The Tampa Bay Lightning (46-22-6) are favorites when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins (38-21-16) on Thursday, April 2 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Lightning are -162 on the moneyline to win, while the Penguins have +136 moneyline odds.

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Lightning vs. Penguins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-162)
• Underdog: Penguins (+136)
• Over/under: 6.5

Lightning vs. Penguins Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 35 of 73 matches (47.9%) so far this season.
• Pittsburgh has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 40 of 74 games this season.
• Thursday’s total is 0.5 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 7.0 goals per game.
• The 5.8 goals per game that these two clubs concede combined are 0.7 less than the 6.5-goal total set for this match.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning score the second-most goals in the league, averaging 3.6 per game for a total of 264 this season.
• Tampa Bay is ranked second in league play for the fewest goals against this season, having allowed 205 in total (2.8 per game).
• The team’s goal differential is second-best in the league at +59.
• Tampa Bay has scored 49 power-play goals on 226 chances this season, to rank 13th in the NHL.
• The Lightning’s offense has the league’s 14th-ranked power-play conversion rate (21.68%).
• Tampa Bay has scored a total of five shorthanded goals this season.
• The Lightning’s 82.1% penalty-kill success rate is currently third-best in the NHL.
• The Lightning win 47.6% of their faceoffs (26th in the NHL).
• Tampa Bay converts 12.6% of its shots, ranking third in the NHL.
• The Lightning average 20.1 hits and 12.3 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• Tampa Bay has won 38 of its 62 games as a favorite this season.
• In 33 games with moneyline oddds shorter than -162, the Lightning have 22 wins.
• The moneyline odds say Tampa Bay has a 61.8% chance of winning this game.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 40 goals and 81 assists
• Jake Guentzel: 36 goals and 45 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 35 goals and 38 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 35-13-4 record, .912 save percentage, 119 goals given up

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Penguins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Penguins Season Stats Insights

• The Penguins have scored the fourth-most goals (260 goals, 3.5 per game) in the NHL.
• Pittsburgh’s 228 total goals given up (3.0 per game) rank 16th in the league.
• Their sixth-best goal differential is +32.
• Pittsburgh has scored 51 power-play goals this season (on 213 chances). That’s the ninth-most in the NHL.
• The Penguins have a 23.94% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 9 percentage.
• Pittsburgh has scored six shorthanded goals.
• The 81.45% of opponent power plays the Penguins kill is the eighth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Penguins win 47.9% of their faceoffs. That’s the 24th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
• Pittsburgh is shooting 12% (sixth in the league).
• The Penguins have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Penguins Moneyline Insights

• The Penguins have been an underdog in 44 games this season, with 22 upset wins (50.0%).
• Pittsburgh is 6-9 when it is the underdog by +136 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Penguins have a 42.4% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Penguins Leaders

• Sidney Crosby: 28 goals and 39 assists
• Bryan Rust: 27 goals and 34 assists
• Erik Karlsson: 13 goals and 47 assists
• Stuart Skinner: 22-15-9 record, .889 save percentage, 129 goals given up