Monday will feature an expected one-sided NHL outing between the home favorite Tampa Bay Lightning (19-13-3, -250 on the moneyline to win) and the St. Louis Blues (14-15-8, +205 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Lightning to win vs Blues -250
Lightning vs. Blues Betting Lines
- Favorite: Lightning (-250)
- Underdog: Blues (+205)
- Over/under: 5.5
Lightning vs. Blues Quick Facts
- Tampa Bay and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 18 of 35 games this season.
- So far this season, 48.6% of St. Louis’ games (18/37) have had more goals than Monday’s over/under of 5.5.
- The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 5.8, is 0.3 above Monday’s over/under.
- The 6.0 goals per game these two clubs are giving up this season are 0.5 more than the 5.5-goal over/under set for this match.
Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Lightning Season Stat Insights
- The Lightning offense’s 113 total goals (3.2 per game) rank 12th in the NHL.
- Tampa Bay is ranked fourth in league action for the fewest goals against this season, having conceded 93 in total (2.7 per game).
- The team has the league’s fourth-best goal differential at +20 this season.
- Tampa Bay has put up 18 power-play goals on 112 chances this season, to rank 23rd in the NHL.
- The Lightning’s 16.07% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 27th in the NHL.
- Tampa Bay has scored a total of two shorthanded goals this season.
- The Lightning’s penalty-kill percentage (84.07%) is the NHL’s third-best.
- The Lightning’s players win 46.7% of their faceoffs to rank 28th in the NHL.
- Tampa Bay has an 11.6% shooting percentage as a team, ranking sixth in the NHL.
- The Lightning average 20 hits and 12.7 blocked shots per game.
Lightning Moneyline
- In 27 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has won 14 of those games.
- The Lightning have not won in one game with moneyline odds shorter than -250.
- The moneyline odds imply that Tampa Bay has a 71.4% chance of winning this game.
Lightning Leaders
- Nikita Kucherov: 13 goals and 30 assists
- Jake Guentzel: 17 goals and 19 assists
- Brandon Hagel: 18 goals and 13 assists
- Andrei Vasilevskiy: 12-7-2 record, .912 save percentage, 49 goals allowed
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Blues Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Blues Season Stats Insights
- The Blues have the NHL’s 30th-ranked scoring offense (94 total goals, 2.5 per game).
- St. Louis has allowed 3.4 goals per game, and 125 total, which ranks 31st among all league teams.
- Their 32nd-ranked goal differential is -31.
- St. Louis has recorded 18 power-play goals this season (23rd in the NHL) on 98 chances.
- The Blues’ power-play conversion rate (18.37%) ranks 19th in the league.
- St. Louis has scored three shorthanded goals.
- The Blues’ 25th-ranked penalty kill rate is 77.42%.
- The Blues have the league’s 13th-ranked faceoff win percentage (50.9%).
- St. Louis is shooting 10% (24th in the league).
- The Blues have not had a shutout victory yet this season.
Blues Moneyline Insights
- The Blues have claimed an upset victory in 12, or 60.0%, of the 20 games they have played as an underdog this season.
- St. Louis has not played with moneyline odds of +205 or longer once this season.
- The moneyline implies a 32.8% chance to win for the Blues.
Blues Leaders
- Robert Thomas: nine goals and 18 assists
- Justin Faulk: nine goals and 10 assists
- Pavel Buchnevich: five goals and 14 assists
- Jordan Binnington: 7-8-6 record, .873 save percentage, 67 goals given up
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