The Tampa Bay Lightning host the season opener against the Nashville Predators at Amalie Arena on Tuesday, October 10 at 5:30 PM ET. The matchup airs on ESPN and ESPN+.
As the puck drops for the start of the NHL season, here’s everything you need to prepare for Tuesday’s action.
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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Nashville Predators Odds and Betting Lines
- Favorite: Lightning (-157)
- Underdog: Predators (+130)
- Over/under: 6.5
Lightning Stats and Trends
- The Lightning were a moneyline favorite 65 times last season, and went 40-25 in those games.
- In games when it was a moneyline favorite with odds of -157 or shorter, Tampa Bay had a 27-13 record (winning 67.5% of its games).
- The Lightning have an implied moneyline win probability of 61.1% in this contest.
- Tampa Bay and its opponent posted more than 6.5 goals in 46 of 88 games last season.
- The Lightning’s 280 goals scored last season (3.4 per game) ranked eighth in the NHL.
- Defensively, the Lightning gave up 252 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 14th in league action.
- The 71 power-play goals the Lightning put up last season (on 280 power-play chances) were the third-most in the NHL.
Predators Stats and Trends
- Last season the Predators had 22 wins in the 47 games in which they were an underdog.
- Nashville had a record of 11-15 in games when oddsmakers listed them as +130 or longer on the moneyline last season.
- The Predators have a 43.5% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
- Nashville played 34 games last season that finished with more than 6.5 goals.
- With 223 goals (2.7 per game) last season, the Predators had the league’s 28th-ranked offense.
- The Predators allowed 2.9 goals per game (236 in total), 12th in the league.
- The Predators had 44 power-play goals (on 250 chances), 24th in the NHL.
Lightning vs. Predators Game Info and Start Time
- Game Day: Tuesday, October 10, 2023
- Game Time: 5:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN
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