Lightning vs. Flyers betting preview

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The Tampa Bay Lightning (26-13-3) are lopsided favorites when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers (22-12-8) on Saturday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Lightning are -180 on the moneyline to win, while the Flyers have +150 moneyline odds.

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Lightning to win vs Flyers -180

Bet $20, Payout $31.11

Lightning vs. Flyers Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Lightning (-180)
  • Underdog: Flyers (+150)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Lightning vs. Flyers Quick Facts

  • Tampa Bay has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 19 of 42 games this season.
  • So far this season, 45.2% of Philadelphia’s games (19/42) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 6.5.
  • The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 6.4, is 0.1 less than Saturday’s over/under.
  • These two clubs give up 5.4 goals per game combined, 1.1 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

  • The Lightning offense’s 145 total goals (3.4 per game) are ranked eighth in the NHL this year.
  • Tampa Bay is ranked second in league action for the fewest goals against this season, having allowed 111 in total (2.6 per game).
  • The team has the league’s second-best goal differential at +34 this season.
  • Tampa Bay’s 26 power-play goals this season (15th in the NHL) have come on 135 chances.
  • The Lightning rank 18th in the league with a 19.26% power-play conversion rate this season.
  • Tampa Bay has scored a total of three shorthanded goals this season.
  • The Lightning’s penalty-kill percentage (83.57%) is the NHL’s fifth-best.
  • The Lightning’s players win 46% of their faceoffs to rank 31st in the NHL.
  • Tampa Bay converts 12.6% of its shots, ranking third in the league.
  • The Lightning have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 19.7 hits and 13.1 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

  • Tampa Bay has won 19 of the 32 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
  • Through eight games with moneyline odds shorter than -180 this season, the Lightning have been victorious five times.
  • Tampa Bay has a 64.3% chance of winning this game, based on the moneyline odds.

Lightning Leaders

  • Nikita Kucherov: 20 goals and 41 assists
  • Jake Guentzel: 19 goals and 25 assists
  • Brandon Hagel: 20 goals and 18 assists
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy: 17-7-2 record, .913 save percentage, 60 goals allowed

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Flyers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Flyers Season Stats Insights

  • The Flyers’ 125 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 22nd in the league.
  • Philadelphia has been one of the toughest defensive squads in the NHL this season, giving up 117 goals (2.8 per game) to rank third.
  • Their 11th-ranked goal differential is +8.
  • Philadelphia has recorded 18 power-play goals this season (on 120 chances). That ranks 31st in the NHL.
  • The Flyers have a 15% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 30 percentage.
  • Philadelphia has recorded two shorthanded goals.
  • The 80.47% penalty-kill percentage the Flyers have registered is the league’s 15th-ranked rate.
  • The Flyers have the 20th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (49.5%).
  • The 11.4% shooting percentage Philadelphia has compiled ranks ninth in the league.
  • The Flyers have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 21.5 hits and 15.1 blocked shots per game.

Flyers Moneyline Insights

  • The Flyers have been an underdog in 27 games this season, with 11 upset wins (40.7%).
  • Philadelphia is 1-5 when bookmakers have listed them as underdogs of +150 or longer on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Flyers have a 40.0% chance to win.

Flyers Leaders

  • Trevor Zegras: 17 goals and 24 assists
  • Travis Konecny: 14 goals and 24 assists
  • Christian Dvorak: nine goals and 18 assists
  • Daniel Vladar: 16-6-4 record, .909 save percentage, 61 goals conceded
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