Data Skrive:
The oddsmakers like the Tampa Bay Lightning to beat the Vancouver Canucks in their matchup on Tuesday, October 15, with the Lightning given moneyline odds of -135 on home ice, and the Canucks at +114.
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Moneyline
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Lightning to win vs Canucks -135
Lightning vs. Canucks Game Info & Betting Lines
- Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- How to watch on TV: ESPN+
- Location: Tampa, Florida
- Venue: Amalie Arena
- Favorite: Lightning (-135)
- Underdog: Canucks (+114)
- Over/under: 6.5
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Lightning vs. Canucks Quick Facts
- Tampa Bay and its opponent went over 6.5 combined goals in 43 of 86 games last season.
- Vancouver combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 45 of 95 games last season.
- These two teams scored a combined 6.9 goals per game, 0.4 more than this one’s over/under.
- Opponents of these teams scored six goals per game combined, 0.5 fewer than this one’s over/under.
- In terms of goals scored, the Lightning were fifth in the league, and the Canucks were sixth.
- The Lightning were 22nd in the league in goals conceded, and the Canucks were fifth.
Lightning vs. Canucks Season Stat Insights
- The Lightning’s 288 total goals (3.5 per game) made them the fifth-best scoring team in the league last season.
- Defensively, the Lightning gave up 267 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 22nd in league action.
- Their goal differential (+21) ranked 12th in the league.
- The Canucks’ 279 goals last season (3.4 per game) ranked them sixth in the NHL.
- The Canucks had one of the best defenses in the league, giving up 221 total goals (2.7 per game), fifth in the league.
- They had the fifth-best goal differential in the league at +58.
Lightning vs. Canucks Moneyline Insights
- The Lightning won 58.8% of their games last season when favored on the moneyline (30-21).
- Tampa Bay went 22-13 in games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -135 or shorter.
- The implied moneyline probability for this matchup gives the Lightning a 57.4% chance to win.
- The Canucks won 22, or 57.9%, of the 38 games they played while the underdog last season.
- Vancouver played 18 games last season as an underdog by +114 or more and went 9-9.
- Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Canucks have a 46.7% chance to win.
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Lightning vs. Canucks Leaders
Lightning Leaders
- Nikita Kucherov was one of Tampa Bay’s top contributors last season (144 total points), having collected 44 goals and 100 assists.
- Brayden Point contributed with 90 points (46 goals, 44 assists).
- Jake Guentzel’s 77 points last season came via 30 goals and 47 assists.
- Andrei Vasilevskiy (30-20-2) had a 2.9 goals against average and a .900 save percentage (40th in the league).
Canucks Leaders
- Jonathan Tanner Miller was a top offensive contributor for his club last season with 103 points (1.3 per game). He scored 37 goals and 66 assists in 81 games (playing 19:15 per game).
- Quinn Hughes was a top contributor for Vancouver, with 92 total points. He scored 17 goals and provided 75 assists in 82 contests.
- Elias Pettersson had 34 goals and 55 assists, for a season point total of 89.
- Thatcher Demko had a 35-14-2 record last season, with a .918 save percentage (seventh-best in the league). In 51 games, he conceded 123 goals (2.4 goals against average).
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