The Tampa Bay Lightning (33-14-4) are home favorites (-185 moneyline odds to win) against the Winnipeg Jets (21-24-7, +154 moneyline odds). The contest on Thursday begins at 7 p.m. ET from Benchmark International Arena on ESPN+.
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Lightning to win vs Jets -185
Lightning vs. Jets Betting Lines
- Favorite: Lightning (-185)
- Underdog: Jets (+154)
- Over/under: 5.5
Lightning vs. Jets Quick Facts
- Tampa Bay has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 27 of 51 games this season.
- So far this season, 63.5% of Winnipeg’s games (33/52) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 5.5.
- These two clubs combine to score 6.4 goals per game, 0.9 more than the total set for this match.
- These two clubs give up a combined 5.6 goals per game, 0.1 more than this game’s over/under.
Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Lightning Season Stat Insights
- The Lightning create the fifth-most goals in the NHL, averaging 3.4 per game for a total of 176 this season.
- Tampa Bay is ranked second in league play for the fewest goals against this season, having allowed 128 in total (2.5 per game).
- With a +48 goal differential, they’re ranked second-best in the league.
- Tampa Bay has recorded 33 power-play goals on 159 chances this season, to rank 13th in the league.
- The Lightning rank 16th in the league with a 20.75% power-play conversion rate this season.
- Tampa Bay’s three shorthanded goals this season rank 19th in the league.
- The Lightning’s penalty-kill percentage (84.38%) is the league’s third-best.
- The Lightning’s players win 46.5% of their faceoffs to rank 30th in the NHL.
- Tampa Bay converts 12.6% of its shots, ranking third in the league.
- The Lightning average 19.1 hits and 12.8 blocked shots per game.
Lightning Moneyline
- In 41 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has been victorious 26 times.
- In nine games with moneyline odds lower than -185 this season, the Lightning have been victorious six times.
- There is a 64.9% chance that Tampa Bay wins this game, per the moneyline.
Lightning Leaders
- Nikita Kucherov: 26 goals and 54 assists
- Jake Guentzel: 24 goals and 31 assists
- Brandon Hagel: 25 goals and 24 assists
- Andrei Vasilevskiy: 23-7-3 record, .920 save percentage, 68 goals allowed
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Jets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Jets Season Stats Insights
- The Jets’ 152 total goals (2.9 per game) rank 21st in the NHL.
- Winnipeg has conceded 159 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 12th.
- Their 19th-ranked goal differential is -7.
- Winnipeg has recorded 28 power-play goals this season, which ranks 22nd in the NHL (on 143 chances).
- The Jets have a 19.58% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 18 percentage.
- Winnipeg has scored five shorthanded goals this season (eighth in NHL).
- The Jets’ 17th-ranked penalty kill rate is 79.11%.
- The Jets win 50.7% of their faceoffs. That’s the 11th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
- The 11.2% shooting percentage Winnipeg has compiled ranks 14th in the league.
- The Jets have not had a shutout win yet this season.
Jets Moneyline Insights
- The Jets have secured an upset victory in four, or 21.1%, of the 19 games they have played while the underdog this season.
- Winnipeg has been an underdog by +154 or longer on the moneyline three times, losing each of those contests.
- The moneyline in this matchup implies a 39.4% chance for the Jets to win.
Jets Leaders
- Mark Scheifele: 26 goals and 37 assists
- Kyle Connor: 23 goals and 37 assists
- Gabriel Vilardi: 20 goals and 26 assists
- Connor Hellebuyck: 13-14-6 record, .902 save percentage, 89 goals allowed
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