The Tampa Bay Lightning (19-13-3) host the St. Louis Blues (14-15-8) on Monday, Dec. 22, with both teams coming off a win. The sportsbooks have made the Lightning big favorites at -250 on the moneyline, and the Blues are at +205.
Tampa Bay won 6-4 at home its last time out on Dec. 20 against the Carolina Hurricanes. Four Lightning skaters had two points each, including Jake Guentzel (two goals) and Dominic James (two assists).
St. Louis won its last game 6-2 on the road against the Florida Panthers on Dec. 20. The Blues were led in that matchup by Jonatan Berggren (one goal and two assists) and Robert Thomas (two goals and one assist).
Here’s our pick for who will clinch the win in Monday’s matchup.
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For predictions on the upcoming game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and St. Louis Blues, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Blues 2 – Lightning 1
Pick OU:
Under 5.5
(Dunkel projecting 3.08 goals)
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Lightning vs. Blues Moneylines
Grab a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Lightning-Blues matchup.
Favorite: Lightning (-250)Underdog: Blues (+205)Lightning Betting InsightsIn the 27 times this season the Lightning have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 14-13 in those games.Tampa Bay has had moneyline odds of -250 or shorter in only one game this season, and lost.The Lightning have a 71.4% chance (based on the moneyline’s implied probability) to win this matchup.Tampa Bay’s games this season have gone over this matchup’s total of 5.5 goals 18 times.Blues Betting InsightsThe Blues have been made an underdog 20 times this season, and won 12, or 60.0%, of those games.St. Louis has not had a game so far this season as a bigger moneyline underdog than the +205 odds on them winning this game.The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 32.8% chance of victory for the Blues.St. Louis has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 18 of 37 games this season.Lightning Key StatsTampa Bay’s 113 total goals (3.2 per game) make it the 12th-ranked scoring team in the league.The Lightning have conceded 93 total goals (2.7 per game), ranking fourth in league action for the fewest goals against.Its +20 goal differential is the fourth-best in the league.The 18 power-play goals the Lightning have put up this season (to rank 23rd in the NHL) have come on 112 power-play chances.Tampa Bay’s 16.07% power-play conversion rate ranks 27th in the league.The Lightning have recorded two shorthanded goals this season (17th among NHL teams).Tampa Bay kills 84.07% of opponent power plays, the third-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.Tampa Bay wins 46.7% of its faceoffs (28th in NHL).The Lightning shoot 11.6% as a team (sixth in the league).Blues Key StatsSt. Louis has 94 goals this season (2.5 per game), 30th in the NHL.The Blues allow 3.4 goals per game (125 in total), 31st in the NHL.With a goal differential of -31, the team is 32nd in the league.The Blues have 18 power-play goals (on 98 chances), 23rd in the NHL.St. Louis’ power-play percentage (18.37) ranks the team 19th in the league.This season, the Blues have three shorthanded goals (11th in league).At 77.42%, St. Louis has the 25th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.St. Louis wins 50.9% of faceoffs, 13th-ranked in the NHL.The 10% shooting percentage of the Blues is 24th in the league.
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