Lightning vs. Flyers betting preview

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Monday will feature an NHL outing between the home favorite Tampa Bay Lightning (12-7-2, -175 on the moneyline to win) and the Philadelphia Flyers (11-6-3, +145 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Moneyline

Lightning to win vs Flyers -175

Bet $20, Payout $31.43

Lightning vs. Flyers Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Lightning (-175)
  • Underdog: Flyers (+145)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Lightning vs. Flyers Quick Facts

  • Tampa Bay and its opponent have combined to put up more than 5.5 goals in 11 of 21 games this season.
  • Philadelphia’s games have gone over 5.5 goals in 10 of 20 chances this season.
  • Monday’s total is 0.4 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 5.9 goals per game.
  • This game’s over/under is 0.2 less than the 5.7 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

  • The Lightning’s 3.1 average goals per game add up to 66 total, which makes them the 17th-ranked scoring team in the league.
  • Tampa Bay is ranked eighth in NHL action for the fewest goals against this season, having given up 60 in total (2.9 per game).
  • With a +6 goal differential, they’re ranked 10th-best in the league.
  • Tampa Bay’s 11 power-play goals this season (21st in the NHL) have come on 68 chances.
  • The Lightning are 23rd in the NHL with a 16.18% power-play conversion rate this season.
  • Tampa Bay’s two shorthanded goals this season rank 10th in the NHL.
  • The Lightning kill 87.32% of opponent power plays, currently the second-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Lightning win 45% of their faceoffs (30th in the NHL).
  • Tampa Bay scores on 11.9% of its shots as a team, ranking ninth in the league.
  • The Lightning’s players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 20.5 hits and 14.5 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

  • Tampa Bay has gotten the victory in eight of the 14 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
  • The Lightning have been victorious twice in four games with moneyline odds lower than -175 this season.
  • The moneyline odds imply that Tampa Bay has a 63.6% chance of winning this contest.

Lightning Leaders

  • Jake Guentzel: 12 goals and 10 assists
  • Nikita Kucherov: 10 goals and 12 assists
  • Brandon Hagel: nine goals and 10 assists
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy: 8-5-2 record, .909 save percentage, 37 goals conceded

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Flyers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Flyers Season Stats Insights

  • The Flyers have the NHL’s 31st-ranked scoring offense (56 total goals, 2.8 per game).
  • Philadelphia has allowed 2.8 goals per game, and 56 total, the third-fewest among all league teams.
  • Their 0 goal differential ranks 14th in the league.
  • Philadelphia has recorded 10 power-play goals this season, which ranks 24th in the NHL (on 57 chances).
  • The Flyers have the league’s 22nd-ranked power-play conversion rate of 17.54%.
  • The 85% penalty-kill percentage the Flyers have registered is the league’s fifth-best rate.
  • The Flyers have the 25th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47.8%).
  • Philadelphia’s collective 11.2% shooting percentage ranks 14th in the league.
  • The Flyers have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Flyers Moneyline Insights

  • This season the Flyers have five wins in the 13 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
  • Philadelphia has been an underdog by +145 or longer on the moneyline three times, losing each of those contests.
  • Bookmakers have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Flyers have a 40.8% chance to win.

Flyers Leaders

  • Trevor Zegras: seven goals and 14 assists
  • Travis Konecny: five goals and 12 assists
  • Christian Dvorak: six goals and eight assists
  • Daniel Vladar: 8-4-1 record, .912 save percentage, 31 goals allowed
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