The Tampa Bay Lightning (34-20-4) are slight favorites when they visit the Washington Capitals (38-13-8) on Saturday, March 1 at 12:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Lightning are -115 on the moneyline to win, while the Capitals have -105 moneyline odds.

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Lightning vs. Capitals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-115)
• Underdog: Capitals (-105)
• Over/under: 6.5

Lightning vs. Capitals Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 24 of 58 games this season.
• So far this season, 44.1% of Washington’s games (26/59) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 6.5.
• Saturday’s over/under is 0.7 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 7.2 goals per game.
• These two teams concede 5.2 goals per game combined, 1.3 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning offense’s 207 total goals (3.6 per game) are ranked third in the league this year.
• Tampa Bay has allowed the sixth-fewest goals in NHL action this season, 154 (2.7 per game).
• The team’s goal differential is third-best in the league at +53.
• Tampa Bay’s 44 power-play goals this season are the fourth-most in the NHL (on 162 chances).
• The Lightning have the league’s fifth-best power-play conversion rate at 27.16%.
• Tampa Bay’s 10 shorthanded goals this season rank second in the NHL.
• The Lightning kill 80.69% of their opponent’s power plays, the 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• With a 50.5% faceoff win rate, the Lightning have the 16th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Tampa Bay scores on 12.3% of its shots as a team, ranking third in the league.
• The Lightning have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 18.3 hits and 14.4 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• In 42 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has won 28 of those games.
• Through 42 games with moneyline odds shorter than -115 this season, the Lightning have won 28 times.
• The moneyline odds imply that Tampa Bay has a 53.5% chance of winning this game.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 27 goals and 58 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 29 goals and 38 assists
• Brayden Point: 31 goals and 29 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 28-15-3 record, .922 save percentage, 100 goals given up

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Capitals Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Capitals Season Stats Insights

• The Capitals have scored an NHL-leading 214 goals (3.6 per game).
• Washington has allowed 2.6 goals per game, and 151 total, the fourth-fewest among all NHL teams.
• They have a +63 goal differential, which is second-best in the league.
• Washington has recorded 40 power-play goals this season (eighth-most in the NHL) on 166 chances.
• The Capitals’ power-play conversion rate (24.1%) is ninth-best in the league.
• Washington has scored four shorthanded goals this season (14th in league).
• The 82.25% of opponent power plays the Capitals kill is the fourth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Capitals have the NHL’s 18th-ranked faceoff win percentage (50.2%).
• The 13.2% shooting percentage Washington has compiled tops the league.
• The Capitals have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Capitals Moneyline Insights

• The Capitals have been made the underdog 26 times this season, and upset their opponent 18 times.
• Washington has won 17 of its 24 games when it is the underdog by -105 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline implies a 51.2% chance of victory for the Capitals.

Capitals Leaders

• Dylan Strome: 18 goals and 41 assists
• Aliaksei Protas: 23 goals and 27 assists
• Pierre-Luc Dubois: 14 goals and 35 assists
• Logan Thompson: 25-3-5 record, .919 save percentage, 75 goals conceded