Tuesday’s NHL play includes the Tampa Bay Lightning (35-21-4) hosting the Columbus Blue Jackets (30-22-8) at Amalie Arena. The Blue Jackets are underdogs (+124 on the moneyline) against the Lightning (-148) ahead of the outing, which begins at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Lightning vs. Blue Jackets Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-148)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (+124)
• Over/under: 6.5

Lightning vs. Blue Jackets Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay has combined with its opponent to put up more than 6.5 goals in 24 of 60 games this season.
• Columbus’ games have gone over 6.5 goals in 35 of 60 chances this season.
• These two teams combine to average 6.9 goals per game, 0.4 more than the over/under set for this match.
• These two teams give up 5.9 goals per game combined, 0.6 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning offense’s 211 total goals (3.5 per game) are ranked third in the league this year.
• Tampa Bay is ranked fourth in NHL play for the fewest goals against this season, having conceded 157 in total (2.6 per game).
• The team has the league’s third-best goal differential at +54 this season.
• Tampa Bay’s 45 power-play goals this season (on 172 chances) are the fifth-most in the NHL.
• The Lightning’s offense ranks fifth the league with a 26.16% power-play conversion rate.
• Tampa Bay’s offense has netted 10 shorthanded goals this season (third among all squads).
• The Lightning defeat 80.79% of opponent power plays, currently the 10th-best penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
• The Lightning’s players win 50.3% of their faceoffs to rank 17th in the league.
• Tampa Bay converts 12.2% of its shots, ranking second in the NHL.
• The Lightning average 18.1 hits and 14.4 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• Through 43 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has been victorious 29 times.
• In 31 games with shorter than -148 moneyline odds this season, the Lightning have been victorious in 20.
• Looking at the moneyline odds, Tampa Bay has a 59.7% chance of winning this contest.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 27 goals and 59 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 30 goals and 38 assists
• Brayden Point: 32 goals and 30 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 29-16-3 record, .923 save percentage, 103 goals conceded

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Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blue Jackets Season Stats Insights

• The Blue Jackets have the NHL’s sixth-best scoring offense (201 total goals, 3.4 per game).
• Columbus has given up 195 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 24th.
• Their 13th-ranked goal differential is +6.
• Columbus has scored 29 power-play goals this season (25th in the NHL) on 139 chances.
• The Blue Jackets’ power-play conversion rate (20.86%) ranks 19th in the league.
• Columbus has recorded seven shorthanded goals.
• The 75.31% penalty-kill percentage the Blue Jackets have put totgether is the league’s 25th-ranked rate.
• The Blue Jackets win 47.1% of their faceoffs. That’s the 27th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• The 11.7% shooting percentage Columbus has compiled ranks fourth in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Blue Jackets Moneyline Insights

• The Blue Jackets have been the underdog 50 times this season, and upset their opponent in 24, or 48.0%, of those games.
• Columbus has a record of 18-21 in games when oddsmakers list the team at +124 or longer on the moneyline.
• The win probability for the Blue Jackets, implied from the moneyline, is 44.6%.

Blue Jackets Leaders

• Zachary Werenski: 18 goals and 46 assists
• Kirill Marchenko: 24 goals and 36 assists
• Kent Johnson: 20 goals and 22 assists
• Elvis Merzlikins: 22-14-4 record, .897 save percentage, 119 goals allowed