Thursday’s NHL matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning (17-11-2) and the New Jersey Devils (17-12-1) at Prudential Center sees the Lightning favored on the road (-135 moneyline odds to win) against the Devils (+114). The game starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Lightning vs. Devils Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-135)
• Underdog: Devils (+114)
• Over/under: 5.5

Lightning vs. Devils Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 15 of 30 games this season.
• In 50.0% of New Jersey’s previous games this season (15/30), the teams combined to score over Thursday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
• Thursday’s total is 0.5 lower than the two teams’ combined average of six goals per game.
• These two clubs give up a combined 5.6 goals per game, 0.1 more than this game’s over/under.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning offense’s 94 total goals (3.1 per game) rank 11th in the league.
• Tampa Bay is ranked fourth in NHL action for the fewest goals against this season, having allowed 76 in total (2.5 per game).
• With a +18 goal differential, they’re ranked fourth-best in the NHL.
• The 14 power-play goals Tampa Bay has recorded this season (on 92 chances) rank 24th in the NHL.
• The Lightning’s 15.22% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 27th in the NHL.
• Tampa Bay’s offense has scored two shorthanded goals this season (13th among all teams).
• The Lightning’s 86.46% penalty-kill success rate currently tops the NHL.
• The Lightning’s players win 45.5% of their faceoffs to rank 31st in the league.
• Tampa Bay has an 11.5% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking ninth in the league.
• The Lightning’s players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 19.6 hits and 13.3 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• Tampa Bay has gone 12-10 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
• Through 17 games with moneyline odds shorter than -135 this season, the Lightning have been victorious 10 times.
• The moneyline odds say Tampa Bay has a 57.4% chance of winning this game.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 13 goals and 23 assists
• Jake Guentzel: 14 goals and 15 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 17 goals and 12 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 11-6-2 record, .917 save percentage, 43 goals given up

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Devils Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Devils Season Stats Insights

• The Devils have the NHL’s 22nd-ranked scoring offense (86 total goals, 2.9 per game).
• New Jersey’s 92 total goals conceded (3.1 per game) rank 16th in the league.
• Their 21st-ranked goal differential is -6.
• New Jersey has scored 17 power-play goals this season (on 76 chances). That ranks 16th in the NHL.
• The Devils have the league’s ninth-best power-play conversion rate of 22.37%.
• New Jersey has scored four shorthanded goals this season (third among all NHL squads).
• The Devils’ 24th-ranked penalty kill rate is 78.05%.
• The Devils win 49.5% of their faceoffs. That’s the 18th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• New Jersey’s collective 9.8% shooting percentage ranks 27th in the league.
• The Devils have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Devils Moneyline Insights

• This season the Devils have seven wins in the 12 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
• New Jersey has won three of its eight games when it is the underdog by +114 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this matchup implies a 46.7% chance for the Devils to win.

Devils Leaders

• Jesper Bratt: five goals and 22 assists
• Nico Hischier: 10 goals and 15 assists
• Timo Meier: 11 goals and 12 assists
• Jake Allen: 8-6-0 record, .908 save percentage, 37 goals given up