Thursday’s NHL slate includes a contest between the favored Tampa Bay Lightning (2-0, -155 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Vegas Golden Knights (3-1, +130 moneyline odds) at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Lightning vs. Golden Knights Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-155)
• Underdog: Golden Knights (+130)
• Over/under: 6

Lightning vs. Golden Knights Quick Facts

• In 58 of 86 games last season, Tampa Bay and its opponent combined to finish above 6 goals.
• Vegas played 46 games last season with over 6 goals.
• The teams combined to score 6.7 goals per game, 0.7 more than this one’s over/under.
• Opponents of these teams averaged 6.2 goals per game combined, 0.2 more than this one’s over/under.
• The Lightning were fifth in goals scored in the league, and the Golden Knights were 13th.
• The Golden Knights were 11th in the league in goals surrendered, and the Lightning were 22nd.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning’s 288 goals scored last season (3.5 per game) ranked fifth in the league.
• Defensively, Tampa Bay conceded 267 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 22nd in league play.
• Their goal differential (+21) ranked 12th in the league.
• The NHL-leading 71 power-play goals Tampa Bay put up last season came via 248 chances.
• The Lightning paced the league with a 28.63% power-play conversion rate.
• Tampa Bay scored five shorthanded goals last season.
• The Lightning killed 83.33% of opponent power plays, the fifth-best percentage in the league.
• The Lightning won 51.8% of their faceoffs to rank ninth in the NHL.
• Tampa Bay had a 12% shooting percentage, which led the league.
• The Lightning did not shut out an opponent last season. They averaged 24.2 hits and 15.2 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• The Lightning won 58.8% of their games last season when favored on the moneyline (30-21).
• When playing as a moneyline favorite at -155 or shorter, Tampa Bay went 13-9.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Lightning have an implied win probability of 60.8%.

Lightning Leaders

• A major contributor last season for Tampa Bay, Nikita Kucherov scored 144 points in 81 games (44 goals and 100 assists).
• Brayden Point was another top contributor for Tampa Bay with 90 points (1.1 per game), scoring 46 goals and adding 44 assists.
• Jake Guentzel had 30 goals and 47 assists for Tampa Bay.
• Andrei Vasilevskiy had a record of 30-20-2. He allowed 148 goals (2.9 goals against average) and racked up 1329 saves.

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Golden Knights Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Golden Knights Season Stats Insights

• The Golden Knights’ 263 goals last season (3.2 per game) ranked them 13th in the NHL.
• Vegas gave up 3.0 goals per game (243 in total), 11th in the NHL.
• They had the 13th-ranked goal differential in the league at +20.
• Vegas had 51 power-play goals (17th in NHL) on 252 chances.
• The Golden Knights scored on 20.24% of their power plays, No. 20 in the league.
• Vegas had nine shorthanded goals (ninth in league).
• The 79.34% penalty-kill percentage of the Golden Knights was 16th in the NHL.
• The Golden Knights won 50.2% of faceoffs, 17th in the NHL.
• The 10.3% shooting percentage of Vegas was 13th in the league.
• The Golden Knights did not hold their opponents scoreless once last season.

Golden Knights Moneyline Insights

• The Golden Knights won 17, or 48.6%, of the 35 games they played while the underdog last season.
• Vegas had a record of 5-3 when set as an underdog by +130 or more last season.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 43.5% chance of victory for the Golden Knights.

Golden Knights Leaders

• Jack Eichel’s 31 goals and 37 assists in 63 games for Vegas last season added up to 68 total points.
• William Karlsson helped lead the offense for Vegas last season with 30 goals and 30 assists.
• Mark Stone’s 16 goals and 37 assists added up to 53 points.
• Ilya Samsonov was 23-7-8 in 40 games last season, conceding 120 goals (3.1 goals against average) with an .890 save percentage (53rd in the league).