Thursday’s NHL schedule features a contest between the favored Tampa Bay Lightning (36-14-4, -205 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Florida Panthers (29-24-3, +170 moneyline odds) at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Lightning vs. Panthers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-205)
• Underdog: Panthers (+170)
• Over/under: 5.5

Lightning vs. Panthers Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay’s games this season have gone over 5.5 goals 29 of 54 times.
• In 58.9% of Florida’s previous games this season (33/56), the teams combined to score over Thursday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
• These two clubs combine to average 6.5 goals per game, 1.0 more than the total set for this match.
• These two clubs give up a combined 5.8 goals per game, 0.3 more than this game’s over/under.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning net the eighth-most goals in the league, averaging 3.5 per game for a total of 189 this season.
• On defense, Tampa Bay has been one of the best squads in league action, allowing 137 total goals to rank second.
• With a +52 goal differential, they’re ranked second-best in the NHL.
• Tampa Bay has recorded 37 power-play goals on 170 chances this season, to rank 13th in the league.
• The Lightning’s 21.76% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 14th in the NHL.
• Tampa Bay has scored a total of three shorthanded goals this season.
• The Lightning’s 83.93% penalty-kill success rate is currently fourth-best in the league.
• The Lightning’s players win 47% of their faceoffs to rank 29th in the league.
• Tampa Bay scores on 12.5% of its shots as a team, ranking third in the league.
• The Lightning have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 19.3 hits and 12.6 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• Tampa Bay has been victorious in 29 of the 44 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• In nine games with shorter than -205 moneyline odds this season, the Lightning have won six.
• The moneyline odds imply that Tampa Bay has a 67.2% chance of winning this contest.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 29 goals and 61 assists
• Jake Guentzel: 25 goals and 34 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 26 goals and 27 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 26-7-3 record, .917 save percentage, 77 goals allowed

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Panthers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Panthers Season Stats Insights

• The Panthers have the NHL’s 19th-ranked scoring offense (169 total goals, 3.0 per game).
• Florida has conceded 184 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 25th.
• Their 23rd-ranked goal differential is -15.
• Florida has scored 39 power-play goals this season (eighth-most in the NHL) on 204 chances.
• The Panthers have a 19.12% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 20 percentage.
• Florida has scored six shorthanded goals this season (seventh among all NHL squads).
• The Panthers’ sixth-best penalty kill rate is 82.74%.
• The Panthers have the 27th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (47.4%).
• Florida is shooting 10.5% (22nd in the league).
• The Panthers have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Panthers Moneyline Insights

• The Panthers have secured an upset victory in 12, or 75.0%, of the 16 games they have played as an underdog this season.
• Florida has had moneyline odds of +170 or longer once this season and lost that game.
• Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Panthers have a 37.0% chance to win.

Panthers Leaders

• Sam Reinhart: 27 goals and 28 assists
• Brad Marchand: 25 goals and 25 assists
• Sam Bennett: 19 goals and 23 assists
• Sergei Bobrovsky: 21-17-1 record, .871 save percentage, 120 goals conceded