The Tampa Bay Lightning (24-13-3) are lopsided favorites when they hit the road against the San Jose Sharks (20-17-3) on Saturday, Jan. 3. The Lightning are -218 on the moneyline to win over the Sharks (+180) in the game, which begins at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Lightning vs. Sharks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-218)
• Underdog: Sharks (+180)
• Over/under: 6.5

Lightning vs. Sharks Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay and its opponent have combined to put up more than 6.5 goals in 18 of 40 games this season.
• San Jose’s games have gone over 6.5 goals in 20 of 40 chances this season.
• Saturday’s over/under is 0.1 above the combined goal-scoring average of 6.4 for these two teams.
• The 6.1 goals per game that these two teams concede combined are 0.4 less than the 6.5-goal total set for this match.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning’s 134 goals this season make them the sixth-best scoring team in the league.
• Tampa Bay has given up the third-fewest goals in NHL play this season, 106 (2.6 per game).
• The team’s goal differential is third-best in the league at +28.
• Tampa Bay has put up 22 power-play goals on 128 chances this season, to rank 17th in the NHL.
• The Lightning’s offense has the NHL’s 23rd-ranked power-play conversion rate (17.19%).
• Tampa Bay’s three shorthanded goals this season rank 11th in the league.
• The Lightning’s penalty-kill percentage (83.7%) is the NHL’s third-best.
• The Lightning win 46.4% of their faceoffs (31st in the league).
• Tampa Bay scores on 12.3% of its shots as a team, ranking third in the league.
• The Lightning average 20 hits and 13.1 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• Through 31 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has won 18 of those matchups.
• Through two games with moneyline odds shorter than -218 this season, the Lightning have been victorious once.
• There is a 68.6% chance that Tampa Bay wins this contest, per the moneyline.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 19 goals and 35 assists
• Jake Guentzel: 18 goals and 23 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 18 goals and 17 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 15-7-2 record, .914 save percentage, 55 goals allowed

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Sharks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sharks Season Stats Insights

• The Sharks’ 122 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 17th in the NHL.
• San Jose’s 138 total goals conceded (3.4 per game) rank 29th in the league.
• They have a -16 goal differential, which ranks 27th in the league.
• San Jose has put up 25 power-play goals this season (on 135 chances). That ranks 12th in the NHL.
• The Sharks’ power-play conversion rate (18.52%) ranks 20th in the league.
• San Jose has recorded two shorthanded goals.
• The 78.57% penalty-kill percentage the Sharks have registered is the league’s 21st-ranked rate.
• The Sharks win 47.4% of their faceoffs. That’s the 25th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• San Jose is shooting 12.2% (fifth in the league).
• The Sharks have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Sharks Moneyline Insights

• The Sharks have been an underdog in 39 games this season, with 20 upset wins (51.3%).
• San Jose has 13 games this season playing as an underdog by +180 or longer, and is 4-9 in those contests.
• The moneyline set for this outing implies a 35.7% chance for the Sharks to win.

Sharks Leaders

• Macklin Celebrini: 22 goals and 40 assists
• Will Smith: 12 goals and 17 assists
• Tyler Toffoli: 10 goals and 16 assists
• Yaroslav Askarov: 15-10-1 record, .897 save percentage, 80 goals conceded