The Tampa Bay Lightning (7-5-2) are favorites when they host the Washington Capitals (7-6-1) on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Lightning are -148 on the moneyline to win, while the Capitals have +124 moneyline odds.

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Lightning vs. Capitals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-148)
• Underdog: Capitals (+124)
• Over/under: 5.5

Lightning vs. Capitals Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in seven of 14 games this season.
• In 57.1% of Washington’s previous games this season (8/14), the teams combined to score more than Saturday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
• Saturday’s over/under is 0.4 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 5.9 goals per game.
• These two teams concede 5.2 goals per game combined, 0.3 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning are ranked 17th in the league with 43 goals this season, an average of 3.1 per contest.
• On defense, Tampa Bay is one of the best squads in NHL action, allowing 39 total goals to rank eighth.
• They’re ranked 12th in the league with a +4 goal differential .
• Tampa Bay’s seven power-play goals this season (24th in the NHL) have come on 48 chances.
• The Lightning’s 14.58% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 26th in the NHL.
• The Lightning’s penalty-kill percentage (89.36%) is the league’s fourth-best.
• The Lightning’s players win 44.5% of their faceoffs to rank 31st in the NHL.
• Tampa Bay has an 11.6% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking 11th in the NHL.
• The Lightning average 20.1 hits and 14.6 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• In nine games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has won five of those matchups.
• In eight games with moneyline oddds shorter than -148, the Lightning have four wins.
• The moneyline odds say Tampa Bay has a 59.7% chance of winning this game.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: seven goals and seven assists
• Jake Guentzel: five goals and eight assists
• Brandon Hagel: six goals and six assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 4-4-2 record, .900 save percentage, 27 goals conceded

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Capitals Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Capitals Season Stats Insights

• The Capitals have scored 40 goals this season (2.9 per game) to rank 22nd in the league.
• Washington has given up only 2.4 goals per game, and 34 total, the least among all NHL teams.
• Their 10th-best goal differential is +6.
• Washington has scored seven power-play goals this season (24th in the NHL) on 46 chances.
• The Capitals have a 15.22% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 25 percentage.
• The Capitals’ 25th-ranked penalty kill rate is 72.73%.
• The Capitals have the league’s 22nd-ranked faceoff win rate (47.8%).
• Washington is shooting 9.7% (25th in the league).
• The Capitals have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 22.6 hits and 12.8 blocked shots per game.

Capitals Moneyline Insights

• The Capitals have been an underdog in two games this season, going 0-2.
• Washington has not played with moneyline odds of +124 or longer once this season.
• The win probability for the Capitals, implied from the moneyline, is 44.6%.

Capitals Leaders

• Tom Wilson: nine goals and seven assists
• Dylan Strome: four goals and 10 assists
• John Carlson: three goals and seven assists
• Logan Thompson: 6-3-0 record, .938 save percentage, 13 goals conceded