Saturday’s NHL matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning (27-20-3) and the New York Islanders (23-20-7) at Amalie Arena sees the Lightning favored at home (-170 moneyline odds to win) against the Islanders (+142). The game begins at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Lightning vs. Islanders Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-170)
• Underdog: Islanders (+142)
• Over/under: 5.5

Lightning vs. Islanders Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 27 of 50 matches (54.0%) so far this season.
• New York’s games have gone over 5.5 goals in 26 of 50 chances this season.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.2, is 0.7 above Saturday’s over/under.
• The 5.6 goals per game these two clubs are giving up this season are 0.1 more than the 5.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning’s 174 goals this season make them the third-best scoring team in the NHL.
• On defense, Tampa Bay is one of the best squads in league play, allowing 139 total goals to rank seventh.
• The team’s goal differential is fourth-best in the league at +35.
• Tampa Bay’s 39 power-play goals this season are the fourth-most in the NHL (on 145 chances).
• The Lightning’s offense ranks fifth the league with a 26.9% power-play conversion rate.
• Tampa Bay has scored a total of nine shorthanded goals this season.
• The Lightning have the league’s 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 81.54%.
• The Lightning win 50.6% of their faceoffs (15th in the league).
• Tampa Bay scores on 11.9% of its shots as a team, ranking third in the league.
• The Lightning average 17.7 hits and 14.3 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• Through 34 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has won 21 of those matchups.
• In 14 games with shorter than -170 moneyline odds this season, the Lightning have been victorious in seven.
• There is a 63.0% chance that Tampa Bay wins this game, per the moneyline.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 23 goals and 51 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 22 goals and 32 assists
• Brayden Point: 28 goals and 24 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 21-15-2 record, .917 save percentage, 85 goals conceded

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Islanders Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Islanders Season Stats Insights

• The Islanders’ 136 total goals (2.7 per game) rank 27th in the NHL.
• New York is one of the toughest defensive units in the league this season, allowing 142 goals (2.8 per game) to rank 10th.
• Their -6 goal differential ranks 17th in the league.
• New York has recorded 14 power-play goals this season, which ranks 32nd in the NHL (on 120 chances).
• The Islanders have the league’s 32nd-ranked power-play conversion rate of 11.67%.
• New York has scored five shorthanded goals.
• The 69.81% of opponent power plays the Islanders kill is the 31st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Islanders have the NHL’s top faceoff win percentage (55.2%).
• New York’s collective 9.5% shooting percentage ranks 28th in the league.
• The Islanders have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 22.5 hits and 16.3 blocked shots per game.

Islanders Moneyline Insights

• The Islanders have been made the underdog 23 times this season, and upset their opponent 12 times.
• New York has won four of its eight games when it is the underdog by +142 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline implies a 41.3% chance to win for the Islanders.

Islanders Leaders

• Anders Lee: 23 goals and 17 assists
• Bo Horvat: 17 goals and 21 assists
• Kyle Palmieri: 13 goals and 20 assists
• Ilya Sorokin: 18-14-4 record, .907 save percentage, 91 goals conceded