Thursday’s NHL lineup features a contest between the favored Tampa Bay Lightning (17-10-2, -218 on the moneyline to win at home) and the St. Louis Blues (15-15-3, +180 moneyline odds) at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Lightning vs. Blues Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-218)
• Underdog: Blues (+180)
• Over/under: 6

Lightning vs. Blues Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay’s games this season have gone over 6 goals 18 of 29 times.
• St. Louis has combined with its opponent to score over 6 goals in 16 of 33 games this season.
• Thursday’s over/under is 0.6 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 6.6 goals per game.
• This game’s over/under is 0.0 more than the 6.0 goals these two teams concede per game combined.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning net the fourth-most goals in the league, averaging 4.0 per game for a total of 117 this season.
• On defense, Tampa Bay is one of the best squads in league competition, allowing 84 total goals to rank fourth.
• The squad has the league’s third-best goal differential at +33 this season.
• Tampa Bay’s 25 power-play goals this season (on 87 chances) are the sixth-most in the NHL.
• The Lightning’s 28.74% power-play conversion rate is third-best in the NHL this season.
• Tampa Bay’s four shorthanded goals this season rank second in the NHL.
• The Lightning rank 16th in the NHL in penalty-kill success rate at 79.52%.
• The Lightning’s players win 51.3% of their faceoffs to rank 14th in the league.
• Tampa Bay’s 14% shooting percentage tops the league.
• The Lightning’s players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 16.2 hits and 15.4 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• In 19 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has won 13 times.
• Through three games with moneyline odds shorter than -218 this season, the Lightning have been victorious twice.
• There is a 68.6% chance that Tampa Bay wins this game, per the moneyline.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 14 goals and 32 assists
• Brayden Point: 21 goals and 16 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 15 goals and 21 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 14-9-1 record, .908 save percentage, 57 goals conceded

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Blues Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blues Season Stats Insights

• The Blues’ 84 total goals (2.6 per game) rank 26th in the league.
• St. Louis has allowed 3.1 goals per game, and 102 total, which ranks 22nd among all league teams.
• Their 24th-ranked goal differential is -18.
• St. Louis has put up 12 power-play goals this season (31st in the NHL) on 73 chances.
• The Blues have a 16.44% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 27 percentage.
• St. Louis has scored one shorthanded goal this season (23rd in league).
• The 76.47% of opponent power plays the Blues kill is the 24th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Blues have the 27th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47.8%).
• The 9.8% shooting percentage St. Louis has compiled ranks 25th in the league.
• The Blues have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Blues Moneyline Insights

• The Blues have been an underdog in 28 games this season, with 13 upset wins (46.4%).
• St. Louis is 4-4 when it is underdogs of +180 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies a 35.7% chance for the Blues to win.

Blues Leaders

• Jordan Kyrou: 14 goals and 14 assists
• Robert Thomas: six goals and 17 assists
• Pavel Buchnevich: eight goals and 13 assists
• Jordan Binnington: 8-12-3 record, .898 save percentage, 69 goals given up