The Tampa Bay Lightning (4-3) are favorites when they welcome in the Washington Capitals (5-1) on Saturday, October 26 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The Lightning are -166 on the moneyline to win, while the Capitals have +140 moneyline odds.

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Lightning vs. Capitals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-166)
• Underdog: Capitals (+140)
• Over/under: 6.5

Lightning vs. Capitals Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals four of seven times.
• So far this season, 50.0% of Washington’s games (3/6) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 6.5.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 8.3, is 1.8 above Saturday’s over/under.
• This game’s over/under is 0.1 above the 6.4 goals these two clubs give up per game combined.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning’s 28 goals this season make them the eighth-best scoring team in the NHL.
• On defense, Tampa Bay has conceded 24 goals (3.4 per game) to rank 13th in NHL play.
• The team has the league’s eighth-best goal differential at +4 this season.
• The five power-play goals Tampa Bay has recorded this season (on 25 chances) rank 13th in the league.
• The Lightning rank 16th in the league with a 20% power-play conversion rate this season.
• The two shorthanded goals Tampa Bay has netted this season lead the league.
• The Lightning kill 69.23% of their opponent’s power plays, the 30th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Lightning’s players win 49.1% of their faceoffs to rank 20th in the league.
• Tampa Bay has a 13.9% shooting percentage as a team, ranking third in the NHL.
• The Lightning average 16.7 hits and 16.7 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• Tampa Bay has won two of its four games as a favorite this season.
• The Lightning have not played a game with their moneyline odds shorter than -166 this season.
• Looking at the moneyline odds, Tampa Bay has a 62.4% chance of winning this contest.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: eight goals and four assists
• Brandon Hagel: six goals and three assists
• Anthony Cirelli: one goal and eight assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 3-3-0 record, .871 save percentage, 17 goals allowed

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Capitals Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Capitals Season Stats Insights

• The Capitals have the league’s 11th-ranked scoring offense (26 total goals, 4.3 per game).
• Washington has been one of the toughest defensive units in the NHL this season, conceding 18 goals (three per game) to rank seventh.
• They have a +8 goal differential, which is sixth-best in the league.
• Washington has recorded two power-play goals this season, which ranks 30th in the NHL (on 21 chances).
• The Capitals have a 9.52% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 30 percentage.
• Washington has scored two shorthanded goals this season (first among all NHL squads).
• The 80.95% penalty-kill percentage the Capitals have put totgether is the league’s 10th-best rate.
• The Capitals have the league’s 28th-ranked faceoff win rate (45.8%).
• Washington’s collective 15.1% shooting percentage ranks second in the league.
• The Capitals have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Capitals Moneyline Insights

• The Capitals have secured an upset victory in four of the five games they have played while the underdog this season.
• Washington has played with moneyline odds of +140 or longer once this season and won that game.
• The win probability for the Capitals, implied from the moneyline, is 41.7%.

Capitals Leaders

• Dylan Strome: three goals and six assists
• Connor McMichael: three goals and five assists
• Tom Wilson: five goals and one assist
• Logan Thompson: 3-0-0 record, .884 save percentage, 10 goals allowed