Lightning vs. Utah Hockey Club betting preview

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The Tampa Bay Lightning (40-23-5) have -115 moneyline odds to win when they go on the road in an expected close matchup with the Utah Hockey Club (31-27-11), who have -105 moneyline odds, on Saturday at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Lightning to win vs Utah Hockey Club -115

Bet $20, Payout $37.39

Lightning vs. Utah Hockey Club Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Lightning (-115)
  • Underdog: Utah Hockey Club (-105)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Lightning vs. Utah Hockey Club Quick Facts

  • Tampa Bay and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 28 of 68 games this season.
  • In 39.1% of Utah’s previous games this season (27/69), the teams combined to score over Saturday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
  • These two clubs combine to average 6.3 goals per game, 0.2 less than the total set for this match.
  • This game’s over/under is 0.9 above the 5.6 goals these two teams give up per game combined.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

  • The Lightning create the third-most goals in the NHL, averaging 3.5 per game for a total of 237 this season.
  • Tampa Bay has conceded the sixth-fewest goals in league action this season, 179 (2.6 per game).
  • The team’s goal differential is third-best in the league at +58.
  • Tampa Bay’s 49 power-play goals this season (on 191 chances) are the sixth-most in the NHL.
  • The Lightning’s 25.65% power-play conversion rate ranks fifth-best in the NHL this season.
  • Tampa Bay’s offense has recorded 10 shorthanded goals this season (third among all squads).
  • The Lightning’s penalty-kill percentage (82.08%) is the NHL’s seventh-best.
  • The Lightning’s players win 50.7% of their faceoffs to rank 13th in the NHL.
  • Tampa Bay converts 12.1% of its shots, ranking third in the league.
  • The Lightning have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 18.1 hits and 14.5 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

  • Tampa Bay has gotten the victory in 34 of the 50 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
  • In 50 games with moneyline oddds shorter than -115, the Lightning have 34 wins.
  • The moneyline odds imply that Tampa Bay has a 53.5% chance of winning this game.

Lightning Leaders

  • Nikita Kucherov: 29 goals and 66 assists
  • Brandon Hagel: 32 goals and 43 assists
  • Brayden Point: 32 goals and 34 assists
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy: 33-18-3 record, .919 save percentage, 119 goals conceded

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Utah Hockey Club Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Utah Hockey Club Season Stats Insights

  • The Utah Hockey Club’s 195 total goals (2.8 per game) rank 20th in the league.
  • Utah has given up 204 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 17th.
  • Their 17th-ranked goal differential is -9.
  • Utah has recorded 44 power-play goals this season, which ranks 12th in the NHL (on 196 chances).
  • The Utah Hockey Club have a 22.45% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 15 percentage.
  • Utah has scored three shorthanded goals.
  • The 80.77% of opponent power plays the Utah Hockey Club kill is the 13th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Utah Hockey Club win 51.6% of their faceoffs. That’s the 10th-best figure in the NHL.
  • Utah’s collective 10% shooting percentage ranks 21st in the league.
  • The Utah Hockey Club have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Utah Hockey Club Moneyline Insights

  • This season the Utah Hockey Club have 12 wins in the 36 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
  • Utah is 11-24 when it is the underdog by -105 or longer on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Utah Hockey Club have a 51.2% chance to win.

Utah Hockey Club Leaders

  • Clayton Keller: 24 goals and 52 assists
  • Nick Schmaltz: 16 goals and 38 assists
  • Logan Cooley: 19 goals and 32 assists
  • Karel Vejmelka: 20-18-6 record, .908 save percentage, 111 goals given up
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