Lightning vs. Kraken betting preview

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The Tampa Bay Lightning (31-20-4) are heavy home favorites (-265 moneyline odds to win) against the Seattle Kraken (25-29-4, +215 moneyline odds). Sunday’s contest starts at 6:00 PM ET from Amalie Arena on ESPN+.

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Lightning to win vs Kraken -265

Bet $20, Payout $27.55

Lightning vs. Kraken Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Lightning (-265)
  • Underdog: Kraken (+215)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Lightning vs. Kraken Quick Facts

  • Tampa Bay and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 24 of 55 games this season.
  • In 41.4% of Seattle’s previous games this season (24/58), the teams combined to score over Sunday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
  • Sunday’s over/under is 0.0 above the combined goal-scoring average of 6.5 for these two teams.
  • These two clubs give up 5.9 goals per game combined, 0.6 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

  • The Lightning offense’s 196 total goals (3.6 per game) are ranked third in the NHL this year.
  • Tampa Bay is ranked sixth in league play for the fewest goals against this season, having given up 152 in total (2.8 per game).
  • The team has the league’s third-best goal differential at +44 this season.
  • Tampa Bay’s 42 power-play goals this season (on 156 chances) are the fifth-most in the NHL.
  • The Lightning’s offense is fifth the league with a 26.92% power-play conversion rate.
  • Tampa Bay’s offense has scored nine shorthanded goals this season (second among all teams).
  • The Lightning have the league’s 12th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 80.71%.
  • The Lightning win 50.3% of their faceoffs (17th in the league).
  • Tampa Bay has a 12.3% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking third in the league.
  • The Lightning’s players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 18.1 hits and 14.5 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

  • Tampa Bay has gone 25-14 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
  • In five games with moneyline oddds lower than -265, the Lightning have three wins.
  • The moneyline odds say Tampa Bay has a 72.6% chance of winning this game.

Lightning Leaders

  • Nikita Kucherov: 25 goals and 56 assists
  • Brandon Hagel: 26 goals and 36 assists
  • Brayden Point: 31 goals and 27 assists
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy: 25-15-3 record, .918 save percentage, 98 goals conceded

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Kraken Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Kraken Season Stats Insights

  • The Kraken have the league’s 14th-ranked scoring offense (170 total goals, 2.9 per game).
  • Seattle has given up 181 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 24th.
  • Their 18th-ranked goal differential is -11.
  • Seattle has scored 30 power-play goals this season, which ranks 21st in the NHL (on 161 chances).
  • The Kraken’s power-play conversion rate (18.63%) ranks 25th in the league.
  • Seattle has scored one shorthanded goal this season (29th in NHL).
  • The Kraken’s 22nd-ranked penalty kill rate is 76.52%.
  • The Kraken have the 23rd-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (49%).
  • Seattle’s collective 11% shooting percentage ranks seventh in the league.
  • The Kraken have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Kraken Moneyline Insights

  • This season the Kraken have 16 wins in the 39 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
  • Seattle has won one of its four games when it is the underdog by +215 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The Kraken have a 31.7% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Kraken Leaders

  • Jared McCann: 15 goals and 28 assists
  • Chandler Stephenson: 10 goals and 30 assists
  • Jaden Schwartz: 18 goals and 18 assists
  • Joey Daccord : 20-14-3 record, .917 save percentage, 93 goals allowed
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