Saturday’s NHL matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning (32-13-4) and the Columbus Blue Jackets (23-20-7) at Nationwide Arena sees the Lightning as road favorites (-122 moneyline odds to win) against the Blue Jackets (+102). The game begins at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Lightning vs. Blue Jackets Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-122)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (+102)
• Over/under: 6.5

Lightning vs. Blue Jackets Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 20 of 49 games this season.
• So far this season, 46.0% of Columbus’ games (23/50) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 6.5.
• Saturday’s over/under is 0.2 above the combined goal-scoring average of 6.4 for these two teams.
• The 5.7 goals per game that these two teams give up combined are 0.8 less than the 6.5-goal total set for this match.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning score the fifth-most goals in the league, averaging 3.4 per game for a total of 169 this season.
• Tampa Bay has conceded the second-fewest goals in league action this season, 120 (only 2.4 per game).
• The team has the league’s second-best goal differential at +49 this season.
• Tampa Bay has put up 30 power-play goals on 153 chances this season, to rank 16th in the NHL.
• The Lightning rank 18th in the league with a 19.61% power-play conversion rate this season.
• Tampa Bay’s offense has recorded three shorthanded goals this season (18th among all squads).
• The Lightning defeat 84.52% of opponent power plays, currently the second-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Lightning’s players win 46.2% of their faceoffs to rank 31st in the league.
• Tampa Bay scores on 12.6% of its shots as a team, ranking third in the league.
• The Lightning average 19.1 hits and 12.7 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• Tampa Bay has been victorious in 25 of the 39 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• In 35 games with moneyline oddds lower than -122, the Lightning have 22 wins.
• The moneyline odds say Tampa Bay has a 55.0% chance of winning this game.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 25 goals and 49 assists
• Jake Guentzel: 22 goals and 29 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 25 goals and 22 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 22-7-3 record, .917 save percentage, 68 goals conceded

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Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blue Jackets Season Stats Insights

• The Blue Jackets have the league’s 21st-ranked scoring offense (145 total goals, 2.9 per game).
• Columbus has conceded 163 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 23rd.
• Their 24th-ranked goal differential is -18.
• Columbus has put up 24 power-play goals this season (on 124 chances). That ranks 25th in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets have the league’s 19th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 19.35%.
• Columbus has scored three shorthanded goals this season (18th among all NHL squads).
• The Blue Jackets’ 28th-ranked penalty kill rate is 75.71%.
• The Blue Jackets have the 13th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (50.7%).
• Columbus is shooting 9.7% (27th in the league).
• The Blue Jackets have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Blue Jackets Moneyline Insights

• The Blue Jackets have been an underdog in 33 games this season, with 11 upset wins (33.3%).
• Columbus has 20 games this season playing as an underdog by +102 or longer, and is 7-13 in those contests.
• The win probability for the Blue Jackets, implied from the moneyline, is 49.5%.

Blue Jackets Leaders

• Zachary Werenski: 19 goals and 34 assists
• Kirill Marchenko: 18 goals and 23 assists
• Dmitri Voronkov: 16 goals and 14 assists
• Jet Greaves: 15-12-6 record, .910 save percentage, 88 goals conceded