The Tampa Bay Lightning (44-25-5) are favored when they visit the Ottawa Senators (39-29-6) on Thursday, April 3. The Lightning are -142 on the moneyline to win against the Senators (+120) in the game, which begins at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Lightning to win vs Senators -142
Lightning vs. Senators Betting Lines
- Favorite: Lightning (-142)
- Underdog: Senators (+120)
- Over/under: 5.5
Lightning vs. Senators Quick Facts
- Tampa Bay and its opponent have combined to score more than 5.5 goals in 40 of 74 games this season.
- In 51.4% of Ottawa’s previous games this season (38/74), the teams combined to score more than Thursday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
- These two clubs combine to score 6.4 goals per game, 1.0 more than the over/under set for this match.
- These two clubs give up 5.5 goals per game combined, 0.0 fewer than this game’s over/under.
Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Lightning Season Stat Insights
- The Lightning’s 266 goals this season make them the second-best scoring team in the league.
- Tampa Bay is ranked fourth in NHL play for the fewest goals against this season, having conceded 194 in total (2.6 per game).
- The team’s goal differential is second-best in the league at +72.
- The 53 power-play goals Tampa Bay has recorded this season have come on 208 chances, seventh-best in the NHL.
- The Lightning’s 25.48% power-play conversion rate ranks sixth-best in the league this season.
- Tampa Bay’s 10 shorthanded goals this season rank third in the NHL.
- The Lightning’s penalty-kill percentage (82.35%) is the league’s fourth-best.
- The Lightning’s players win 50.4% of their faceoffs to rank 14th in the NHL.
- Tampa Bay has a 12.5% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking second in the NHL.
- The Lightning average 17.9 hits and 14.6 blocked shots per game.
Lightning Moneyline
- Through 54 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has won 38 of those games.
- In 44 games with moneyline oddds shorter than -142, the Lightning have 30 wins.
- Tampa Bay has a 58.7% chance of winning this game, per the moneyline odds.
Lightning Leaders
- Nikita Kucherov: 33 goals and 77 assists
- Brandon Hagel: 33 goals and 48 assists
- Brayden Point: 38 goals and 37 assists
- Andrei Vasilevskiy: 36-19-3 record, .921 save percentage, 124 goals conceded
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Senators Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Senators Season Stats Insights
- The Senators’ 212 total goals (2.9 per game) rank 20th in the NHL.
- Ottawa’s 212 total goals conceded (2.9 per game) rank 11th in the league.
- Their 15th-ranked goal differential is 0.
- Ottawa has scored 55 power-play goals this season, which are the fourth-most in the NHL (on 237 chances).
- The Senators have the league’s 12th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 23.21%.
- Ottawa has scored nine shorthanded goals this season (fifth among all NHL squads).
- The 77.25% penalty-kill percentage the Senators have amassed is the league’s 20th-ranked rate.
- The Senators have the fourth-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL (53%).
- The 9.8% shooting percentage Ottawa has compiled ranks 26th in the league.
- The Senators have not had a shutout win yet this season.
Senators Moneyline Insights
- The Senators have been made the underdog 30 times this season, and upset their opponent 14 times.
- Ottawa has won five of its 17 games when it is the underdog by +120 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline in this matchup implies a 45.5% chance for the Senators to win.
Senators Leaders
- Tim Stutzle: 21 goals and 50 assists
- Drake Batherson: 21 goals and 38 assists
- Brady Tkachuk: 29 goals and 24 assists
- Linus Ullmark: 21-14-3 record, .907 save percentage, 104 goals given up
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