Lightning vs. Sharks betting preview

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The Tampa Bay Lightning (30-13-4) are heavily favored at home (-310 moneyline odds to win) against the San Jose Sharks (25-20-3, +250 moneyline odds). Tuesday’s contest begins at 7 p.m. ET from Benchmark International Arena on ESPN+.

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Lightning to win vs Sharks -310

Bet $20, Payout $26.45

Lightning vs. Sharks Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Lightning (-310)
  • Underdog: Sharks (+250)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Lightning vs. Sharks Quick Facts

  • Tampa Bay and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 20 of 47 games this season.
  • San Jose has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 25 of 48 games this season.
  • These two clubs combine to score 6.6 goals per game, 0.1 more than the total set for this match.
  • This game’s over/under is 0.5 more than the 6.0 goals these two clubs give up per game combined.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

  • The Lightning create the sixth-most goals in the league, averaging 3.5 per game for a total of 164 this season.
  • Tampa Bay has allowed the second-fewest goals in NHL action this season, 118 (2.5 per game).
  • The team’s goal differential is second-best in the league at +46.
  • Tampa Bay’s 30 power-play goals this season (15th in the NHL) have come on 149 chances.
  • The Lightning’s 20.13% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 16th in the league.
  • Tampa Bay has scored a total of three shorthanded goals this season.
  • The Lightning’s 84.11% penalty-kill success rate is currently third-best in the league.
  • The Lightning win 46.1% of their faceoffs (31st in the league).
  • Tampa Bay connects on 12.7% of its shots, ranking third in the league.
  • The Lightning’s players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 19.2 hits and 12.7 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

  • Tampa Bay has won 23 of its 37 games as a favorite this season.
  • The Lightning have not won in one game with moneyline odds shorter than -310.
  • There is a 75.6% chance that Tampa Bay wins this contest, per the moneyline.

Lightning Leaders

  • Nikita Kucherov: 24 goals and 46 assists
  • Jake Guentzel: 21 goals and 28 assists
  • Brandon Hagel: 23 goals and 20 assists
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy: 20-7-3 record, .915 save percentage, 66 goals conceded

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Sharks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sharks Season Stats Insights

  • The Sharks have scored 150 goals this season (3.1 per game) to rank 18th in the NHL.
  • San Jose’s 168 total goals given up (3.5 per game) rank 30th in the NHL.
  • Their 25th-ranked goal differential is -18.
  • San Jose has recorded 33 power-play goals this season (on 165 chances). That’s the 10th-most in the NHL.
  • The Sharks’ power-play conversion rate (20%) ranks 17th in the league.
  • San Jose has scored two shorthanded goals this season (25th in league).
  • The 77.33% of opponent power plays the Sharks kill is the 25th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Sharks have the 25th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (47.9%).
  • San Jose is shooting 12.4% (fifth in the league).
  • The Sharks have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Sharks Moneyline Insights

  • The Sharks have been the underdog 47 times this season, and upset their opponent in 25, or 53.2%, of those games.
  • San Jose has gone 1-3 when oddsmakers have made them underdogs of +250 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The win probability for the Sharks, implied from the moneyline, is 28.6%.

Sharks Leaders

  • Macklin Celebrini: 24 goals and 48 assists
  • Alexander Wennberg: 10 goals and 23 assists
  • Tyler Toffoli: 13 goals and 19 assists
  • Yaroslav Askarov: 16-12-1 record, .891 save percentage, 95 goals allowed
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