The Tampa Bay Lightning (4-2) are home favorites (-162 moneyline odds to win) against the Minnesota Wild (4-0-2, +136 moneyline odds). The outing on Thursday begins at 7:00 PM ET from Amalie Arena on ESPN+.

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Lightning vs. Wild Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-162)
• Underdog: Wild (+136)
• Over/under: 6.5

Lightning vs. Wild Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay has combined with its opponent to put up more than 6.5 goals in four of six games this season.
• Minnesota has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in one game this season.
• Thursday’s over/under is 1.2 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 7.7 goals per game.
• These two clubs give up 5.2 goals per game combined, 1.3 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning’s 26 goals this season make them the sixth-best scoring team in the league.
• On defense, Tampa Bay has allowed 20 goals (3.3 per game) to rank 14th in NHL play.
• The team’s goal differential is seventh-best in the league at +6.
• Tampa Bay has put up five power-play goals on 24 chances this season, to rank 12th in the league.
• The Lightning rank 16th in the league with a 20.83% power-play conversion rate this season.
• Tampa Bay’s offense has recorded one shorthanded goal this season (fourth among all squads).
• The Lightning kill 68.18% of their opponent’s power plays, the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
• The Lightning win 49.9% of their faceoffs (18th in the league).
• Tampa Bay scores on 14.8% of its shots as a team, ranking third in the league.
• The Lightning’s players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 17.2 hits and 16.8 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• In three games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has been victorious twice.
• The Lightning have not played a game with their moneyline odds lower than -162 this season.
• Tampa Bay has a 61.8% chance of winning this game, according to the moneyline odds.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: seven goals and four assists
• Anthony Cirelli: one goal and seven assists
• Brandon Hagel: five goals and three assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 3-2-0 record, .878 save percentage, 14 goals conceded

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Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stats Insights

• The Wild’s 20 total goals (3.3 per game) rank 19th in the league.
• Minnesota’s 11 total goals given up (just 1.8 per game) are the second-fewest in the NHL.
• Their third-best goal differential is +9.
• Minnesota has put up six power-play goals this season (on 18 chances). That’s the seventh-most in the NHL.
• The Wild have a 33.33% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 5 percentage.
• Minnesota has scored one shorthanded goal this season (fourth in NHL).
• The 75% of opponent power plays the Wild kill is the 23rd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Wild have the NHL’s 14th-ranked faceoff win percentage (50.5%).
• The 11.4% shooting percentage Minnesota has amassed ranks 13th in the league.
• The Wild have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Wild Moneyline Insights

• The Wild have been an underdog in two games this season, going 1-1.
• Minnesota has played with moneyline odds of +136 or longer once this season and lost that game.
• The moneyline implies a 42.4% chance to win for the Wild.

Wild Leaders

• Kirill Kaprizov: two goals and eight assists
• Matthew Boldy: three goals and five assists
• Mats Zuccarello: four goals and three assists
• Filip Gustavsson: 4-0-1 record, .952 save percentage, seven goals given up