The Tampa Bay Lightning (41-25-5) have -198 moneyline odds to win when they host the Utah Hockey Club (32-28-11), who have +164 odds, on Thursday, March 27 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Lightning vs. Utah Hockey Club Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-198)
• Underdog: Utah Hockey Club (+164)
• 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 30 of 71 games this season.
• So far this season, 39.4% of Utah’s games (28/71) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5.
• These two teams combine to score 6.4 goals per game, 0.1 less than the total set for this match.
• The 5.7 goals per game that these two clubs concede combined are 0.8 less than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning net the second-most goals in the league, averaging 3.5 per game for a total of 249 this season.
• Tampa Bay has allowed the seventh-fewest goals in NHL play this season, 190 (2.7 per game).
• The team’s goal differential is third-best in the league at +59.
• Tampa Bay’s 52 power-play goals this season (on 202 chances) are the fifth-most in the NHL.
• The Lightning’s offense is eighth the league with a 25.74% power-play conversion rate.
• Tampa Bay’s 10 shorthanded goals this season rank third in the league.
• The Lightning defeat 82.12% of opponent power plays, currently the sixth-best penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
• The Lightning win 50.6% of their faceoffs (14th in the league).
• Tampa Bay scores on 12.1% of its shots as a team, ranking third in the league.
• The Lightning average 18.1 hits and 14.4 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• In 51 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has won 35 of those games.
• The Lightning have been victorious in 11 of the 16 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -198.
• Looking at the moneyline odds, Tampa Bay has a 66.4% chance of winning this contest.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 31 goals and 69 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 33 goals and 46 assists
• Brayden Point: 35 goals and 34 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 34-19-3 record, .919 save percentage, 123 goals conceded

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Utah Hockey Club Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Utah Hockey Club Season Stats Insights

• The Utah Hockey Club’s 202 total goals (2.8 per game) rank 22nd in the league.
• Utah’s 213 total goals allowed (three per game) rank 18th in the NHL.
• Their 17th-ranked goal differential is -11.
• Utah has recorded 45 power-play goals this season, which ranks 13th in the NHL (on 202 chances).
• The Utah Hockey Club have the league’s 14th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 22.28%.
• Utah has scored four shorthanded goals this season (19th among all NHL squads).
• The Utah Hockey Club’s 11th-ranked penalty kill rate is 80.66%.
• The Utah Hockey Club have the NHL’s eighth-best faceoff win percentage (51.8%).
• The 10.1% shooting percentage Utah has amassed ranks 21st in the league.
• The Utah Hockey Club have not had a shutout win yet 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 has won two of its six games when it is the underdog by +164 or longer on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Utah Hockey Club have a 37.9% chance to win.

Utah Hockey Club Leaders

• Clayton Keller: 24 goals and 54 assists
• Nick Schmaltz: 17 goals and 40 assists
• Logan Cooley: 21 goals and 34 assists
• Karel Vejmelka: 21-19-6 record, .904 save percentage, 119 goals conceded

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