Lightning vs. Islanders betting odds and trends

Data Skrive:

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the New York Islanders on Saturday, and are -153 favorites on the moneyline, with the away team at +129.

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Moneyline

Lightning to win vs Islanders -153

Bet $20, Payout $33.07

Lightning vs. Islanders Game Info & Betting Lines

Tampa Bay’s games this season have gone over 6 goals 49 of 72 times.
New York has combined with its opponent to score more than 6 goals in 44 of 72 games this season.
These two teams combine to average 6.4 goals per game, 0.4 more than the over/under set for this match.
This game’s over/under is 0.6 less than the 6.6 goals these two teams concede per game combined.

The Lightning offense’s 250 total goals (3.5 per game) are ranked sixth in the league this year.
The Lightning are ranked 22nd in league action in goals against this season, having given up 236 total goals (3.3 per game).
The team is ranked 14th in goal differential at +14.
The Islanders’ 214 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 22nd in the league.
The Islanders have conceded 237 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 23rd.
They have a -23 goal differential, which ranks 26th in the league.

In 40 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has won 25 times.
The Lightning have a record of 13-6 this season while playing with their moneyline odds shorter than -153.
Tampa Bay has a 60.5% chance of winning this game, according to the moneyline odds.
New York has pulled off an upset victory 16 times when playing as the moneyline underdog this season (in 37 games as the underdog).
New York has a record of 5-7 in games when oddsmakers list the team at +129 or longer on the moneyline.
The win probability for the Islanders, implied from the moneyline, is 43.7%.

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A productive offensive player this season for Tampa Bay, Nikita Kucherov has recorded 124 points.
Brayden Point is another of Tampa Bay’s major contributors currently with 81 total points (42 goals and 39 assists) to his name.
Tampa Bay’s scoring effort is aided by Victor Hedman’s 81 points. He’s contributed 58 assists.
In 45 games played this season, Andrei Vasilevskiy (27-16-2) has given up 128 goals.

Mathew Barzal’s 23 goals and 51 assists in 71 games for New York add up to 74 total points on the season.
Noah Dobson has collected 66 points this season, with nine goals and 57 assists.
Bo Horvat has 63 points so far, including 29 goals and 34 assists.
Ilya Sorokin has a .906 save percentage (30th in the league), with 1534 total saves, conceding 158 goals (3.1 goals against average). He has put together a 22-19-11 record this season.

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