoring offense (36 total goals, 3.6 per game).
• Colorado has given up 4.1 goals per game, and 41 total, which ranks 30th among all league teams.
• They have a -5 goal differential, which ranks 21st in the league.
• Colorado has put up 12 power-play goals this season to lead the NHL (on 33 chances).
• The Avalanche’s power-play conversion rate (36.36%) ranks third-best in the league.
• The Avalanche’s 28th-ranked penalty kill rate is 70.37%.
• The Avalanche have the league’s 29th-ranked faceoff win rate (46.2%).
• Colorado’s collective 11.8% shooting percentage ranks 10th in the league.
• The Avalanche have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 21.9 hits and 15.1 blocked shots per game.

Avalanche Moneyline Insights

• The Avalanche fell in the only game they played as an underdog this season.
• Colorado has not been a longer underdog on the moneyline than the -102 odds on them winning this game.
• The Avalanche have a 50.5% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Avalanche Leaders

• Cale Makar: three goals and 14 assists
• Nathan MacKinnon: five goals and 11 assists
• Mikko Rantanen: four goals and 10 assists
• Alexandar Georgiev: 1-4-0 record, .823 save percentage, 23 goals conceded

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