Thursday’s NHL schedule includes an outing between the heavily favored Tampa Bay Lightning (20-12-2, -285 on the moneyline to win on the road) and the San Jose Sharks (11-23-6, +230 moneyline odds) at 10:30 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Lightning vs. Sharks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-285)
• Underdog: Sharks (+230)
• Over/under: 6.5

Lightning vs. Sharks Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 16 of 34 games this season.
• In 45.0% of San Jose’s previous games this season (18/40), the teams combined to score more than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
• Thursday’s total is 0.1 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 6.6 goals per game.
• This game’s over/under is 0.1 above the 6.4 goals these two clubs give up per game combined.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning create the third-most goals in the NHL, averaging 3.9 per game for a total of 134 this season.
• Tampa Bay is ranked third in NHL action for the fewest goals against this season, having allowed 96 in total (2.8 per game).
• The team has the league’s third-best goal differential at +38 this season.
• Tampa Bay’s 28 power-play goals this season are the seventh-most in the NHL (on 104 chances).
• The Lightning’s offense is third the league with a 26.92% power-play conversion rate.
• Tampa Bay’s seven shorthanded goals this season rank second in the league.
• The Lightning kill 81.44% of their opponent’s power plays, the 13th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Lightning win 51% of their faceoffs (14th in the league).
• Tampa Bay’s 14.1% shooting percentage paces the league.
• The Lightning average 16.4 hits and 15.1 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• Tampa Bay has won 15 of the 22 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Lightning have not had moneyline odds lower than -285 in a game this season.
• The moneyline odds say Tampa Bay has a 74.0% chance of winning this game.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 17 goals and 36 assists
• Brayden Point: 23 goals and 20 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 17 goals and 24 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 16-10-1 record, .912 save percentage, 63 goals allowed

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Sharks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sharks Season Stats Insights

• The Sharks have the NHL’s 23rd-ranked scoring offense (105 total goals, 2.6 per game).
• San Jose’s 142 total goals conceded (3.6 per game) rank 31st in the NHL.
• Their -37 goal differential ranks 32nd in the league.
• San Jose has recorded 22 power-play goals this season, which ranks 16th in the NHL (on 122 chances).
• The Sharks’ power-play conversion rate (18.03%) ranks 22nd in the league.
• San Jose has scored two shorthanded goals.
• The 78.79% of opponent power plays the Sharks kill is the 18th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Sharks win 49.1% of their faceoffs. That’s the 21st-ranked figure in the NHL.
• San Jose’s collective 9.6% shooting percentage ranks 26th in the league.
• The Sharks have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 23.9 hits and 16.7 blocked shots per game.

Sharks Moneyline Insights

• The Sharks have been made the underdog 40 times this season, and upset their opponent 11 times.
• San Jose has a record of 3-12 in games when bookmakers list the team at +230 or longer on the moneyline.
• The win probability for the Sharks, implied from the moneyline, is 30.3%.

Sharks Leaders

• Mikael Granlund: 11 goals and 23 assists
• William Eklund: seven goals and 20 assists
• Macklin Celebrini: 12 goals and 15 assists
• Alexandar Georgiev: 9-11-0 record, .873 save percentage, 73 goals given up