Monday will feature an NHL contest between the road favorite Tampa Bay Lightning (44-26-6, -155 on the moneyline to win) and the New York Rangers (36-33-7, +130 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Moneyline
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Lightning to win vs Rangers -155
Lightning vs. Rangers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Lightning (-155)
- Underdog: Rangers (+130)
- Over/under: 5.5
Lightning vs. Rangers Quick Facts
- Tampa Bay and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 40 of 76 games this season.
- In 51.3% of New York’s previous games this season (39/76), the teams combined to score over Monday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
- These two teams combine to average 6.5 goals per game, 1.0 more than the total set for this match.
- The 5.6 goals per game these two clubs are conceding 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 offense’s 269 total goals (3.5 per game) are ranked second in the league this year.
- Tampa Bay is ranked fourth in league play for the fewest goals against this season, having conceded 198 in total (2.6 per game).
- With a +71 goal differential, they’re ranked second-best in the league.
- Tampa Bay’s 53 power-play goals this season are the seventh-most in the NHL (on 214 chances).
- The Lightning’s 24.77% power-play conversion rate ranks ninth-best in the league this season.
- Tampa Bay has scored a total of 10 shorthanded goals this season.
- The Lightning’s penalty-kill percentage (81.87%) is the NHL’s fifth-best.
- The Lightning win 50.4% of their faceoffs (15th in the league).
- Tampa Bay scores on 12.4% of its shots as a team, ranking second in the league.
- The Lightning average 17.8 hits and 14.6 blocked shots per game.
Lightning Moneyline
- Tampa Bay has won 38 of its 56 games as a favorite this season.
- In 40 games with moneyline oddds lower than -155, the Lightning have 27 wins.
- Tampa Bay has a 60.8% chance of winning this game, according to the moneyline odds.
Lightning Leaders
- Nikita Kucherov: 33 goals and 78 assists
- Brandon Hagel: 34 goals and 48 assists
- Brayden Point: 39 goals and 37 assists
- Andrei Vasilevskiy: 36-20-3 record, .921 save percentage, 126 goals conceded
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Rangers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Rangers Season Stats Insights
- The Rangers have the NHL’s 17th-ranked scoring offense (228 total goals, three per game).
- New York’s 230 total goals given up (3.0 per game) rank 18th in the league.
- Their -2 goal differential ranks 15th in the league.
- New York has recorded 34 power-play goals this season, which ranks 26th in the NHL (on 198 chances).
- The Rangers’ power-play conversion rate (17.17%) ranks 27th in the league.
- New York has scored 15 shorthanded goals this season (most in NHL).
- The 81.42% of opponent power plays the Rangers kill is the eighth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Rangers have the second-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL (53.8%).
- New York is shooting 10.5% (16th in the league).
- The Rangers have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 25.3 hits and 15 blocked shots per game.
Rangers Moneyline Insights
- This season the Rangers have five wins in the 24 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
- New York has 11 games this season playing as an underdog by +130 or longer, and is 2-9 in those contests.
- Oddsmakers have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Rangers have a 43.5% chance to win.
Rangers Leaders
- Artemi Panarin: 34 goals and 47 assists
- Jonathan Tanner Miller: 19 goals and 42 assists
- Adam Fox: nine goals and 47 assists
- Igor Shesterkin: 25-27-5 record, .904 save percentage, 156 goals allowed
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