Thursday’s NHL play includes the Tampa Bay Lightning (4-4-2) hosting the Dallas Stars (6-3-1) at Benchmark International Arena. The Stars are underdogs (+130 on the moneyline) against the Lightning (-155) ahead of the outing, which begins at 7 p.m. ET on TNT.

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Lightning vs. Stars Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-155)
• Underdog: Stars (+130)
• Over/under: 5.5

Lightning vs. Stars Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay’s games this season have gone over 5.5 goals five of 10 times.
• So far this season, 50.0% of Dallas’ games (5/10) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 5.5.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 5.7, is 0.2 above Thursday’s over/under.
• This game’s over/under is 0.5 less than the six goals these two clubs concede per game combined.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning’s 2.9 average goals per game add up to 29 total, which makes them the 22nd-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• On defense, Tampa Bay has conceded 30 goals (three per game) to rank 11th in NHL action.
• Their goal differential (-1) ranks them 18th in the NHL.
• The five power-play goals Tampa Bay has scored this season (on 35 chances) rank 24th in the NHL.
• The Lightning’s 14.29% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 27th in the league.
• The Lightning’s 88.24% penalty-kill success rate is currently seventh-best in the NHL.
• The Lightning win 44.7% of their faceoffs (30th in the league).
• Tampa Bay converts 11.1% of its shots, ranking 17th in the NHL.
• The Lightning average 21.1 hits and 14.5 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• In eight games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has been victorious four times.
• The Lightning have a record of 3-3 this season while playing with their moneyline odds shorter than -155.
• Per the moneyline odds, Tampa Bay has a 60.8% chance of winning this contest.

Lightning Leaders

• Jake Guentzel: four goals and six assists
• Nikita Kucherov: four goals and six assists
• Anthony Cirelli: five goals and four assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 2-3-2 record, .892 save percentage, 20 goals given up

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Stars Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Stars Season Stats Insights

• The Stars have scored 28 goals this season (2.8 per game) to rank 24th in the league.
• Dallas has conceded 30 total goals (three per game) to rank 11th.
• Their -2 goal differential ranks 20th in the league.
• Dallas has recorded 11 power-play goals this season, which are the third-most in the NHL (on 35 chances).
• The Stars have the NHL’s third-best power-play conversion rate of 31.43%.
• The 70.97% of opponent power plays the Stars kill is the 24th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Stars have the 13th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (51.4%).
• The 10.4% shooting percentage Dallas has amassed ranks 24th in the league.
• The Stars have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Stars Moneyline Insights

• The Stars won the lone game they played as the underdog this season.
• Dallas has not played a game with bigger moneyline odds than +130.
• The win probability for the Stars, implied from the moneyline, is 43.5%.

Stars Leaders

• Mikko Rantanen: four goals and eight assists
• Wyatt Johnston: six goals and four assists
• Jason Robertson: three goals and six assists
• Jake Oettinger: 5-2-1 record, .909 save percentage, 21 goals allowed