Thursday’s NHL schedule features a contest between the favored Tampa Bay Lightning (18-12-3, -205 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Los Angeles Kings (14-10-9, +170 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Lightning vs. Kings Betting Lines

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

Lightning vs. Kings Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 17 of 33 matches (51.5%) so far this season.
• Los Angeles has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 14 of 33 games this season.
• Thursday’s total is 0.3 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 5.8 goals per game.
• These two teams give up 5.2 goals per game combined, 0.3 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning score the eighth-most goals in the league, averaging 3.2 per game for a total of 106 this season.
• Tampa Bay has conceded the fifth-fewest goals in league action this season, 87 (2.6 per game).
• The team’s goal differential is fourth-best in the league at +19.
• Tampa Bay has scored 17 power-play goals on 104 chances this season, to rank 22nd in the NHL.
• The Lightning are ranked 24th in the league with a 16.35% power-play conversion rate this season.
• Tampa Bay’s offense has scored two shorthanded goals this season (15th among all teams).
• The Lightning kill 85.05% of opponent power plays, currently the second-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• With a 46.2% faceoff win percentage, the Lightning have the 30th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Tampa Bay has an 11.6% shooting percentage as a team, ranking seventh in the league.
• The Lightning have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 20.1 hits and 12.8 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• Tampa Bay has won 13 of the 25 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Lightning have not won this season with moneyline odds lower than -205.
• The moneyline odds say Tampa Bay has a 67.2% chance of winning this game.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 13 goals and 29 assists
• Jake Guentzel: 15 goals and 18 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 18 goals and 13 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 11-6-2 record, .917 save percentage, 43 goals given up

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Kings Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Kings Season Stats Insights

• The Kings have the NHL’s 30th-ranked scoring offense (85 total goals, 2.6 per game).
• Los Angeles’ 84 total goals allowed (2.6 per game) are the second-fewest in the league.
• They have a +1 goal differential, which ranks 16th in the league.
• Los Angeles has recorded 15 power-play goals this season (on 102 chances). That ranks 26th in the NHL.
• The Kings’ power-play conversion rate (14.71%) ranks 31st in the league.
• Los Angeles leads the NHL with six shorthanded goals.
• The 79.82% penalty-kill percentage the Kings have amassed is the league’s 20th-ranked rate.
• The Kings have the league’s 17th-ranked faceoff win percentage (49.7%).
• The 9.1% shooting percentage Los Angeles has compiled ranks 31st in the league.
• The Kings have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Kings Moneyline Insights

• The Kings have been listed as the underdog 10 times this season, and upset their opponent four times.
• Los Angeles has had moneyline odds of +170 or longer once this season and won that game.
• The win probability for the Kings, implied from the moneyline, is 37.0%.

Kings Leaders

• Adrian Kempe: 11 goals and 17 assists
• Kevin Fiala: 12 goals and 11 assists
• Quinton Byfield: four goals and 15 assists
• Darcy Kuemper: 10-6-6 record, .917 save percentage, 49 goals allowed