Hurricanes vs. Lightning betting preview

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The Carolina Hurricanes (38-22-4) are favorites when they welcome in the Tampa Bay Lightning (37-22-4) on Tuesday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Hurricanes are -135 on the moneyline to win, while the Lightning have +114 moneyline odds.

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Hurricanes to win vs Lightning -135

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Hurricanes vs. Lightning Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Hurricanes (-135)
  • Underdog: Lightning (+114)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Hurricanes vs. Lightning Quick Facts

  • Carolina’s games this season have gone over 5.5 goals 33 of 64 times.
  • So far this season, 52.4% of Tampa Bay’s games (33/63) have had more goals than Tuesday’s over/under of 5.5.
  • These two clubs combine to score 6.7 goals per game, 1.2 more than the total set for this match.
  • The 5.4 goals per game that these two teams concede combined are 0.1 less than the 5.5-goal total set for this match.

Hurricanes Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Hurricanes Season Stat Insights

  • The Hurricanes’ 3.2 average goals per game add up to 204 total, which makes them the 11th-ranked scoring team in the league.
  • Carolina is ranked ninth in NHL action for the fewest goals against this season, having conceded 173 in total (2.7 per game).
  • With a +31 goal differential, they’re ranked seventh-best in the league.
  • The 36 power-play goals Carolina has recorded this season (on 193 chances) rank 20th in the NHL.
  • The Hurricanes’ offense has the league’s 25th-ranked power-play conversion rate (18.65%).
  • Carolina has scored a total of eight shorthanded goals this season.
  • The Hurricanes’ penalty-kill percentage (84.13%) is the league’s second-best.
  • The Hurricanes’ players win 52.4% of their faceoffs to rank fifth in the league.
  • Carolina has a 10.1% shooting percentage as a team, ranking 20th in the league.
  • The Hurricanes’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 18.2 hits and 11.6 blocked shots per game.

Hurricanes Moneyline

  • In 59 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Carolina has been victorious 35 times.
  • In 52 games with moneyline oddds lower than -135, the Hurricanes have 33 wins.
  • The moneyline odds say Carolina has a 57.4% chance of winning this game.

Hurricanes Leaders

  • Sebastian Aho: 24 goals and 37 assists
  • Seth Jarvis: 25 goals and 23 assists
  • Andrei Svechnikov: 18 goals and 25 assists
  • Pyotr Kochetkov: 23-11-3 record, .903 save percentage, 93 goals conceded

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Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stats Insights

  • The Lightning have scored the third-most goals (223 goals, 3.5 per game) in the league.
  • Tampa Bay’s 168 total goals allowed (2.7 per game) are the sixth-fewest in the NHL.
  • Their third-best goal differential is +55.
  • Tampa Bay has put up 47 power-play goals this season, which are the fifth-most in the NHL (on 180 chances).
  • The Lightning have a 26.11% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 6 percentage.
  • Tampa Bay has scored 10 shorthanded goals.
  • The 81.01% penalty-kill percentage the Lightning have registered is the league’s 10th-best rate.
  • The Lightning have the NHL’s 16th-ranked faceoff win rate (50.5%).
  • Tampa Bay is shooting 12.3% (second in the league).
  • The Lightning have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 18 hits and 14.6 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline Insights

  • The Lightning have been an underdog in 17 games this season, with six upset wins (35.3%).
  • Tampa Bay is 3-6 when it is underdogs of +114 or longer on the moneyline.
  • Oddsmakers have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Lightning have a 46.7% chance to win.

Lightning Leaders

  • Nikita Kucherov: 28 goals and 63 assists
  • Brandon Hagel: 30 goals and 40 assists
  • Brayden Point: 32 goals and 33 assists
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy: 30-17-3 record, .920 save percentage, 111 goals conceded
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