Lightning vs. Canucks betting preview

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The Tampa Bay Lightning (9-6-2) have -170 moneyline odds to win when they host a game against the Vancouver Canucks (8-9-2), who have +142 moneyline odds, on Sunday at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Lightning to win vs Canucks -170

Bet $20, Payout $31.76

Lightning vs. Canucks Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Lightning (-170)
  • Underdog: Canucks (+142)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Lightning vs. Canucks Quick Facts

  • Tampa Bay and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in seven of 17 matches (41.2%) so far this season.
  • Vancouver’s games have gone over 6.5 goals in 13 of 19 chances this season.
  • The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 5.9, is 0.6 less than Sunday’s over/under.
  • This game’s over/under is 0.1 above the 6.4 goals these two teams concede per game combined.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

  • The Lightning offense’s 52 total goals (3.1 per game) rank 23rd in the league.
  • On defense, Tampa Bay is one of the best squads in NHL action, conceding 49 total goals to rank seventh.
  • They’re ranked 12th in the league with a +3 goal differential .
  • Tampa Bay’s eight power-play goals this season (26th in the NHL) have come on 57 chances.
  • The Lightning’s 14.04% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 30th in the NHL.
  • Tampa Bay’s offense has recorded one shorthanded goal this season (15th among all teams).
  • The Lightning defeat 87.5% of opponent power plays, currently the third-best penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
  • With a 44.5% faceoff win rate, the Lightning have the 31st-ranked percentage in the NHL.
  • Tampa Bay connects on 11.7% of its shots, ranking 11th in the league.
  • The Lightning have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 20.9 hits and 14.5 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

  • Tampa Bay has gotten the victory in six of the 11 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
  • The Lightning have been victorious twice in four games with moneyline odds lower than -170 this season.
  • Tampa Bay has a 63.0% chance of winning this game, per the moneyline odds.

Lightning Leaders

  • Jake Guentzel: seven goals and nine assists
  • Nikita Kucherov: seven goals and eight assists
  • Brandon Hagel: seven goals and seven assists
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy: 6-5-2 record, .899 save percentage, 35 goals conceded

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Canucks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Canucks Season Stats Insights

  • The Canucks have scored 54 goals this season (2.8 per game) to rank 18th in the league.
  • Vancouver has conceded 67 total goals (3.5 per game) to rank 29th.
  • They have a -13 goal differential, which ranks 28th in the league.
  • Vancouver has put up 12 power-play goals this season (13th in the NHL) on 59 chances.
  • The Canucks have a 20.34% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 15 percentage.
  • Vancouver has scored three shorthanded goals.
  • The 66.13% of opponent power plays the Canucks kill is the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Canucks have the league’s 29th-ranked faceoff win rate (46%).
  • Vancouver is shooting 10.5% (22nd in the league).
  • The Canucks have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Canucks Moneyline Insights

  • The Canucks have claimed an upset victory in five, or 41.7%, of the 12 games they have played while the underdog this season.
  • Vancouver has won two of its five games when it is the underdog by +142 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The win probability for the Canucks, implied from the moneyline, is 41.3%.

Canucks Leaders

  • Elias Pettersson: four goals and 11 assists
  • Brock Boeser: eight goals and five assists
  • Conor Garland: five goals and eight assists
  • Kevin Lankinen: 3-5-2 record, .886 save percentage, 35 goals given up
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